Kenneth "Kc" Kuntz Email & Phone Number

New Jersey, United States

Licensed in New Jersey with a focus on the coastal communities within Hudson and Monmouth counties. Specializing in Hoboken, Jersey City, Weehawken, Asbury Park, Ocean Grove, Bradley Beach, Avon, Belmar, Spring Lake, Spring Lake Heights, Sea Girt, Manasquan, Brielle, and Wall

New York, United States

Women's Shoes and Handbags

New York, New York

+ Tapped to start and lead 19 committee members to drive engagement through professional and personal development+ Built the strategic vision, mission statement, and calendared programming for 300 colleagues

New York, New York

+ Develop content and activities for +3000 colleagues focused on health and well-being through fitness, mindfulness, and nutrition within an annual budget of $5K+ Implemented Macy’s 1st company-wide meditation program for mental well being+ Created the Macy’s Annual Olympics & Fair focusing on team competition and negotiating external discounts for Macy’s colleagues; 2nd year participation was +500 colleagues engaged+ Branded and programmed our annual January Refresh.Renew.Reset event incorporating mental, physical, and nutritional health

New York, New York

+ Tapped to lead reporting revamp utilized by over 1000 colleagues for financial management + Identified needs, wants, and built consensus resulting in streamline work flow, increase efficiency, and driving better results

New York, New York

Women's Shoes (2018-Present), RTW Contemporary Sportswear and Denim (2015-2018)+ Selected to lead financial strategy maximizing sales and profit for 1 of Macy’s top 5 growth destination businesses, Women’s Shoes, generating $1.5B in revenue+ Develop 3 year plans driving financial and merchandise strategy based on customer and business needs+ Interpret customer trends and adjust in season management strategy maximizing sales, profit, and turn+ Assessed, recruited, hired, and develop talent to own pre and in season financials, build internal and external partnerships, and drive the business + Established self as an influential leader and resource up, down, across the matrix through clear, concise communication, driving solutions, engaging in the business, and continually achieving financial goals + Influence and partner with 134 team members to achieve company goals+ Winner of Macy’s Make Magic Award 2018 for superior results+ Acted for VP Merchandise Finance in high level meetings during sabbatical

New York, New York

+ Pioneered 1st Business Director position in Casual RTW with +$1B in Annual sales+ Championed projects across RTW for Stores & MCOM to drive sales and efficiency+ Established self as the “go to” resource for internal and external system expertise, training, and developing tools to drive sales and profitability+ Identified opportunities and liabilities across brands and channels with NPD group

New York, New York

Fashion Bedding & Sheets+ Retooled assortment strategy to capitalize on digital key items, white space opportunities, and vendors’ key competencies to drive multichannel sales and profitability+ Strategized digital marketing tactics, assets, and sequencing to drive exponential growth+ Surpassed Annual 2013 GM PL & LY by negotiating 28 basis point improvement in buy mark-up and collecting $6M in vendor support+ Drove sales and profitability in Martha Stewart, Charter Club, and additional domestic resources

Greater New York City Area

+ Reversed 2009 down trending business to growth business in 2011 by retooling and localizing assortments, developing product at key price points, and building internal and external partnerships to invest in my strategies; increased seasonal market share 1 to 2 points continually+ Identified opportunities and liabilities across brands and channels with NPD group, digital, and store teams; driving Macy’s to #1 account in Wacoal, Calvin Klein, and DKNY+ Awarded the RTW-2 Fall 2011 Macy’s Make Magic Through Results Award

Greater Chicago Area

+ Selected to implement RTW-2 Planning and Merchandising strategy in the MyMacy’s pilot region; relocated to Chicago and covered 34 stores in 6 districts+ Remotely developed 6 direct reports in their newly created role of District Planner+ Reversed Spring 2008 sales performance -7% to -1% PL in Fall 2008 by improving trends in all districts; drove Coats, Bras, and Juniors, 50% TTL sales, above PL

New York, New York

Buyer for Better Petites: Calvin Klein, Anne Klein, Jones New York, INC, DKNY Jeans, and more• Ranked #1 of 5 in Fall sales performance in Traditional, Neo-Traditional, and Fashion businesses by aggressively pursuing best-selling items, interpreting fashion trends, and class selling• Streamlined INC Petite buy process focusing on classification, trend, and historical needs; reversed down trending sales performance

Greater New York City Area

+ Collaborated with 2 Buyers to drive Annual sales of $66M and beating GM PL by 52 basis points and LY by 179 basis points+ Partnered and drove sales in XOXO, Rampage, BCX, Morgan and more

Washington D.C. Metro Area

+ Buyer Better Missy Sportswear: Liz Claiborne, Private Brand, Jones NY Sport, and more+ Buyer Better Petite Sportswear: Liz Claiborne, Private Brand, Jones NY Collection, and more+ Associate Buyer Better Womens: Rafaella, Private Brand, and more+ Assistant Buyer II Ladies Swimwear: Ralph Lauren, Miraclesuit, Nautica, and more+ Assistant Buyer Men's Pants: Dockers, Hagger, Perry Ellis, and more

Bachelor Of Arts, Political Science And Business

Activities and Societies: Alpha Kappa Psi Professional Business Fraternity, Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Honorary Society.

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