Julia Mastro
Woman\'s Contemporary Buyer @Julian Gold
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WORK HISTORY
Woman\'s Contemporary Buyer @Julian Gold
San Antonio, TX, US
Buyer for all Julian Gold locations; San Antonio (flag ship/ corporate location), Corpus Christi, Midland and Austin• Responsible for buying and managing four departments including advance contemporary, contemporary ready-to-wear, contemporary day-time dresses and contemporary evening wear for all locations • Finished fall 2018 up 6% on LY figures and completed 30% above LY for spring 2019 • Produced monthly open to buy reports, analyzed retail inventory, conducted merchandise swaps with vendors based on performance, negotiated consignment packages at no cost, reviewed cancellation reports, flow of merchandise, and placed special orders and reorders for sales staff based on sell through performance • Attended market in New York City, New York and Dallas, Texas quarterly • Built strong relationships with Julian Gold’s upper management, receiving/ transfer and sales teams • Encouraged selling and provided product knowledge to staff on new merchandise • Forecasted trends by conducting brand research through WWD publications, competitive store shopping, online research, social media trends and global demands • Assisted with in-store events, promotions, markdowns and clientele development
EDUCATION
Savannah College of Art and Design
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Fashion Design, Business Management and Entrepreneurship
William R Boone High School
High School Diploma
SKILLS
ABOUT JULIA MASTRO
Julia Mastro has 12+ years as a retail professional working for global contemporary fashion brands including Milly, Kate Spade and Cynthia Rowley in New York City. She most recently held title as Contemporary RTW buyer for Texas speciality store Julian Gold. Julia has a bachelor of fine arts degree with a focus in fashion design from Savannah College of Art and Design along with a minor in business management and retail entrepreneurship. Her career positions have varied from buying, planning, wholesale account executive, direct to consumer sales, styling, merchandising, product knowledge training, data analysis, customer service and management. Julia is skilled in Microsoft Office (creating spreadsheets, using complex formulas and pivot tables), Adobe Creative Suite, Joor, NuOrder, retail trends, driving sales, forecasting, report making, event support, retail math, open-to-buy reporting, traveling, team building, cross functional workmanship, motivating peers and accounts, leading and being a team player.
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