Mary Sanders

111 East End Ave Elmhurst, NY 02211 (516) 888-0000 shop2drop@company.net

Performance Profile
Wholesale / Retail Buying
Product Merchandising
Inventory Replenishment
Commodities Buying
Employee Incentive
Distribution
Monthly Promotions
Assistant Buyer
Merchandise Buying / Coordination
“Consumer-connected, profit-oriented”
Information Systems Product Distribution & Tracking
Vendor Relations Sales Analysis & Reporting
Order Management Regional Marketing Campaigns
Promotional Calendars Product Launches
Retail Merchandise Buying Vendor thru Retail Communications
Sales Analysis Accounting Discrepancies
Sales Books LAN

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
London-American Commodities, Valley Stream, New York 7/2007 – Present
Assistant Buyer / Sales Analyst
Report directly to London-American’s Director of Sales, providing support in areas of commodities buying and
merchandising activities that reach annual sales volumes of $3 million for the division.
 Collaborate with multiple buyers to facilitate the marketing efforts of new products, and development of
promotional calendars, product launches, and employee incentive programs.
 Maintain open lines of communication between manufacturers, sales teams, vendors, and warehousing
personnel to expedite product orders, distribution, and problem resolutions.
 Reported directly to the Senior Buyer of Steinway Bedding in charge of day-to-day retail merchandise buying
and merchandising activities impacting bedding sales across 37 Northeast locations.
 Successfully trained 45+ Steinway employees on a complex LAN database management system.
Sales Tracking, Analysis & Reporting
 Perform LAC’s weekly sales analysis activities on regional/local transactions, achieving a recovery of
$1,800,000 from 1998 to 2004 resulting from identification and resolution of accounting discrepancies.
 Develop sales books reflecting product lines, monthly promotions, discontinued items, order forms and
transparencies utilized by sales teams and personnel throughout 26 store locations.
 Formulate price breakdowns and track sales levels to determine product volume adjustments, replenishments
and allocations with a demonstrated proficiency in internal networking systems.
 Researched, compiled, and recorded Steinway’s historical data to develop innovative sales strategies through
close examination of inventory and product availability, pricing, and store promotions.

Steinway Bedding, Woodbury, New York 4/2000 – 7/2007

Assistant Buyer / Merchandise Coordinator
Similar duties

Education
Associates in Science, Business Management 1999
STATE UNIVERSITY of NEW YORK at COBLESKILL
“Dedicated and conscientious”