Danny Leadbeater Email & Phone Number

Orlando, Florida

Orlando, FL

Direct Merchandise Budgets and ForecastsAll aspects of inventory management including Buying, Allocation, Replenishment and liquidation.Open To BuyAchieve Sales, Profit and Inventory budgets thru strategic inventory managementSelection and Implementation of Merchandise Planning and Assortment Planning system.

Orlando, Florida Area

Bellevue, WA

• I was in charge of maximizing sales, margin & inventory. Outerwear, Mens Apparel, Footwear, Gear were critical areas in the attempt to rebuild the Eddie Bauer brand and worth about $200M in sales. Directed post-game.
• Grew sales +6.1% each year from 2009-2015 while improving margins 8% points. Increased penetration of evergreen styles, improved service levels on basics and created custom store groups to deliver this success.
• Successfully launched 5 new product lines in 6 years, now worth $86M in annual sales: First Ascent, Travex, Sportshop, Kids, & Footwear. Balanced merchant input, industry data and internal testing results to develop.
• Drove annual store closure process - 5-15 stores per year - to maximize recovery while protecting the long- term future of the brand. Achieved average 51% recovery on inventory.
• Increased revenue close to $12M in launch of Footwear by creating multiple custom store groups and inventory strategies to ensure successful launch. Led process to define size scale, assortment size, in store stock.
• Reduced employee turnover to less than 10% per year through strong onboarding process, regular exposure to exciting projects and empowerment and trust..

Redmond, WA

Responsible for:I managed 2 sr planners, 5 planners and 5 asst planners. We managed 36 stores, 14 annual catalogs and inserts and the ecommerce site. Accomplishments: - The Home business had not been profitable in 10 years. Part of this was due to allocation of fixed expenses on our P&L but we turned over every stone looking for opportunity. We revised the.

Redmond, WA

Responsible for:Hire, train, develop and lead a team of 4-8 planning managers and assistants through all aspects of financial planning, assortment recommendations,forecasting, buying, pricing and analysis. Managed 12-17 annual catalogs in addition to 10-25 inserts and mailers as well as the start of the development of Eddie Bauer ecommerceAccomplishments.