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Salem, New Hampshire, United States

Led and mentored high-performing team for DTC (Full Price, Outlet, Ecom, Canada) and Wholesale segments. Collaborated with cross functional teams, including Merchandising, Sales, Supply Chain, Demand Planning, Marketing, Ecom and Operations to drive results. Set up all relevant processes and drove the business through strategic planning, controlled inventory, actionable reporting and insightful analysis, while connecting cross functionally to deliver results to key stakeholders.• Created… Show more Led and mentored high-performing team for DTC (Full Price, Outlet, Ecom, Canada) and Wholesale segments. Collaborated with cross functional teams, including Merchandising, Sales, Supply Chain, Demand Planning, Marketing, Ecom and Operations to drive results. Set up all relevant processes and drove the business through strategic planning, controlled inventory, actionable reporting and insightful analysis, while connecting cross functionally to deliver results to key stakeholders.• Created comprehensive and cohesive end to end omnichannel planning process aimed at improving profitability, supporting each channels strategic goals.• Executed Go to Market strategies, sku productivity improvement and life cycle management, leading to improved profitability and limiting inventory overages for both Wholesale account and Ecco DTC. • Oversaw promotional activity across market, ensuring consumer consistency.• Managed long range plans and fiscal year budgets (gross to net), utilized by cross functional teams to understand key strategies and drive results. Show less

Londonderry, New Hampshire, United States

Responsible for developing and implementing seasonal and fiscal merchandise plans to achieve company budgeted sales, inventory and margin goals.• Established and implement a buy process from concept to completion, including the financial planning of sales/inventory, partnership in influencing product development, and the implementation of regional and tiered merchandising strategies.• Conducted cross-functional business reviews, addressing risks / opportunities along with seasonal… Show more Responsible for developing and implementing seasonal and fiscal merchandise plans to achieve company budgeted sales, inventory and margin goals.• Established and implement a buy process from concept to completion, including the financial planning of sales/inventory, partnership in influencing product development, and the implementation of regional and tiered merchandising strategies.• Conducted cross-functional business reviews, addressing risks / opportunities along with seasonal strategies (for each channel), improving profitability for brands and marketplaces.• Partnered with global Merchandising to influence category assortments by analyzing product performance, customer feedback, consumer trend/data, competitive landscape and local market knowledge• Provided seasonal top down and bottom-up plans at material level.• Work closely with inventory management and allocation to ensure that inventory turn goals are met and assortment by door maximized.• Oversaw and implemented a process to manage and review all market promotions to ensure consistency for brand. Show less

Exeter, New Hampshire, United States

Exeter, New Hampshire, United States

Senior Supply Planner, Global Apparel. Own and execute annual capacity plans, product flow strategies to deliver service levels and optimized allocation of goods into the supply chain network based on the latest demand signals. • Collaborate with Demand Planning, Merchandising, and Finance to build long-term, strategic inventory plans • Identify risks and opportunities, while recommending action plans to cross-functional teams to maximize customer experience and minimize inventory… Show more Senior Supply Planner, Global Apparel. Own and execute annual capacity plans, product flow strategies to deliver service levels and optimized allocation of goods into the supply chain network based on the latest demand signals. • Collaborate with Demand Planning, Merchandising, and Finance to build long-term, strategic inventory plans • Identify risks and opportunities, while recommending action plans to cross-functional teams to maximize customer experience and minimize inventory risk• Provide leadership with updates of inventory information, including ongoing analysis and interpretation of data. Present information verbally as well as in written reports• Manage vendor relationships (in collaboration with sourcing and brand), including providing order forecasts and submitting purchase orders for product. Show less

