Christopher McDade — Retail Buyer at Tahoe Sports LTD

Christopher McDade

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South Lake Tahoe | United States

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Work experience

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Tahoe Sports LTD

Retail Buyer | 11/2017 - 03/2020

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
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Tahoe Area Mountain Biking Association

Manager: Bijou Bike Park (Seasonal Contract) | 05/2017 - 11/2017

-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
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Career break

travel and volunteer | 01/2016 - 05/2017

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Vail Resorts

Assistant Store Manager | 11/2014 - 01/2016

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
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Macy's

Senior Merchandise Planner | 04/2009 - 06/2014

-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
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Macy's

Merchandise Planner | 09/2008 - 04/2009

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

Associate Merchandise Planner | 08/2007 - 09/2008

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

Assistant Merchandise Planner | 03/2007 - 08/2007

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

Assistant Merchandise Planner | 12/2005 - 03/2007

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

Assistant Buyer Trainee | 08/2005 - 12/2005

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