John Samuel Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

New York, Ny, Us

New York, Ny, Us

John drives EBITDA transformation programs that focus on improvements in processes, tools, and organization across the entire retail operation. He has partnered with C-Suite executives around the world to lead dozens of complex analytics projects across specialty, department, global brands, drug store, mass retail, and category killer retail companies.AlixPartners is a leading global business advisory firm of results-oriented professionals who specialize in creating value and restoring performance at every stage of the business life cycle. We thrive on our ability to make a difference in high-impact situations and deliver sustainable, bottom-line results.Specialties: Retail Growth Strategies, Analytics, Merchandising, Planning, Ecommerce, Stores, Supply Chain, Operations, and Consumer

New York, Ny, Us

New York, Ny, Us

John delivers projects with CEOs, CMOs, CFOs, CIOs, Heads of Digital, Planning, and Supply Chain. In addition to client work, John is internally responsible for creating thought leadership, business development, and service capabilities.He leads strategic assessments, designs organizations, processes, and solutions, implements transformational projects, and manages change for clients in the Retail industry including department store, specialty apparel, global brands, grocery, home improvement, and drug store companies.John regularly speaks at industry events (e.g. Harvard Business School Retail & Luxury Goods Conference, RILA Conference) and writes for publications (e.g. Apparel Magazine).***Sample Client Engagements***CUSTOMER ANALYTICS• Partnered with leading analytics provider to leverage choice modeling in merchandise financial planning, assortment planning, allocation, pricing, and customer insights at a leading department storeOMNICHANNEL CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE• Defined three-year omnichannel customer experience, org., and process roadmap at a luxury department store retailer through 10+ strategic workshops with CEO, CMO, and CFOCROSS-FUNCTIONAL (MANUFACTURING, SALES, MERCH., PLANNING, SUPPLY CHAIN, & IT)• Designed and implemented a rapid response capability for a $30B+ global brand to identify trends, forecast demand, confirm customer orders, produce goods in-season, and ship product to storesMERCHANDISING• Designed and implemented merchandising roles, processes, and tools for a preseason conceptual assortment planning, assortment optimization, and inventory analytics at a department store for private label and global brandsPLANNING• Designed and implemented planning org., process, and systems for end to end planning including MFP, buy planning, OTB management, allocation, replenishment, and hind-sighting for a specialty apparel retailerSUPPLY CHAIN• Defined a ten year $500M+ supply chain investment strategy for a global brand

Bachelor Of Science, Operations Research And Information Engineering

Certificate, Leading With Analytics Powered Strategy

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