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Summary
Passionate and skilled e-commerce professional with 15+ years of experience. Proven track record in strategic sourcing, product development, and imports. Expertise in negotiations, vendor relationships, and vendor management. Recognized for exemplary research skills, driving business success. Thrives under pressure, adapts to challenges, and contributes as a valuable asset to any team.
Overview
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Deal Genius
Purchasing and Retail Operations Manager
07.2022 - 01.2024
Job overview
- Successfully launched a retail outlet store within a condensed 30-day project cycle, achieving over $250,000 in revenue in the inaugural year.
- Guided the retail team in customer retention, product merchandising, and executing marketing campaigns.
- Leveraged data analytics to optimize product replenishment and strategically sourced new inventory to align with market trends.
- Reviewed store sale numbers, cost of inventory, operational expenses and inventory losses.
- Handled problematic customers and clients to assist lower-level employees and maintain excellent customer service.
Deal Genius
Purchasing Manager
01.2020 - 08.2022
Job overview
- Led the development of the company’s proprietary duct tape. Managed the product line to reach $399K in gross revenue in 2021 before its successful sale in 2022.
- Developed home goods and apparel from design conceptualization to client delivery.
- Consulted on comprehensive product detail pages, overseeing written content, photography, and videography.
- Hired and trained purchasing staff to improve effectiveness of purchasing operations.
- Facilitated constructive meetings to enhance organizational communication and implement collaborative changes.
Deal Genius
Senior Buyer
03.2009 - 01.2019
Job overview
- Introduced closeout products that evolved into lucrative import lines.
- Achieved two Amazon Best Sellers: food tents grossing 1.45 million in 2020 and thermal socks grossing 2.1 million in 2019.
- Utilized platforms and research tools for sales forecasting, product quality assessment, and competitive analysis.
- Cultivated relationships with wholesalers and distributors to increase inventory availability.
- Analyzed sales and inventory data to determine purchasing needs and reorder points.
Education
Wright State UniversityDayton, OH
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) from Theater
Skills
- Product Management and Branding
- Content Writing
- Pricing Strategies
- Microsoft Office
- Shopify
- Google Analytics
- Product Research Tools
- Sales Analysis
- Retail Merchandising
- Store Design
- Constructive Feedback
- Interviewing and Prescreening
- Personnel Training and Development
- Competitive Sourcing
- Inventory Control
- Process Improvement
- Desktops, Laptops and Mobile Devices
- Inventory Tracking and Management
- Store Trends
- Vendor Relationships
- Retail Inventory Management
- Advising and Coaching
- Supplier Management
- New Product Introductions
- Pricing Structures
- Strategic Vision
- Social Media Strategy
- Product Knowledge
- Digital Content Development
- E-Commerce Strategy
- Brand Development
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Timeline
Purchasing and Retail Operations Manager
Deal Genius
07.2022 - 01.2024
Purchasing Manager
Deal Genius
01.2020 - 08.2022
Senior Buyer
Deal Genius
03.2009 - 01.2019
Wright State University
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) from Theater