Lauren Hoffman

Comfort and Cold Weather Women’s Shoes

Assistant Buyer - Fashion Jewelry (Macy's.com)

Responsible for buying and keeping track of monthly plans for junior and junior plus bottoms, outerwear and swim departments Purchased and created Spring 2011 and Fall 2011 bottoms and outerwear programs for a 43 store chain Built swim department; increased sales; attended shows Grew junior swim business, Inventory control: basic key items that need to be replenished quickly Created a successful plus size swim program to include tankinis, one-piece and monokinis Track and follow up with vendors on goods on-order, run reports each week to track each purchase order ensuring timely shipment Created Look Book with other assistant buyers noting key trends for each season - (for store managers, district managers and buying team) - very successful tool Comp shopping: how to shop each store within our competitive market and look for new vendors, trends, bodies, colors -- follow up by going into the market to find the style or body that was a best seller in a competitor store Monthly meeting with company planner -- discuss company and department plans, enables buying team to individually keep track of monthly plans as numbers vary throughout each week. Reports: ran slow sellers report weekly, review stores' selling history; decision maker on whether to move merchandise to a better location, returned to the vendor or mark down Training/mentoring: new assistant buyers to utilize reports, to track and follow up with pending orders

Cashier (through July 2009) - promoted expeditiously to commissioned floor sales. Salesperson of the month in Point of View Department (September 09)

Participated in product selection, costing, merchandising, and reworking of styles. Observed customer meetings and followed up with buyers resulting in a 20% increase in handbag sales.