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Merchandise Planner

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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS Extensive background in various aspects of merchandise assortment planning and buying, as well as vendor development and negotiations. Experienced in inventory control and management. Developed and executed both “top-down” and “bottom-up” financial plans and merchandise assortment strategies, including mark-up, gross margin and stock turn; at Department, Classification, and style levels as needed to reconcile with top-line sales and gross margin budgets. Maintain and manage the Open-To-Buy to maximize growth opportunities; re-forecast sales and markdown needs to reflect selling trends; research and analyze sales history and correlate to current selling and merchandising trends. Experience in both retail and wholesale environments (Full-price and Outlet-store businesses), with product knowledge in a variety of categories including men’s and women’s sport and casual footwear, as well as woven and knit tops, casual bottoms and shorts, accessories, and outerwear.