Samantha Linick

About Samantha Linick

I am a passionate, customer-focused Omni-channel merchant with experience buying and merchandising for both full-line and off-price business models. I have driven sales and profitability through strategic planning while being proactive in identifying business opportunities and trends. I possess an entrepreneurial spirit, along with a set of proven analytical, communication, and negotiation skills. I have an innate ability to partner with sales and design teams on assortment planning, merchandising strategy, and product development of key items and voids in the market. Through years of hard work and perseverance, I was honored as the recipient of the Fab Five award for creativity and innovation at Saks Fifth Avenue. Areas Of Expertise:• Full-Line & Off-Price Retail • Omni-Channel • Strategic Planning• Vendor Negotiation • Inventory Management • Merchandising• Leadership • Competitor Analysis • Business Development• Client & Vendor Relations • Market & Trend Analysis. • Teamwork• Microsoft Office • Problem Solving • Presentation Skills• Communication • Global Sourcing • Staff Development• Event Planning • Brand Management • Network & Marketing

Experience

1. Buyer Designer Apparel and Shoes - Women\'s and Men\'s

   Century 21 Stores

   May 2022 — Present · New York, NY, US

Education

• Fashion Institute of Technology

  Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Fashion Merchandise Management

• Fashion Institute of Technology

  Associate's degree, Fashion Merchandise Management

Skills

• Trend
• Retail Buying
• Assortment
• Visual Merchandising
• Merchandise Planning
• Styling
• Luxury Goods
• Trend Analysis
• Private Label
• Inventory Management
• Open to Buy Management
• Retail
• Apparel
• Store Management
• Fashion Buying
• Fashion
• Merchandising