Connor W. Inscoe
Assistant Buyer, Women's Knits
Minneapolis, MN · (612) 555 0138 · name@example.com · linkedin.com/in/connorwinscoe
Key Qualifications
EXPERIENCE
Two years in apparel buying support, one prior year in allocation
INDUSTRIES
Specialty apparel retail, women's knitwear and tops
SPECIALTIES
Purchase order management, selling recaps, size curve maintenance, vendor follow up
SYSTEMS
Oracle Retail Merchandising, Blue Yonder, Microsoft Excel
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in retail merchandising, University of Minnesota
Executive Summary
Assistant buyer with two years supporting a women's knitwear buy for a specialty chain of 58 stores. Came in through allocation, so she is quick with size curves and store level selling.
Signature Achievements
- Recovered 46 thousand dollars in one year by documenting short shipments and late deliveries for chargeback.
- Rebuilt the size curve on core sweaters, which cut oversold small sizes by roughly a third.
- Cut the time to produce the weekly selling recap from a full day to two hours by rebuilding the workbook.
- Kept purchase order accuracy above 99 percent across about 480 orders written in a year.
Professional Experience
Assistant Buyer, Women's Knits
Northloop Apparel Company, Minneapolis, MN 2024 to present
Supports one buyer on a 9 million dollar knitwear and tops business across 58 stores and the website.
- Writes and tracks purchase orders, confirms delivery windows and chases vendors on late shipments.
- Produces the weekly selling recap by style, door and size and flags styles running below plan at week four.
- Maintains the line list with cost, retail and initial markup so margin is visible as the buy is built.
Allocation Analyst
Lakeside Casual Wear, Saint Paul, MN 2023 to 2024
Allocated women's tops and bottoms to 40 stores for a regional apparel chain.
- Set initial store allocations from size curve history and adjusted after two weeks of selling.
- Recommended transfers between doors instead of markdowns on slow moving styles.
Licensure and Certification
Associate member, National Retail Federation
Education
Bachelor of Science in retail merchandising, University of Minnesota, 2023
Core Skills
Purchase order management · Selling recaps · Size curve maintenance · Vendor follow up · Allocation support · Open to buy tracking · Oracle Retail Merchandising · Microsoft Excel