Seasonal Assortment Planning
Apparel Buyer & Coordinator, Virginia Tech Club Sports
Lauren Peyton
- Role
- Apparel Buyer & Coordinator, Virginia Tech Club Sports
- Objective
- Deliver on-brand seasonal apparel assortments for 4 teams that balanced athlete demand, budget parameters, and delivery timelines.
- Tools
- ExcelVendor Line SheetsPurchase Orders
- Result
- Managed purchase orders and tracked budgets across 4 teams, monitoring quantities, cost, and balances to keep every order on-budget.
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Challenge
Four teams, four aesthetics, one budget discipline: each needed apparel that reflected its identity while staying inside a tight, separately tracked budget.
Approach
Translated each team's demand into a planned assortment of styles, colorways, and quantities, then tracked every line in Excel against cost and remaining balance.
Research
Reviewed prior-season sell-through and gathered input from team leadership to forecast what each group would actually wear and reorder.
Creative Direction
Aligned colorways and silhouettes to each team's identity while keeping the overall program cohesive.
Execution
Sourced from vendor relationships built for competitive pricing and quality, issued purchase orders, and reconciled deliveries against the plan.
Outcome / What I Learned
Every team received an on-brand assortment delivered on time and on budget, with a repeatable process to lean on the next season.
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Lauren Peyton
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