Jazmine Washington
Lancaster
Summary
Fashion professional with a strong focus on visual merchandising and jewelry buying. Expertise in managing substantial choice counts and conducting trend analysis to inform strategic purchasing decisions. Proven track record of enhancing product performance through data-driven insights and market relevance.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Jewelry Buyer
Cato Corporation
Charlotte, NC
04.2023 - Current
- Full Buyer ownership of Sterling & Metal Jewelry on a weekly, monthly, and quarterly basis through analyzing the businesses in order to provide insight on the best direction to move towards when strategizing and buying both departments.
- Managed entire buy process, including wedge choice counts, product selection, cost analysis, and presentation of assortment and financials to senior management.
- Managed approximately 500 choice counts per month for all Jewelry departments (Sterling, Metal, & Color), Socks/Tights, and Cold Weather.
- Conducted weekly reviews of department performance to identify trends and opportunities.
- Showcased best and worst selling styles for accessories team and upper management, providing clear analysis of performance trends.
- Communicated with market vendors monthly to discuss selected styles, gaining insights on current trends, negotiating costs, and clarifying departmental needs for assortment.
- Developed and presented strategy documents for Sterling & Metal Jewelry department at strategy meetings, analyzing assortment for choice counts and recommending shifts based on emerging business trends.
- Presents pulled assortment to buy to Senior Leadership, including explaining financials compared to the target and plan for the month. This includes Dollars, Units, IMUs, AURs, etc.
- Continuously doing trend research to bring in newness to the company, while also understanding what works for our specific customer to benefit the company’s sales.
- Stay knowledgeable on current fashion trends, through social media, online platforms, and store visits with the accessories team.
- Executed markdown entries monthly, aligning with the Open to Buy budget for the Sterling & Metal Jewelry department.
- Organization of AD samples to best feature styles for Marketing, based on the latest and newest trends; while also continuing to adhere to the Cato customer.
- Managed critical tasks during personnel transitions to ensure continuity. during personnel transitions.
- Efficiently and proactively worked to smoothly incorporate a large assortment of Waterproof styles into monthly assortments across Q2, Q3, and Q4.
- Continuously building Waterproof assortment through expansion into our internal vendors, having a mix of Internal and Market styles to provide a wide and strong variety of affordable and trend forward styles.
- Grew Carded Jewelry program through analysis of previous selling, providing newness, more value, and emotion to styles.
- Trained two assistant buyers on company systems and jewelry-specific processes, ensuring smooth onboarding and operational efficiency.
Visual Merchandiser
H&M (Hennes & Mauritz)
Charlotte, NC
04.2022 - 04.2023
- Maintained garment presentation on sales floor and windows to attract customer interest and enhance shopping experience.
- Implemented floor moves aligned with overhead planning to optimize product visibility and accessibility.
- Crafted buying suggestions to guide customers in selecting fashionable and wearable options, improving personal styling.
- Designed buying suggestions to assist customers in selecting fashionable and wearable options.
- Executed sales campaigns through strategic fixture blockings and wall systems to boost customer engagement and revenue.
- Draft action plans according to store KPIs to meet store goals and budgets.
Sales Lead
Express
Charlotte, NC
05.2021 - 04.2022
- Executed action plans that optimized store performance and enhanced sales results.
- Coached and trained associates daily to enhance product knowledge and customer service skills.
- Provided senior leadership and support for product launches, window changes, and visual presentation standards.
- Identified visual and operational opportunities, implementing enhancements that improved customer experience.
Style Team Member
Target
Charlotte, NC
08.2019 - 05.2021
- Zoned and filled assigned departments, ensuring compliance with company standards for Ready-to-Wear and Young Contemporary, enhancing customer shopping experience.
- Developed Visual Merchandising Guide to improve product visibility and visual adjacencies.
- Evaluated product assortment changes through remerchandising, improving visual appeal of floor presentations.
- Assisted guests in selecting suitable products based on preferences. in choosing suitable products based on their preferences with product selection while maintaining assigned task.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Fashion Merchandising
LIM College
New York, NY08-2022
Bachelor of Science - Consumer, Apparel, and Retail Studies Candidate
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Greensboro, NC05-2020
Skills
- Assortment planning
- Trend analysis
- Visual merchandising
- YuniquePLM
- Flex PLM
- RMS
- RPAS
- Data presentation
- Adobe software proficiency
- Office applications
- Analytical thinking
- Creative solutions
- Leadership effectiveness
- Time management
- Communication effectiveness
Timeline
Assistant Jewelry Buyer
Cato Corporation
04.2023 - Current
Visual Merchandiser
H&M (Hennes & Mauritz)
04.2022 - 04.2023
Sales Lead
Express
05.2021 - 04.2022
Style Team Member
Target
08.2019 - 05.2021
Bachelor of Science - Consumer, Apparel, and Retail Studies Candidate
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Bachelor of Arts - Fashion Merchandising
LIM College