Melissa Mallory
Chesapeake,VA
Summary
Results-driven professional with interests in collaborating with others and recommending solutions to problems. A focused Associate Buyer promoting exemplary talents in assessing current trends and helping organizations remain competitive.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Associate Buyer
Target Headquarters
01.2023 - Current
- Collaborated with diverse vendors to optimize product mix for in-store and online offerings, enhancing brand visibility and market positioning
- Acted as brand manager, leveraging insights on guest preferences, market trends, and competition through cross-functional teamwork
- Assorted over 300 SKUs and presented financial analyses to leadership; executed advertising strategies including item selection, pricing, and productivity analysis
- Supported buyers with system inputs for item descriptions and markdowns; generated reports for category performance metrics
- Partnered with product design and sourcing to guide product development while managing vendor communications to maximize sales
- Achieved a $25M beat to plan during onboarding at Target, mastering retail strategies amidst high turnover
- Oversaw operational excellence by managing item maintenance and transitioning from seasonal to continuous selling with 44 new programs and 908 new SKUs
- Currently the Captain for Marketing Alignment for JA; helped in training two Associate Buyer and a Sr Buyer, demonstrating strong leadership skills
- Fostered innovation and streamlined processes through cross-company collaboration during team transitions.
Associate Buyer Key Accounts
FLC (Fanatics Lids College)/Lids
05.2022 - 01.2023
- Process Orders for Key Accounts: Special Request, Initial Sets, etc
- Collaborating with vendors to build assortments for collegiate apparel
- Make business decisions based off of sales performance.
Assistant Buyer
Family Dollar
12.2019 - 05.2022
- In conjunction with Buyers: Develop market strategies
- Develop targeted merchandise selection, proper assortment and accurate pricing plans
- Maintain collaborative vendor partnerships and negotiate where applicable
- Resolve vendor issues in a timely manner
- Create and analyze microstrategy and other reports
- Participate in the pre and post line review process
- Collaborate with Replenishment, Planning, Allocation, Category Management, Global Sourcing, Pricing, Private Label, Vendor Management and other departments to ensure departmental
- Analyze categories on a regular basis to identify opportunities, trends, and sales shortfalls
- Proofread ads and coupons prior to review with Buyers to ensure accuracy.
Merchandise Allocator
Claire’s
03.2019 - 11.2019
- Run Daily and Weekly Sales, Inventory and Open Order Reports
- Manage Replenishment for about 6,000 CVS Stores
- Write Re-Orders
- Allocate Products to New Stores for Expansion and New Store Roll Outs
- Analyze Sales Data to Determine Allocation Needs and Next Steps
- Research Inventory and Allocation Issues to Make Best Resolution.
Merchandising Assistant
True Value Company
10.2016 - 03.2019
- Assistance to National and Global Buyers
- Collection of Product Data
- Preparation and Participation In Semi-Annual National Product Display Events For Store Owners
- Partner with Product Buyers To Resolve Store Owner and Vendor Issues
- Analyze Tasks and Projects For Streamlining and Implementation of Identified Improvements
- Partner with over 100 Vendors to Ensure Deadlines are Met for Events for Semi Annual Show.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Apparel Merchandising -
Illinois State University
08.2016
Associates in Arts - undefined
College of DuPage
08.2014
Associates - Fashion Merchandising - undefined
College of DuPage
12.2013
Skills
- Store Management
- Training & Development
- Customer Service
- Visual Merchandising
- Time Management
- Styling
- Trend & Data Analysis
- Retail Sales
- Multi-Tasking
- Researching
- Communication
- Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Cooperative Team Member
- Creative
- Sociable
- Problem Solving
- 1010 database
- Ivy Program
- APEX program
- Planogram development
- Buying trends
- Vendor Relations
- Product assortment selection
- Results-Oriented
- Cross-Functional Teamwork
- Deadline-driven
Timeline
Associate Buyer
Target Headquarters
01.2023 - Current
Associate Buyer Key Accounts
FLC (Fanatics Lids College)/Lids
05.2022 - 01.2023
Assistant Buyer
Family Dollar
12.2019 - 05.2022
Merchandise Allocator
Claire’s
03.2019 - 11.2019
Merchandising Assistant
True Value Company
10.2016 - 03.2019
Associates in Arts - undefined
College of DuPage
Associates - Fashion Merchandising - undefined
College of DuPage
Bachelor of Science in Apparel Merchandising -
Illinois State University
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