Anne Costello
Buyer @Payless
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WORK HISTORY
Buyer @Payless
During my role over here, I create financial plans, coordinate anticipated product life cycles, and evaluate promotional and exit strategies to streamline financial operations. Moreover, I orchestrate marketing efforts including critical features and promotions across various channels and regions/countries. In addition to this, I collaborate with global, cross-cultural, and cross-functional teams for implementing strategic initiatives to manage inventory, analyze sales data, and maximize sales potential. I also initialize product development process in coordination with internal product development team and external vendors to create compelling assortments for all channels. Furthermore, I oversee and manage associate and assistant buyers and facilitate onboarding and training of peers. I also utilize critical merchant tools to promote business services including OTB. One of my key tasks is to design additional tools to assist business management in Excel such as bottom-up sales planning tool, assortment planning tool, and various sales recaps. Some of my key contributions during this tenure include: Devised and implemented seasonal strategies to optimize sales and margin performance, fostering team alignment and delivering presentations to senior leadership. Drove consistent growth of website business with a yearly increase of +25% in sales from ship-from-store (SFS) orders. Formalized new product lines, such as leggings and slipper socks, generating annual sales of $3M and $1.5M, respectively. Introduced new business of slippers and expanded fixtures of wallets, driving additional revenue of $5M and $6M in sales. Renegotiated shoe care costs, producing an additional revenue of over $500K in annual margin.
EDUCATION
The University of Kansas
Bachelor of Science - BS, Secondary Education and Teaching
The University of Kansas
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Psychology
SKILLS
ABOUT ANNE COSTELLO
Hi, I am Anne! I am a detail-oriented and results-driven professional with extensive…
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