BELLA MARKO
Virginia Beach,Virginia
Summary
Experienced Associate Buyer in the apparel industry skilled at developing and implementing sales strategies, identifying trends to deliver relevant product selection, and managing inventory levels to drive sales growth and meet targets. Thrives in deadline-driven, fast-paced environments.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
ASSOCIATE BUYER - MEN’S FURNISHINGS
NAVY EXCHANGE (NEXCOM)
09.2023 - Current
- Develops business strategy and goals in partnership with senior buyer by identifying opportunities and developing solutions to meet or exceed annual goals. Creates and maintains seasonal assortment plans and newness matrix/receipt proposals for owned categories to achieve an annual sales volume of $16 million across three departments
- Works closely with Financial Planner/Inventory Planner to plan annual and seasonal sales, gross profit, and turn as well as determine and execute automated replenishment methods
- Maintain collaborative partnerships with over 30 vendors across three departments. Negotiates with vendors within established limits to obtain the most favorable prices and allowances to achieve sales and profit objectives for core and fashion product
- Analyze market trends to identify new products and make informed buying decisions
ASSISTANT BUYER - ADULT OCCASION, BRIDESMAIDS
DAVID’S BRIDAL
04.2022 - 06.2023
- Develops business strategy and goals in partnership with senior buyer for Adult Occasion and Bridesmaids businesses by identifying opportunities and developing solutions to meet or exceed annual goals, Creates and maintains seasonal assortment plans and newness matrix/receipt proposals for owned categories to achieve an annual sales volume of $22 million in Adult Occasion and $89 million in Bridesmaids
- Crafts line plans and product development requests quarterly based on successful attributes and voids to build a compelling assortment that meets the diverse price points and varying preferences of the customer
- Collaborates with vendors/production partners on orders to ensure on time monthly/seasonal deliveries and product development
- Leverages customer insights, store feedback, competitive analysis, and market trend data to effectively hindsight and build meaningful, relevant product assortments
MERCHANDISE ASSISTANT - BRIDESMAIDS
DAVID’S BRIDAL
04.2021 - 04.2022
- Managed 11,236 skus with sample inventory and assisted with merchant style outs, including supporting the senior team in sample procurement, review, selection and acting as point person for Marketing and Public Relations
- Collaborated closely with buyer/senior buyer on all aspects of the ecommerce experience
- Partnered with cross functional partners on product descriptions/information and imagery
Education
BS - Fashion Merchandising and Design
College of Liberal Arts And Human Sciences
Blacksburg, VA05.2020
BS - Marketing Management
Pamplin College of Business
Blacksburg, VA05.2020
Skills
- MicroStrategy Reporting
- Data Analysis
- Microsoft Excel
- Market Trends
- Strategic Planning
- Vendor relationships
Timeline
ASSOCIATE BUYER - MEN’S FURNISHINGS
NAVY EXCHANGE (NEXCOM)
09.2023 - Current
ASSISTANT BUYER - ADULT OCCASION, BRIDESMAIDS
DAVID’S BRIDAL
04.2022 - 06.2023
MERCHANDISE ASSISTANT - BRIDESMAIDS
DAVID’S BRIDAL
04.2021 - 04.2022
BS - Fashion Merchandising and Design
College of Liberal Arts And Human Sciences
BS - Marketing Management
Pamplin College of Business
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