Sylvane

Buyer

Associate Buyer

Unique Sports Products / TOURNA GRIP

Accounting / Export Manager - August 2016 – Present
•	Manage Accounts Receivables for $7 million in sales.
•	Ensure accurate account payment and deductions utilizing ERP system. 
•	Work together with Export Distributors in over 20 countries to drive sales and increase brand awareness.
E-Commerce Account Manager - July 2015 - August 2016
•	Managed business relationship and assortment with 9 DTC business partners including  Amazon.

Accounting | Export Manager | E-Commerce Account Manager

Fulton County Schools

•	Teaching Assistant in High School Marketing and Business Courses
•	School Nutrition Lead

Teaching Assistant | School Nutrition

Party City

•	Generated $65,000/year additional sales for 3 Party City Locations

Store Marketing Community Liaison

Macy Technologies

•      Gathered, defined, documented and analyzed business requirements for new Big Ticket Merchandise Reporting System
•	Communicated business needs through Scope Documents and meetings to IT Development and Architecture to develop system to meet stakeholder requirements. 
•Tested and monitored reporting systems.

Sr. Business Analyst

Macy's (Federated Department Stores)

• Category Manager for $65 million department including sales, analysis, assortment planning, pricing, promotion, gross margin, turnover, and vendor negotiations.   
•  Used merchandising systems to analyze key merchandising metrics (e.g., department and class productivity, product trending, inventory status, margin rate) to achieve goals.  
• Created strong relationships with customers, executives, co-workers and vendors by effectively communicating and networking via written, oral, and electronic means.
• Increased Christmas Trim business by 1.2% while increasing Gross Margin by 1.4%
• Successfully managed detail-oriented Trim Business consisting of over 10,000 SKUS  requiring extensive organizational skills, follow-through, training and merchandising.

Buyer - Upholstery; Trim Cards & Wrap

•	Category Manager  for $4.8 million business, growing sales by 19.1%. 
•	Analyzed departmental, vendor, and detailed level results to maximize sales, stock turnover, and margins.

Associate Buyer - Luggage

Federated Department Stores

•	 Analyzed merchandise sales, stock levels, assortment, supply chain, turnover and lead times,  and provided recommendations for optimization. 
•	Created future plans based on locational and departmental financial metrics. 
•      Partnered with cross-functional groups across the business to analyze components of the business where problems/trends exist.
•     Quantified, and communicated assortment opportunities; developed seasonal transition targets and strategies.

Planning, Distribution Analyst

• Managed all product information for assigned merchandising category; worked with suppliers to onboard new products and relayed product information to the field.
• Monitored inventory, in-store execution, visual merchandising, and analyzing advertising results.

Assistant Buyer

Results focused, analytical and business-oriented problem solver, who enjoys identifying and optimizing profit and business opportunities through reporting analysis, planning and execution.  I have strong project management and interpersonal skills, and am self-motivated and thrive in a high-performing, fast-paced environment. 

Core Competencies include:
Data Analysis 
Project Planning & Management
Process Management
Business Collaboration
Strategic Planning and Budgeting
Forecasting and Financial Analysis
ROI focused
Competitive Analysis
Problem Solving
Verbal & Written Communication 






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