Dolores Jimenez

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About Dolores Jimenez

Career Objective:Seeking challenging & rewarding career involving Retail Buying, Data Analysis, Management & CommunicationQualifications: Retail Buying, Financial Analysis, Profit & Loss Reporting, Margin Evaluation, Financial Modeling, Budgeting & Forecasting, Risk Assessment, Data Management, Communication & Presenations. Evaluative abilities, presentation of analysis and creative solutions will provide for comphrensive decision making at all levels of management.Accomplishments:Select products for considerationNegotiates terms of purchase, delivery & packagingMeets with Vendors to consider items in specific product categoriesTracks item performanceProvide item projectionsAssists in development of itemsAttend industry tradeshows to search for new itemsShops the market for competitive issuesOversee & directs activities of Inventory Control SpecialistsSell marketing advertisementsMonitors D&D, RTV and Debit BalancesProvides customer service supportReview sales performance relative to budgetsNegotiates remunerations for pricing issues and promotional funds with VendorsAchievements: Designed Profit/Loss forecast models in spreadsheetsReported financial activity to Management regularlyMargin Analysis & pricing viabilityConsulted with dept heads about business activityCreated forecast and budgeting toolsExtensive spreadsheet modeling/analysisProduced executive Powerpoint presentationsForecast and budgeted for company & segmentsManaged data and produced custom reportsInvestigated variance in business activity statisticsProduced original analysis & ad hoc calculationsQueried databases and assembled informationBuying/Merchandising Category Experience:Jewelry, Collectilbes, Small Appliances, Health & Beauty, Handbags, Luggage, Housewares, Books, Movies, Music, Software, Gift Cards, Toys, Daycare, Seasonal (X-mas Decor), Video Games, FurnitureSpecialties: refer to professional experience listed above