Katie Corsi

About Katie Corsi

At Belk, our team\'s analytical rigor and innovative business strategies are key to our retail merchandising success. Our work, driven by comprehensive weekly reporting, keeps our product offerings both current and profitable. We leverage meticulous analysis to develop business strategies that achieve sales targets and forecast plans, ensuring the assortments we build resonate deeply with our diverse clientele.With a focus on retail excellence, my role as an Assistant Buyer allows me to utilize my expertise in allocation analysis, trend anticipation, and inventory management to significantly contribute to Belk\'s network. My passion for the field is rooted in a commitment to creating robust business strategies that yield tangible results, underpinned by an MBA from Wake Forest University School of Business.

Experience

1. Assistant Buyer

   Belk

   Apr 2018 — Present · Charlotte, NC, US

   Independently prioritizes and take action on strategies identified through analysis.• Develop and execute business strategies to achieve sales and forecast plans.• Weekly reporting to analyze the business- sell through, POS rate, STD, MTD selling, etc.• Propose action plan depending on analysis to distort opportunities to mitigate risk.• Builds compelling assortments after analyzing multiple forms of information (history, plan, trend, vendor input, competition).

Education

• Wake Forest University School of Business

  Master of Business Administration - MBA

• Auburn University

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Apparel Merchandising Major, Business and International Studies Minors

  2009 — 2013