Bachelor of Science in Business Administration-Management and Bachelor of Arts in Economics

Bike

Golf

Dive

Creative Agencies

Fashion

Fishing

Lifestyle

Moto & Powersports

Music

Outdoor

Skate

Snow

Streetwear

Surf

Swim

Tech

Triathlon

Wake

Yoga

Health & Fitness

Travel

Architecture

Reading

Food

Strategic and analytical merchant with 15 years experience leading complex retail businesses as large as $185 million
in sales, 675 stores, and 100 staff.

Shoes
-Negotiated off-price buys, reduced fashion markdown liability, and maximized pre-book discounts to drive margin growth over 3 points in $2 million department
-Reallocated receipts through SKU analysis, vendor management, and key item projections, reducing core product stockouts over 15% and driving highest volume in premium outdoor retailer

Retail Buyer

-Facilitated 30 maintenance/fundraising events and solicited 15 sponsors to raise over $25,000 for nonprofit, exceeding all operating expenses
-Coordinated 75 contractors, city employees, and volunteers to redesign and maintain local park

Manager: Bijou Bike Park (Seasonal Contract)

travel and volunteer

Heavenly Sports Marriott
-Orchestrated staff of 100 to exceed throughput and labor targets while delivering multi-million dollar sales
-Collaborated with merchants to expedite reorders and adjust replenishment variables, improving sell-
through and stockouts in best sellers

Assistant Store Manager

-Bought and assorted $185 million business across 675 stores nationwide
-Achieved dominant turn, margin, and market share (+15 points) in $100 million Dockers business via
sustained granular analysis, field communication, and pioneering the company's first localized size profiles
-Leveraged online assortment extensions and strategically shared stocks with e-commerce partners to increase margin and drive sustained growth over 15% in Macys.com business
-Consolidated four regional buying office assortments, increasing volume responsibility by 300%
-Tested and troubleshot multi-million dollar replenishment system and coached 300 merchants during rollout
-Supervised five assistants, associates, and analysts

Senior Merchandise Planner

-Created strategic planning documents, financial forecasts, and location sales plans for $30 million business

Merchandise Planner

-Earned assortment planning, inventory control, and open-to-buy management responsibility for $25 million business across 280 stores

Associate Merchandise Planner

-Produced purchase orders, replenishment projections, and allocations for $10 million 300,000 unit programs

Assistant Merchandise Planner

-Integrated six unique retail chain assortments during $11 billion May Department Stores acquisition

Assistant Buyer Trainee

Christopher McDade is a Retail Buyer at Tahoe Sports LTD in South Lake Tahoe, CA.

Christopher McDade — Retail Buyer at Tahoe Sports LTD

Christopher McDade

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The University of Florida