Jim Mason Email & Phone Number

Greater Atlanta Area

Lead the Software Products Division to develop and deliver powerful inventory optimization solutions for over 60 retail clients worldwide. Responsible for Sales, Product Development, Engineering, QA, Implementation, and Consulting functions. Transformed functions of the organization to increase productivity, quality, and greatly improve profitability. Developed strategic road map for our product suite to drive value for our retail customers in a rapidly changing industry.

Atlanta, Georgia

- Responsible for leading the global engineering teams for the Products Division.- Systems included: Financial Merchandise Planning, Assortment Planning, Purchasing, Allocation, Replenishment, Forecasting, and Business Intelligence.- Transformed the team to use agile methodology and increased productivity- Transformed QA processes to deliver our product with dependable quality for our customers

- Responsible for leading the development, integration, and support of Merchandising Systems for Macy’s.- Systems included: Financial Merchandise Planning, Assortment Planning, Ordering, Allocation, Replenishment, Private Label, Reporting and Analytics, Business Intelligence, and Enterprise Portal.- Played a leadership role in driving key initiatives at Macy’s including division consolidation and mergers, MyMacy’s, and Omni-channel.- Member of Macy’s Systems and Technology Operating Committee.- Responsible for building and maintaining relationships with Macy’s line of business senior executives to manage the software development portfolio and operational management of the systems.- Managed an annual budget of 20-30 million for capital and expense required to support the business unit including: FTE and contractor costs, hardware, software expense, travel, and other expenses.

John'S Creek, Ga

- Led the creation of the new Systems Development Services organization to drive program management, process creation, and architecture standards for Macy’s Systems Development organization of approximately 1000 associates.- Program Executive for Macy’s acquisition of May Department Stores. Primary technology liaison to Macy’s senior management to coordinate all activities to successfully execute the smooth transition of many nameplates and hundreds of department stores into Macy’s systems and processes.

John'S Creek, Ga

Responsible for leading the development, integration, and support of custom and 3rd party software to support the merchant community 3000 employees. Systems included: Order Management, Private Label, and Inventory Management. Led the creation of a Project Management Office. Team consisted of approximately 80 employees and contractors.

John'S Creek, Ga

Led the creation of the Bloomingdales.com development team in New York and Atlanta. Responsible for leading the development of the first bloomingdales.com ecommerce site utilizing new web-based technologies.

John'S Creek, Ga

Responsible for leading a team of 30 employees to develop, implement, and support transportation and distribution systems for Macy’s. Implemented new solutions that enabled Macy’s to remove 150 million/year in costs from their supply-chain.

Norcross, Ga

Lead the development of client/server based logistics systems and developed and implemented technical solutions utilizing new architecture.

Norcross, Ga

Performed all aspects of the project lifecycle for custom retail credit system development and support.

Jacksonville, Fl

Analyzed specifications, designed, developed, and tested software for mortgage loan processing.