Natalie Feanny
Weston,FL
Summary
GIA certified Gemologist. Diamond and Jewelry Buyer for a high volume independent retailer with 22 years of experience and extensive supplier relationships. Highly effective in driving growth.
COO to Buying Group, liaison and facilitate business between retailers and suppliers.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
COO
Continental Buying Group
11.2021 - Current
- Boosted operational efficiency by streamlining processes and implementing cost-saving measures.
- Spearheaded strategic planning initiatives for long-term growth and profitability.
- Source specialty merchandise for over 100 high volume independent retailers
- Work with event planner to maximize budget while enhancing experience
- Production of print content to drive marketing revenue
- Interview and qualify manufacturers
- Lay out trade show floor plan according to price and category
- Maintain strong relationships with vendors and retailers
Diamond and Jewelry Buyer
J.R. Dunn Jewelers
Lighthouse Point, FL
06.2000 - 09.2021
- Sourced new vendors in effort to boost range of products offered in store while reducing costs through strategic negotiations.
- Visit trade shows to stay ahead of trends and maintain supplier relationships.
- Monitor and analyze sales records, trends or economic conditions to anticipate consumer buying patterns and determine suitable type and quantity of company inventory items.
- Maintain and manage turn of core inventory by placing consistent reorders and reallocating budgets as needed.
- Procure one of a kind items for client requests.
- Source diamonds and coordinate with sales team of 15 employees to fulfill needs for client appointments.
- Obtain high dollar amounts of merchandise on long term consignment.
- Purchase diamonds from the second hand market to increase margins and work with diamond cutter to maximize investments.
- Work with ownership to maximize and manage cash flow.
- Strategically stock balance aged merchandise to maximize open to buy
- Coach sales team and assist with closing sales
- Provided clerks with information to print on price tags such as price, mark-ups or mark-downs or style number.
- Curate jewelry programs and visually merchandise
- Merchandise diamond jewelry for ecommerce
- Assist with marketing
- Event planning
Gemologist
Fortunes Fine Jewelers
Toronto, Ontario
06.1999 - 05.2000
- identify and catalog gemstones
- price and ticket new merchandise
- assist clients with sales and repairs
- catalog molds to streamline manufacturing process
- appraisals
- manage due dates of custom jobs
Education
Graduate Gemologist
G.I.A. Gemological Institute of America
New York, NYSkills
- Inventory Control
- Merchandise
- Trends Monitoring
- Invoice Payment Authorization
- Sales Records Analysis
- Price Negotiations
- Ordering and Purchasing
- Markup Rate Recommendations
- Merchandise Selection
- Resale Merchandise Buying
- Critical Thinking
- Vendor Collaboration
- Product Development Collaboration
- Event planning
- Team management
- Stock balancing
- Sales
- Revenue strategies and analysis
Timeline
COO
Continental Buying Group
11.2021 - Current
Diamond and Jewelry Buyer
J.R. Dunn Jewelers
06.2000 - 09.2021
Gemologist
Fortunes Fine Jewelers
06.1999 - 05.2000
Graduate Gemologist
G.I.A. Gemological Institute of America