I am an outside the box thinker with a background in digital merchandising and sales. Attention to detail and communication are strengths of mine. I have a strong work ethic and get motivated by challenges and deadlines. I enjoy analyzing data to develop and test new strategies. Streamlining processes and finding new ways to leverage tools keep me energized. Specialties: digital merchandising, sales analysis, inventory management, cross functional workflow, handling large data sets.

Digital Assistant Buyer II- Better Casual and Traditional Opening Price Sportswear @ (•) Deliver results; exceeded Spring 2015 sales plan +4%, +20% to LY (•) Analysis; built recaps tracking category sales, stock and productivity to identify growth potential and minimize liability (•) Pricing; analyzed business daily/weekly to plan, execute and track POS/PERM markdown strategies (•) Partnership; work cross functionally with site ops, marketing and creative to ensure project workflow deadlines met (•) Attention to detail; utilize testing environments to ensure linking, pricing, navigation and promotions function as intended (•) Innovate; partnered with site ops team to test and implement new product placement algorithm in mobile platform (•) Flash sales; curated products based on stock position, seasonality of goods, margin, and topline revenue goals From November 2014 to September 2015 (11 months) Greater New York City AreaDigital Assistant Buyer I - Cosmetics @ (•) Exceeded Spring 2014 sales plan +6%, +26% to LY (•) Exceeded Clinique’s SP14 GWP plan +52% to LY; curated optimal product assortment in brand shop (•) Developed new merchandising strategy for holiday sets; drove set business over 125% to LY (•) Distorted key promotional events; negotiated and programed vendor supported mark downs and GWPs- SP14 GWP offers +45% to LY, +90% in unit allocations, +1,300% in vendor supported POS (•) Executed POS pricing in Stella, recapped and presented results for department 377 brands (•) Curate "We Recommend" products that display on landing pages based on sales history, newness and event specific marketing (•) Collaborated with planning, site merchandise, MDS, and marketing teams as well as vendor partners (•) Independently managed order process and creative workflow for Departments 377, 370 and 357 in division 10 and 12 From March 2013 to November 2014 (1 year 9 months) Greater New York City AreaExecutive Development Trainee - Men's Shoes @ (•) Requested samples, wrote features and benefits, used swatch library, created leadsheets, presented turn-in to account executive (•) Analyzed weekly sales reports and specialized in issue resolution; product not live reports, missing approvals report, bug tracker report (•) Worked cross functionally with site merchandising to select we recs and curate product pools (•) Added UPCs to dropship table, turned on backorder and V2C flags, checked inventory in FILASU screen From January 2013 to March 2013 (3 months) Buying Intern - Fragrances @ (•) Pulled sales reports (•) Analyzed rolling operating forecasts (•) Selected products for the Sets/Cologne/Perfume "We Recommend," sections of the Macys.com website based on product sales performance (•) Reached out to vendors for product images/UPCs/copy to facilitate product set up (•) Gathered essential information for end of season RTVs (•) Created product pages for Gifts With Purchase (•) Populated marketing briefs with products based on sales performance and overall fragrance strategy (•) Updated program planning for vendors From June 2012 to August 2012 (3 months) Sales Associate @ (•) Met and exceeded sales per hour quota by utilizing the five star selling method and personalized service (•) Secured and accounted for shipments of merchandise and executed vendor planograms on sales floor. From October 2011 to February 2012 (5 months) Tucson, Arizona AreaSales Associate @ (•) Provided exceptional customer service and was recognized by management 7 times. (•) Responsible for moving product from stock room to sales floor according to plannogram. (•) Responsible for POS interactions, and procuring product from other stores to meet customer demand. (•) Educated customers about the benefits of DSW's Rewards program and enrolled them. From February 2009 to May 2011 (2 years 4 months) Sales Associate/Paintball Gun Technician @ (•) Visually merchandised paintball maker and apparel categories (•) Handled point of sale transactions and inventory management systems (•) Managed store in the owner's absence From December 2007 to November 2008 (1 year) Photo Finishing Technician @ (•) Provided different photo finishes for large customer accounts (•) Heat pressed photos to various substraights (•) Built and enhanced relationships between Tempe Camera and clients through customer service From October 2006 to October 2007 (1 year 1 month)

B.S., Retailing and Consumer Sciences @ University of Arizona From 2010 to 2012 Associate of Arts (A.A.), Genderal Education @ Mesa Community College From 2007 to 2010 Jordan Gardner is skilled in: Retail, Merchandising, Fashion, Sales, Forecasting, Customer Service, PowerPoint, Time Management, Inventory Management, Sales Analysis, Online Merchandising, Purchasing, Marketing Strategy, Fashion Buying, E-commerce SEO