John Haven Email & Phone Number

Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States

Overseeing business development and product strategy as a partner to a host of retailers in North America and worldwide. We are a textiles manufacturer located outside of Coimbatore, India, and produce our goods with integrity, the strictest quality standards, and a commitment to environmentally sound practices - we are run nearly entirely by solar and wind power, and have a zero-discharge policy. Our product certifications include GOTS, Oekotex 300/Made in Green, GRS, RCS, and are socially compliant with an SA8000 certification.

Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States

Swift House was established as a parent company to several branded initiatives coming to market in the near future. Stay tuned for more information as I get these passion projects off the ground!

New York City Metropolitan Area

Offered consulting services within the realm of home furnishings, based on my 20+ years in the field working with some of the industry's most distinguished brands. I can provide expertise and insight into merchandise and assortment strategy, trend and design direction, product development/end-to-end timeline management, domestic and international sourcing solutions, as well as macro/micro market intelligence.Home is my passion and it is a true pleasure helping existing and new brands find their own success within the business of home.

Greater New York City Area

• Lead product development, design and merchandising teams across 6 licensed, 3 owned, and 10+ private label home textiles brands. Licensed relationships include Lacoste, Ted Baker, Scott Living, Splendid, Vera Bradley and Anne Klein.• Managed a global team of 20+ professionals, instituting an entrepreneurial/ownership mindset that drove increased employee retention, productivity and fulfillment.• Cultivated relationships with nearly all North American retailers. Led teams to awarded placements and established preferred supplier status for private label businesses including Martha Stewart Collection, Whim by Martha Stewart, Bee & Willow, Wamsutta, Open House by One Kings Lane, Simply Vera by Vera Wang, Sonoma, Threshold, Opal House, Project 62, Casaluna, Fieldcrest, and Hearth & Hand by Joanna Gaines.• Shifted team mindset and workflow to support a more proactive culture - presenting incremental opportunities to retailers to both drive revenue and position the company as a vital and trusted source of ideas and expertise among external stakeholders.• Nurtured an ever-evolving global network of 50+ vendors, focusing on sustainable and ethically sourced qualities, quality optimization, and speed-to-market initiatives. • Continuously analyzed and optimized in-market assortments through sales analysis and competitive research to ensure product mix enhances the brand and drives productivity.• Implemented new margin strategy that included weighted and blended margin goals to increase profitability and exceed budget targets.• Guided creative vision and trend direction for biannual market presentations, to showcase design, quality, and technique innovation.• Recognized for ability to connect with audiences and called upon as the lead for all major presentations and meetings on behalf of the company.

New York, New York

New York, Ny

• Led global merchandise strategy for bedding, bath, floorcovering & table linens for the Ralph Lauren and Lauren Ralph Lauren brands, with placement in 700+ retail locations across 40 countries. Ensured seasonal line plans were built to exceed plan and margin targets.• Oversaw merchandising and product development for European and Japanese bedding licensees, building the latter into the most profitable of 9 home licensees. • Influenced creative strategy and design direction on product assortments to expand the assortment breadth, create meaningful commercial successes and drive incremental revenue.• Led efforts, in partnership with sourcing team, to re-source production of core programs to achieve opportunistic pricing and improved margin. As a result, both increased margins and reduced retails of top-selling programs by 50-100%.• Relaunched Lauren Ralph Lauren bedding as a trend-relevant and productive brand in global wholesale channels, with goals of reinvigorating the brand and reestablishing prominence within key retailers. As a result, increased door count and exceeded revenue targets.• Developed territory-specific merchandising strategies for international Ralph Lauren Home bedding & bath businesses with the objective of driving productivity and growth. Through effective management of product direction and development, increased door productivity of international businesses to levels 200% above that of domestic distribution.• Reestablished Chaps Home as a leader in the market, providing strategic direction on product mix, design positioning and pricing. Directed one of Kohl’s largest commodity bed and bath program launches.• Selected to participate in inaugural management training program for future senior executives and recognized with “legacy awards” at 5 and 10 year milestones with the company.• Recruited, developed, and supported a highly motivated team with a clear succession plan.

New York, Ny

New York, Ny

• Proudly helped launch the Martha Stewart Signature brand, an all-encompassing multi-channel decorating resource.• Developed assortment plans, style guidelines, and development schedules for furniture, decorator fabric, flooring, rug and paint lines in partnership with General Merchandise Manager, Style Director, and licensed partners.• Created and supervised time and action plans to ensure timely completion of product development, collateral and promotional materials.• Collaborated with Design and Style departments in the creation of and updates to a 15,000-square foot brand showroom.• Analyzed sales data and applied findings to the creation of future assortment plans.• Expanded consumer awareness of the Martha Stewart Signature brand through the development of effective cross-platform marketing campaigns, large-scale consumer events, and custom programs with retailers.

New York, Ny

New York, Ny

New York, Ny

Performed interactive advertising sales and campaign planning functions for this content, community and shopping portal, a partially-owned subsidiary of Hearst Communications.

Bachelor'S Degree, Business Administration & Marketing, Minor In Communications

Activities and Societies: Alpha Kappa Psi

Studies Toward Certificate Program, Interior Design