Ben Bublick, 49, has played many key roles in the merchandise area of the company ultimately being promoted to Senior Vice President of Merchandise for Man Alive. Ben was responsible for supervising a team of five buyers in addition to working closely with the Planning and Allocation department. During his tenure with Man Alive, he traveled up to 24 times a year to New York and across the country visiting vendor showrooms and attending all major retail trade shows. Ben prides himself on building strong vendor relationships, managing inventory risks, being open minded, and listing to customers and employees. He is knowledgeable about the industry and his customers’ needs as well as works to aggressively maximize merchandising opportunities. Ben is a graduate of Michigan State University majoring in Marketing.Specialties: Buying, merchandise, planning, marketing and managment