Angela Manton

• Responsible for managing product inventory, pricing, and distribution for categories grossing $75 million annually across 475 brick and mortar locations • Tasked with negotiating and procuring deals with top national brands, such as Gildan, Wrangler, Realtree, and Champion, to provide customers the most competitive retail values in the market

• Managed a $76 million outdoor apparel business across 750+ stores and eCommerce channels • Exceeded 2020 cumulative sales and margin plans, resulting in an incremental $2 million of company profit • Worked closely with key vendor partners including The North Face, Patagonia, Columbia, Hurley, etc. • Participated in the development of two new company initiatives to create experiential and sustainable retail environments; curating expanded assortments, managing new and existing vendor relationships, etc.

• Completed a year-long rotational program gaining hands-on experience in store, as well as buying, allocating, eCommerce, and product development • Presented capstone projects to demonstrate insight and analysis skills and a full understanding of business function, strategy, and company initiatives to be implemented by the teams • Projects included: - Store – price change execution and process efficiency - Buying – Yeti eCommerce sales potential - Retail Readiness – comprehensive assessment of opportunities for a specific business segment

• Met with students to review and assist with the development of resumes, cover letters, and LinkedIn profiles. • Taught students how to effectively use Pitt Business systems such as Handshake and Suitable.

• Worked with the buying team to place purchase orders, plan future assortments, and prepare and execute visual displays for merchandise in stores and online. • Created a visual tool for comparing online assortment of key items to that of competitors and made recommendations for future utilization of this process across different departments.