Overview
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Education
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Kate Hasegawa

Kate Hasegawa

Boston,MA

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience

Work History

Assistant Merchant, Knit Tops

The Talbot LLC (Knitwell Group)
Hingham, MA
12.2024 - Current
  • Held ownership of 'Plus' and 'Plus Petite' size categories, decided on assortment based on customer preferences, and units based on historical data and projected rates of demand.
  • Participated in catalog layouts to prioritize high-volume styles, and reviewed catalog proofs before print.
  • Collaborated with Monday reporting, using pivot tables to analyze successful and unsuccessful ad hoc attributes.
  • Maintained attributes and copy for the department to ensure accurate reporting, and online customer experience
  • Assisted in “Post Investment Review” meetings with executives who approved quarterly buys.
  • Responsible for mentoring and training a summer intern.

Corporate Buying Intern, Men’s Athletic Shoes

Burlington Stores Inc.
Burlington, NJ
06.2023 - 08.2023
  • Performed a broad variety of buying functions as a member of the Buying Team, in collaboration with assistant buyers, senior buyers, and merchandise assistants.
  • Participated in vendor negotiation meetings, resulting in 50% or higher markups, and increased profitability.
  • Executed purchase orders, monitored vendor status, and created items in the inventory system.
  • Improved decision-making capabilities by designing and tracking weekly KPIs, and analyzing data for the best and worst-performing shoes and associated attributes.
  • Conducted in-depth competitive retailer analysis, and presented key findings and recommendations to better meet current market trends and consumer demand.

Retail Management Intern, Women’s Handbags and Accessories

Nordstrom
King of Prussia, PA
06.2022 - 08.2022
  • Learned and gained experience in all aspects of retail store management, including management of sales associates, in-store fashion merchandising, departmental layouts and inventory management
  • Developed customer sales experience, interacting directly with Nordstrom customers, resolving customer satisfaction issues as needed
  • Tracked brand performance by analyzing important KPIs (sell thru, turn, and sales per square foot)

Education

BS - Business Administration, Marketing

University of Richmond
Richmond, VA
05.2024

Skills

  • Microstrategy Reporting
  • VLOOKUP
  • PivotTables
  • Assortment planning
  • Purchase Orders

Websites

Hobbies and Interests

  • Cooking and posting about my experience (https://www.instagram.com/katertotcooks/)
  • Re-selling vintage clothing on eBay

Timeline

Assistant Merchant, Knit Tops

The Talbot LLC (Knitwell Group)
12.2024 - Current

Corporate Buying Intern, Men’s Athletic Shoes

Burlington Stores Inc.
06.2023 - 08.2023

Retail Management Intern, Women’s Handbags and Accessories

Nordstrom
06.2022 - 08.2022

BS - Business Administration, Marketing

University of Richmond

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