Stratham, Nh

Developed and executed all Buying and Merchandising Strategies for Full Price, Outlet and .com business, identified product opportunities, risks and trends, push for innovation, balanced various retail concepts, remained focus on Brand initiatives and financial targets.• Omni-Channel: Responsible for Merchandising/Buying, $200M annual volume, 75 store chain. Managing Men’s, Women’s, Kids and PRO.• Buy Strategies: Manage all Footwear strategies in season & preseason, including product… Show more Developed and executed all Buying and Merchandising Strategies for Full Price, Outlet and .com business, identified product opportunities, risks and trends, push for innovation, balanced various retail concepts, remained focus on Brand initiatives and financial targets.• Omni-Channel: Responsible for Merchandising/Buying, $200M annual volume, 75 store chain. Managing Men’s, Women’s, Kids and PRO.• Buy Strategies: Manage all Footwear strategies in season & preseason, including product selection, assortment by channel, identifying sku flow to each channel, Sku profitability and sku targets by channel, ensuring we are on target for inventory and achieving financial goals. Developed tool to stack seasons and identify opportunities or risks that was rolled out to other categories. • Clean Marketplace: Top initiative the last 2 years has been to keep the marketplace clean and push corporate excess to outlet, 2-year results see us driving over a 55% rate; and selling through over 1M closeout units through pricing and promo analysis, segmentation and product knowledge.• Partnership: Consistent communication with visual, marketing, and site leads to map out seasonal/monthly experience; product placement, optimization movement, signage, window features, regional, promotions etc. • Presentations: Weekly present business results to senior leadership, business unit leadership, and retail field teams. Weekly meetings include business recap to prior week’s KPI’s including product recap to plan, looking forward to what these results might affect and offer up solutions to drive results. 4 times a year present out category buying strategies and vision to senior leadership. • Financial Plans: Partner continuously with the planning and allocation team regarding buying strategy and ensuring financial viability and excellence in execution. Developed price band tool to identify assortment opportunities.People: Managed 4 Show less

United States

Directly managed multiple licensed product categories, including headwear, gloves, watches, jewelry, eyewear, belts and leather accessories, luggage, backpacks, socks and product care. • Omni Channel: $20M annually, grew category from 5% to 10% ttl DTC. • Merchandising and OTB: Responsible for all Men's accessories categories offered in US stores and .com including: selecting product, pricing, promotions, in store plan-o-grams, and OTB. • Partnered: Continually partnered with… Show more Directly managed multiple licensed product categories, including headwear, gloves, watches, jewelry, eyewear, belts and leather accessories, luggage, backpacks, socks and product care. • Omni Channel: $20M annually, grew category from 5% to 10% ttl DTC. • Merchandising and OTB: Responsible for all Men's accessories categories offered in US stores and .com including: selecting product, pricing, promotions, in store plan-o-grams, and OTB. • Partnered: Continually partnered with global licensing group in identifying new partners, product opportunities or risks, pushed and developed innovation i.e. pet accessories, water bottles, tents.• Developed key items: Worked to nurture a key item programs for socks and product care which improved turn, rate and GMROI. Then created a tool to report out ratio of socks to shoe sales and product care to shoe sales, shared with stores and created a contest to push sales, bottom line 54% increase in both business.• Negotiated: Worked with all external partners on, assortment, pricing, RTV’s and deliveries looking to maximize KPI’s. Show less

Recruited to lead merchandising and buying efforts for Men’s accessories businesses encompassing 5 product categories. Focused on in-depth market and sales data to build accessories positioning and establish design DNA and private label packaging. • Financial Growth: Managed existing licensee portfolio and contributed to search and sign efforts to bring on new partners which contributed to a 10% increase in revenue year on year, Developed an OTB for category and ladder plans for key… Show more Recruited to lead merchandising and buying efforts for Men’s accessories businesses encompassing 5 product categories. Focused on in-depth market and sales data to build accessories positioning and establish design DNA and private label packaging. • Financial Growth: Managed existing licensee portfolio and contributed to search and sign efforts to bring on new partners which contributed to a 10% increase in revenue year on year, Developed an OTB for category and ladder plans for key items.• Product Consistency: Led cross-functional team to establish guidelines and best practices for on product branding across all product categories to ensure consistency and build brand equity. Scope included both permanent branding (logo usage and placement) as well as branding on packaging (hangtags, etc.) Show less

Joined team in small leather goods and eventually moved to Handbags largest category. Brand focus Coach, with my project to be grow the business through additional shop n shops. • Financial Growth: YOY 154% growth driven by new stores, with modest store growth .• Product Consistency: Worked with rep to build by store assortment, reviewing by store selling and maximizing price banding. Was able to negotiate trunk shows in are largest locations.• People: Managed 1 direct report… Show more Joined team in small leather goods and eventually moved to Handbags largest category. Brand focus Coach, with my project to be grow the business through additional shop n shops. • Financial Growth: YOY 154% growth driven by new stores, with modest store growth .• Product Consistency: Worked with rep to build by store assortment, reviewing by store selling and maximizing price banding. Was able to negotiate trunk shows in are largest locations.• People: Managed 1 direct report Show less

Purchased and developed a junior sportswear business increasing sales 22% to plan. Established and programmed out key classifications which were directly responsible for volume increases. Successfully managed a $9M sportswear office and achieved a GM of 41.3% by ensuring all receipts flowed timely to stores, reconciled all orders to accurately project stock by store and ttl receipts as well mkds.

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