Maggie Broders
Brooklyn,NY
Summary
Passionate and driven team player with 4 years of experience in buying and sales within the luxury fashion and beauty industry. Brings a deep enthusiasm for product, and trend forecasting.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Associate, NA Wholesale
Le Labo Fragrances - Estée Lauder Companies
New York City
11.2023 - Current
- Mentor and develop Wholesale Coordinators by providing ongoing coaching, performance feedback, and day-to-day guidance to support professional growth and strengthen business acumen
- Oversees stock and inventory for all North America department stores by leading bi-weekly Weeks of Supply meetings with leadership, ensuring detailed, SKU-level analysis and alignment.
- Manages weekly shipments to ensure timely stock arrival and replenishment.
- Compile weekly comprehensive newsletters for the field team, featuring selling reports, shipment updates, upcoming activations, and key hot topics.
- Supports forecasting for new product launches by analyzing sales history and identifying opportunities based on perceived product value and market potential.
- Demonstrates strong partnership and communication skills by remaining responsive and organized in support of both field teams and retail partners.
- Prepares and presents monthly business updates to the field team.
- Conducts competitive analysis during key shopping periods to identify assortment gaps and potential opportunities.
- Ensures timely sample delivery for trade marketing to support catalog placements and other various marketing initiatives.
- Estee Lauder Companies
Merchandise Coordinator - Full Price Licensee Omni
Michael Kors
New York City
12.2022 - 11.2023
- Oversaw five key categories, delivering weekly business recaps highlighting performance and areas of opportunity.
- Partnered with stores to understand client needs and implement targeted action plans.
- Managed purchase order transmission for chase and seasonal buys; co-wrote seasonal buys with the Merchandising Director.
- Executed seasonal RTVs and created pre-season product briefs to spotlight trend-driven opportunities.
- Owned end-to-end product setup, including UPC uploads, attribution, and eCommerce submissions for copy and imagery.
- Built and maintained assortment grids ('Buy Books') to support seasonal planning.
- Collaborated with Allocations to plan floor sets and ensure depth in key drivers across stores.
- Fostered strong vendor relationships with Fossil, Luxottica, EuroItalia, and CWF.
- Licensee Full Price Omni
Merchandising Intern
Saint Laurent
05.2022 - 12.2022
- Compiled weekly selling reports and shipping updates, highlighting changes in shipment progress.
- Tracked and organized product samples using Fashion GPS; maintained detailed shipment logs.
- Supported store consolidations and coordinated weekly product diverts to fulfill client needs.
- Prepared and distributed weekly key investment recaps for the Women's Belts category.
- Assisted in creating seasonal buy books and picture selling tools using Excel.
- Helped manage and fulfill client reserves during seasonal collection previews.
- Collaborated cross-functionally with PR and Visual Merchandising for editorial shoots and store openings.
- Internship term was extended by four months due to strong performance and team contribution.
Wholesale Intern
Balenciaga
New York City
12.2021 - 05.2022
- Pulled weekly selling reports for Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus Group, Bloomingdales, and Nordstrom.
- Neatly completed copy requests in a timely fashion.
- Assisted in managing and organizing samples.
- Organized, updated, and sent shipping reports to major clients.
- Helped in arranging market appointments between all accounts and Balenciaga.
- Entered market orders on Kering's platform ADAM.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Fashion Merchandising
Fashion Institute of Technology
New York CitySkills
- Order Management
- Supply Chain Management
- Inventory Management
- Forecasting
- Trend Analysis
- Retail Math
- Data analysis
- Business Intelligence
- Data Visualization
- Excel (advanced)
- SAP
Languages
English, Native speaker
Timeline
Associate, NA Wholesale
Le Labo Fragrances - Estée Lauder Companies
11.2023 - Current
Merchandise Coordinator - Full Price Licensee Omni
Michael Kors
12.2022 - 11.2023
Merchandising Intern
Saint Laurent
05.2022 - 12.2022
Wholesale Intern
Balenciaga
12.2021 - 05.2022
Bachelor of Science - Fashion Merchandising
Fashion Institute of Technology