Experience

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  Agenda, liberty, & magic trade shows

  Jan 2014 - Jan 2019

  Student participant

  • Attended trend seminars forecasting future fashion trends• Shadowed buyers & met with vendors learning about the behind the scenes of the retail business

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  City of barron outdoor pool (seasonal)

  Jan 2015 - Jan 2018

  Lifeguard

  • Red Cross Lifeguarding/First Aid/CPR/AED • Supervising swimmers, customer service & concession sales• Summer school swimming lessons instructor’s aide for disabled children and adults

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  Mommsen's pumpkin patch (seasonal)

  Sept 2016 - Nov 2016

  Customer service

  • Customer service and cashiering • Merchandise presentation

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  Kohl's department stores

  Nov 2016 - Jan 2019

  Point of sale customer service

  • Received recognition numerous times for top earner of Kohl’s credit cards being opened• Seasonal work since starting college

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  University of wisconsin-stout

  Jun 2017 - Jun 2017

  Trends in europe study abroad student

  3 credit Faculty Led Study Abroad course• Completed a “Comp Shop” prior to departing to identify current trends at USA retailers• Studied trend forecasting through presentations at TrendStop in London and TrendUnion in Paris• Investigated upcoming trends in luxury, specialty and department store retailers in London and Paris• Created a final project summarizing and translating the upcoming trends for handbags

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  Zappos family of companies

  Aug 2017 - Aug 2017

  Student participant

  Buyer Shadow at Corporate Headquarters

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  Ulta beauty

  Jan 2019 - Jan 2019

  Beauty advisor

  • Providing exceptional customer service as a Beauty Advisor • Received recognition for high performer of initiating customer Ulta Rewards enrollments

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  University of wisconsin-stout

  May 2019 - Dec 2021

  Concentration: Buying & Product ManagementDouble Minor: Business; Communication Studies National Retail Federation (NRF) Student Program, 2018 & 2020 • Selected by the Office of International Education to be the teaching assistant for the two lead instructors• Managed and led 24 university students throughout Europe during cultural and learning activities• Marketed the program through presentations to classes across campus

  • BS degree graduate in Retail Merchandising and Management

    Sept 2017 - Dec 2021

  • Student Participant

    Jan 2018 - Jan 2020

  • Teaching Assistant/Peer Mentor for Faculty Led Study Abroad course, Trends in Europe

    May 2019 - May 2019
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  Catscollection

  Jul 2019 - now

  Owner and curator

  Marketing and curating lightly used & vintage clothing, accessories, vinyl and other items for pop up shops

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  Petsmart

  Jun 2021 - Aug 2021

  Buying intern - cat consumables

  • 10-week remote buying internship in Cat Consumables• Analyzed and summarized weekly business recaps while learning about all the aspects of products and consumers• Collaborated with other interns and presented a proposal to bring in a minority-owned brand to the company • Evaluated PetSmart’s digital promotions while comp shopping and analyzing other retailers’ successes then presented my recommendations to senior leadership

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  Kohl's

  Feb 2022 - Sept 2024

  - Develop and analyze sales trend reports for 400,000+ SKUs, to share successes and opportunities with greater team each week- Leverage consumer demand analytics to identify product opportunities on Kohl’s website- Partner with current third-party sellers to fill product whitespace to meet customer needs- Collaborate with merchant teams to identify first-party direct ship opportunities to drive top line sales for a variety of product categories- Conduct strategic account management meetings with key seller accounts to drive revenue for digital business- Drive exposure to key digital Marketplace items through collaborating with cross-functional marketing teams Show less - Managed $10M worth of inventory across three departments - Analyzed current sales and inventory levels while taking strategic action to adjust product flow to increase sales- Optimized replenishment through analyzing service level while collaborating with team on strategic business needs- Partnered with distribution centers to resolve supply chain issues- Created and presented information found in ad-hoc reports based off merchant team requests- Increased OTB funding by $1M by identifying and analyzing slower selling inventory and canceling orders Show less

  • Direct to Consumer Business Development Coordinator

    Jul 2023 - Sept 2024

  • Inventory Analyst

    Jul 2022 - Jul 2023

  • Allocation Analyst

    Feb 2022 - Jun 2022
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  Best buy

  Aug 2024 - now

  Demand planning analyst