Elana Sandler
New York,NY
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Associate Buyer
Bare Necessities
Secaucus, NJ
04.2024 - Current
- Collaborated with marketing team on promotional campaigns for new product launches.
- Manage shape department as well as private label collaboration lines
- Ensured compliance with company policies and procedures related to purchasing activities.
- Assisted in the development of merchandising strategies that maximized profits while meeting customer demand.
- Generated forecasts for future purchasing needs based on historical sales data.
Assistant Buyer
Bare Necessities
Secaucus, NJ
04.2023 - 03.2024
- Run weekly KPIs and report to weekly trends.
- Implemented strong product marketing strategies by collaborating with partnering vendors.
- Manage product lifecycle from concept design, cost negotiation, marketing to web upkeep.
- Write and submit domestic, port-of-entry, and direct import purchase orders.
- Manage shipping reports and track inbound/outbound warehouse receipts weekly.
Assistant Merchandiser
FULLBEAUTY Brands
New York, NY
08.2019 - 04.2023
- Assisted with product development in woven tops, woven bottoms, and jackets departments.
- Assessed changes and determined proper courses of action by collaborating with suppliers.
- Collaborated with e-commerce, planning, global sourcing and design teams to coordinate merchandising objectives.
- Assisted in training and development of new employees.
- Tracked and approved procurement plans and inventory levels.
- Assessed trends and inventory usage to provide maximum product coverage for different time frames.
Assistant Office Manager
Apropo Showroom
New York, NY
09.2018 - 05.2019
- Input expenses, reconciled accounts and investigated variances to manage accounts payable and receivable.
- Created agendas, meeting notes and other documents to enhance collaborative process.
- Organized and built client list.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Fashion Merchandising
Kent State University
Kent, OHSkills
- KPI Analysis
- Sales Techniques
- Marketing Techniques
- Cost Analysis
- MS Office proficiency
- Excel proficiency
- Retail buying
- Tableau
- Jira Systems
- Sales Analysis
- Trend assessment
- G Suite Expertise
Timeline
Associate Buyer
Bare Necessities
04.2024 - Current
Assistant Buyer
Bare Necessities
04.2023 - 03.2024
Assistant Merchandiser
FULLBEAUTY Brands
08.2019 - 04.2023
Assistant Office Manager
Apropo Showroom
09.2018 - 05.2019
Bachelor of Science - Fashion Merchandising
Kent State University