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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, OH

Skills

  • 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
Elana Sandler