Alice Thomas
Los Angeles,CA
Summary
Results-oriented retail professional who specializes in strategic sourcing, pricing analysis, and supplier relationships. Reputation for strong work ethic, approachability, and consistent communication.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Buyer II
Ross Stores Inc
06.2020 - Current
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams, including planning and operations, to create a successful product assortment
- Managed in-store and warehouse inventory on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis
- Maintained a keen understanding of our product offerings by regularly recapping the business, shopping competition, and identifying trends
- Conducted financial cost analysis to determine the right price-value for our customer
- Developed new product offerings and oversaw supply chain process from start to finish
- Coordinated and maintained delivery lead times to maximize retail sales performance
- Identified, assessed, and onboarded new vendors in our market
- Negotiated with vendors to secure favorable terms, cost, and product delivery schedules
- Managed supplier relationships to foster productive partnership between the company and vendors
- Ran and refined daily, weekly, and monthly reporting to inform business strategy
- Reviewed reports to identify holes and make actionable callouts on the assortment, pivoting strategies when necessary
- Created new reporting processes to recap the business for executive teams
- Presented business hindsights to executive and cross-functional teams on a bi-weekly, monthly, and quarterly basis.
Lead Supervisor
Ruffalo Noel Levitz, LLC
08.2016 - 05.2020
- Hired, trained, and mentored a staff of 35 fundraiser representatives
- Worked with clients to establish healthy goals, strategies, and targets for individualized fundraising campaigns
- Analyzed reporting systems to determine go-forward strategies and communicated our progress on a nightly and weekly basis to key stakeholders
- Created an incentive structure using performance-based metrics to provide recognition and further motivate our staff
- Raised over $200,000 as an individual fundraiser
Marketing Intern
Building Bloc
Los Angeles, CA
01.2018 - 07.2018
- Established new marketing strategy for education-based non-profit
- Made functional and aestheticized improvements to website
- Created compelling ad and email campaigns to increase sign ups
- Implemented A/B testing to analyze and optimize conversion rates
- Awarded a $10,000 grant from Google Ads to further the organization’s goals
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science
University of Southern California
Skills
- Pricing Analysis
- Vendor Relationships & Negotiation
- Assortment Planning
- Competitive Sourcing
Timeline
Assistant Buyer II
Ross Stores Inc
06.2020 - Current
Marketing Intern
Building Bloc
01.2018 - 07.2018
Lead Supervisor
Ruffalo Noel Levitz, LLC
08.2016 - 05.2020
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science
University of Southern California