Mary Wright
Marietta,GA
Summary
Action-oriented and strategic-thinking professional seeking a challenging position to utilize over four years of merchandising, retail sales, and online business experience in a fast paced and progressive environment.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Associate Merchant
Carter's
Atlanta, GA
01.2024 - Current
- Served as primary liaison Carter's, OshKosh, and Little Planet Brand merchandising team, domestic and international wholesale sales team, and in-country teams in Canada and Mexico.
- Partnered with Brand Merchants to understand brand direction and serve as a representative of Wholesale and International subsidiary business needs.
- Analyzed weekly POS reports and presented to peers & leadership.
- Communicated product changes and updates to cross functional teams.
- Gained thorough understanding of product line and international market trends to provide insight to strategy development; inclusive of competitive analysis and pricing.
- Partnered with Director and Brand Merchants to develop line structure and strategies.
- Supported Wholesale businesses with Flex support as needed.
- Support successful global sell-in through generation and sharing of sales materials.
Associate Merchant
Hodinkee
Atlanta, GA
02.2021 - 09.2023
- Enhanced marketability of watch via descriptions outside of watch specifications.
- Performed final QC of watches via listing images, working with necessary teams to fix or accurately list imperfections.
- Worked cross-functionally to improve the workflow of digital products to improve the listing process.
- Understood the competitive landscape and found opportunities to improve metrics like turn, margin, and drive revenue based on current inventory.
- Utilized metrics (turn, net profit, margin, sales) to drive optimal inventory mix.
- Provided insights on opportunities to improve buying and inventory mix.
- Created collections based on sales trends and inventory mix.
- Owned and distributed the monthly Push List for all pre-owned inventory.
- Provided monthly revenue projections and action recommendations to ELT.
- Collaborated with the marketing team on procurement campaigns, sales, and collections.
- Made recommendations to buying team by utilizing and evaluating Open-to-Buy lists.
- Proactively tracked and evaluated inventory and sales metrics to improve sales performance across the organization.
- Planned, adjusted, and implemented the eCommerce sales calendar to support the company's fiscal goal.
Account Manager, Retail Partners
Hodinkee
Atlanta, GA
03.2020 - 02.2021
- Developed long-term relationships with the retailer network.
- Conducted regular calls with retailer contact at corporate, store management, & associate levels.
- Worked with partners to increase usage of pricing solution long-term.
- Maintained reports designed to satisfy partner needs.
- Conducted monthly meetings to review performance metrics and identify areas of improvement.
- Provided training and support for partners on product features and services.
- Gathered and disseminated best practices from across the network.
- Advised on marketing best practices and driving execution of those tactics.
- Suggested enhancement to the product team while keeping partners top of mind.
- Worked to develop additional product offerings within the Retail IQ program.
Account Manager, Client Services
Hodinkee (Crown & Caliber)
Atlanta, GA
03.2019 - 03.2020
- Acted as the first point of contact to create an exceptional client experience.
- Displayed extensive knowledge in Sugar, Shopify, and Hubspot CRM platforms.
- Maintained the Signifyd partnership account with an order approval rate of 96% +.
- Partnered with other internal company teams to serve customers efficiently and effectively.
- Gave feedback regarding customer experience to improve and streamline internal processes.
- Prepared detailed reports for management on client account performance metrics.
Lead Guide
Bonobos
Alpharetta, GA
06.2016 - 03.2019
Stylist
Trunk Club
Dallas, TX
05.2015 - 05.2016
Education
B.A. in Merchandising & Product Development -
University of Arkansas
05.2015
Skills
- Building partnerships
- Financial Reporting
- Inventory Management
- Market Analysis
- Product Management and Pricing
- Promotional Planning
- Sales Reporting
- Strategic Planning
Timeline
Associate Merchant
Carter's
01.2024 - Current
Associate Merchant
Hodinkee
02.2021 - 09.2023
Account Manager, Retail Partners
Hodinkee
03.2020 - 02.2021
Account Manager, Client Services
Hodinkee (Crown & Caliber)
03.2019 - 03.2020
Lead Guide
Bonobos
06.2016 - 03.2019
Stylist
Trunk Club
05.2015 - 05.2016
B.A. in Merchandising & Product Development -
University of Arkansas
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