Valerie Saunders

Valerie Saunders is an experienced allocation analyst currently working at OAK + FORT since January 2023. Previously, Valerie held various roles at Forever 21 from June 2021 to January 2023, including merchandise allocator and associate buyer, managing merchandise allocations and open-to-buy strategies for multiple product categories. Prior experience includes positions at Burlington Stores, Inc. as a merchandise assistant, True Religion Brand Jeans as an associate merchant, and Centric Brands as an assistant buyer. Valerie’s earlier career features roles at Hot Topic and Pacific Sunwear, where responsibilities included product selection, vendor relationship cultivation, and inventory management. Valerie holds an Associate of Arts degree in Merchandise Marketing from the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising.