Sean Edwards

Experience

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  West 49

  May 2001 - Jun 2014

  Buyer

  Reported directly to the President and CEO and was responsible for the purchasing and distributionof Men’s apparel, footwear, Men’s accessories and skateboard hard goods for all 75 West 49locations. Designed Special Make-up merchandise (SMU)to fill the void in the national brands product lines by understanding our market needs. Created and maintained product assortment plans, model stock plans, and postmortem sales analysis to achieve sales goals. Initiated and grew the entrance of the motocross apparel category into an all-store operation with us opening motocross specific shops in 5 locations. Communication with vendors on marketing co-ops, product placement strategy, in store brand feedback and sales contests. Daily engagement with buying, ecommerce, and store management team to evaluate top/bottom selling styles and refining the go-forward plan. Show less

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  FXR/ADRENALINE UNLIMITED

  Jul 2014 - Sept 2016

  Senior buyer/Merchandise Manager

  Responsible for purchasing all men’s and boy’s apparel, motocross and snowmobile apparel,footwear and oversee all women’s categories for Adrenaline Unlimited to be sold across all businesschannels, 5 store locations and online retail. Negotiated with vendors on buying costs, co-opprograms, returns/exchanges, opportunity buys and built strong, lasting vendor relations. Oversawand assisted in the purchase of all women’s apparel, footwear, and motocross categories. Assistedin the development of future product lines for the company’s private label. Ensured that all productswere on-trend, relevant and fit within the current product mix and future. Developed and executedseasonal buy plans with gross margin objectives for all platforms. Managed the day-to-day buyingand visual merchandising for store locations. Developed, utilized, and distributed key dashboardsand OTB reporting’s to ensure sales budgets, gross margins, inventory, and ROI goals are met thenbuild action plans based on current trending. Show less

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  Village Cigar Company and Barbershop

  Oct 2016 - Jan 2021

  General Manager

  Responsible for the daily operations of a retail cigar store and barbershop. Set and maintain theculture and vision of the shop and ensure the staff/barbers also represent the same. Manage storeinventory and cost of goods, from purchasing inventory to setting par levels and re-order points toalways ensure adequate supply of items. Assist in the producing, implementing and follow throughof marketing and advertising strategy, collaborations with other local retailers / vendors andcompany events to drive sales growth and repeat business. Show less

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  Folsom Unlimited

  Jan 2021 - now

  Independent Sub-Contractor

  Work with contractors on the installation of residential and commercial metal framing, drywallboarding and insulation jobs. The position includes managing all aspects of the project from start tofinish. Planning, purchasing materials and supervision of additional subcontractors and companyemployees. Establish and build relationships with vendors and property owners to ensure theirsatisfaction with the work that is done and secure potential future contracts.