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Skills

  • Asana expertise
  • Cross-Promotion with Organizations
  • Profitability analysis
  • Communications
  • E-book Platform Partnerships
  • Cross-departmental collaboration
  • Budgets
  • Goods procurement
  • Independent Publisher Outreach
  • Team building

Work Experiences

  • Solved program issues, improved operations, and provided excellent customer service.
  • Achieved 71% year-over-year revenue growth.
  • Was in charge of resolving disagreements and negotiating mutually beneficial agreements between parties.
  • Collaborated with supply chain teams.
  • Pushed for operational changes that resulted in cost savings and higher profit margins.
  • Applied competitive analysis on close competitors.
  • Built and maintained relationships with over 14 vendors.
  • Boosted rare book sales by 17% %.
  • Consolidated purchasing efforts across regional branches, leading to a reduction in bulk order costs by $5.
  • Achieved a 78% increase in sales.

Summaries

  • Boosted overall sales by 39%.
  • Accomplished in guiding staff development, nurturing a team of 5 junior buyers toward career progression and stronger negotiation skills with key stakeholders.
  • Strengths in team leadership and budget management backed up by Miscellaneous training.
  • Contributed to a 28% growth in book club orders.
  • Overall morale and productivity are boosted by experience in policy development and staff management procedures.
  • Executive Book Buyer with 9 years of successful budget management and workflow optimization experience.
  • Accomplished results within the first 17 months.
  • Accomplished in collaborating with cross-functional teams, achieving a 30% increase in sales by aligning purchasing strategies with marketing and promotional efforts.
  • Achieved a 41% boost in procedure purchases.
  • Achieved a 73% increase in cross-promotional sales.

Accomplishments

  • Built a buyer's pipeline for niche genres, successfully identifying emerging popular trends and expanding the selection by 73% new titles.
  • Applied market trend forecasts to adjust inventory ordering patterns, improving total margins by 18% year-over-year.
  • Implemented a system to track new releases and negotiate pre-publication deals, increasing store exclusivity on major launches by 33%.
  • Led cross-departmental communication to align marketing efforts with purchasing strategies, resulting in 71% higher conversion rates for promoted titles.
  • Optimized book purchasing models by incorporating industry benchmarks, improving average stock rotations by 83%.
  • Developed key sales metrics to evaluate book acquisition performance, cutting excess inventory by 82%.
  • Collaborated with sales forecasting analysts to adjust book purchasing based on expected trends, improving ROI on new stock by 56%.
  • Elevated the book selection process by creating an internal Buyer’s Guide, reducing title acquisition delays by 67%.
  • Curated high-value content and best-in-section lists which directly influenced buyer decisions, driving a 32% increase in high-margin categories.
  • Implemented a cost-effective discount program targeted at book club orders, increasing bulk book sales by 43% within the first 18 months.

Affiliations

  • Member, Young Publishers Network
  • International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)
  • International Reading Association (IRA)
  • Rotary International
  • American Medical Informatics Association
  • Project Management Institute
  • Editorial Freelancers Association (EFA)
  • Member, National Writers Union (NWU)
  • Wharton School Publishing Seminar 2021
  • International Association of Publishing Professionals

Certifications

  • CompTIA Network+
  • Certified Event Planner (CEP) by Meeting Professionals International (MPI)
  • E-Commerce Supply Chain Management by Ironclad Systems
  • Negotiation Mastery Certification by Harvard Business School
  • Certified Revenue Manager (CRM) by Revenue Masters Association
  • Certified Book Publisher (CBP) by Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA)
  • Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
  • Publishing Certificate Program by New York University (NYU)
  • Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP)
  • Certified Book Production Specialist by Book Industry Guild of New York (BIGNY)

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