Tammy Cauthen

About Tammy Cauthen

Results focused merchant with 27+ years experence in merchandise assortments, planning…

Experience

1. Sales Account Manager

   3i Products, Inc

   Oct 2019 — Present · Lancaster, SC, US

   Manage all aspects of merchandise product offerings, negotiations and inventory management for assigned mass and club accounts.• Develop and execute category strategies to meet sales, margin and inventory goals. • Conducts customer sales calls and presentations.• Analyze and report key sales and inventory KPIs to management and retail accounts.• Work closely with VP of design and product development manager to streamline strategies and product offerings.• Created process with logistics and production teams to track shipments which reduced charge backs.• Collaborate with management team to implement a monthly demand plan and annual forecast.• Evaluate internal and external data to refine and constantly improve forecast accuracy.• Analyze competition and prepare detailed reports identifying potential areas for improvement.• Managed customer service team and introduced performance metrics increasing case closure rates.

Education

• University of South Carolina

  BA, Journalism and Mass Communications - Public Relations

  1983 — 1988

Skills

• Merchandising
• Retail Buying
• Assortment
• Pricing
• Merchandise Planning
• Textiles
• Fashion
• Trend Analysis
• Profit
• Sourcing
• Trend
• Open to Buy Management
• Wholesale
• Apparel
• Cpfr
• Store Management
• Visual Merchandising
• Supply Chain
• Jda
• Retail
• Purchasing
• Product Development
• Global Sourcing
• Wovens
• Forecasting
• Private Label
• Retek
• Inventory Management
• Inventory Control