Morgan Thomson Email & Phone Number

Columbus, Ohio, United States

Lead Merchant on all non Jeans Bottoms Categories: Pants, Shorts, Skirts, & Knit Bottoms. Additional experience on Fleece Tops (2 years) and Woven Tops (8 months)Played a key role in leading the Pants cross-functional team to achieve the best year ever in sales $, margin $, and AUR, through quick read and react strategies airing 225K units, spending $1.4M on air dollars resulting in $7.9M in salesMaximized second layer trend in Fleece Tops, comping +75% in 2022, resulting in best Q1/Q2 ever for NA driving growth in both bottom line and top line.

Columbus, Ohio Area

Analyzed changing customer shopping behaviors during covid-19 pandemic and restructured product line based on learnings, resulting in 2020 still comping +5% to 2019 and the highest annual margin dollars for Fleece Tops since 2013.Prioritized fit accuracy and listened to the customer by monitoring customer feedback and reviews to achieve one of the lowest return rates in the Brand Gender at 8%. Collaborated with global partners in EMEA and APAC regions on pre-season strategies and curated assortments based on each region’s customer preferences to maximize profit

Columbus, Ohio Area

Kelley School Of Business

- Manage a highly selective undergraduate organization, comprised of 50 members, dedicated to developing and practicing effective professional selling skills- Developed a $20,000 budget and managed funds throughout the year.- Participate in sales competitions internally and externally for our prestigious corporate sponsors, ultimately improving communication and selling skills

Columbus, Ohio Area

Worked at the A&F headquarters in a 10 week internship program providing comprehensive training for the Merchant role. Helped to manage every aspect of production from conception to the sales floor. Worked with international partners to handle production for a specific clothing category, researched trends and competitors to forecast new ideas and successes for upcoming seasons, and partnered with cross-functional team members to maximize the category's financial success.

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

-Owned a training session at a Product Launch National Sales Meeting that allowed the sales force to gather more information on the new product as well as master sales techniques.-Trained in Conceptual and Strategic Selling, Scroll Motion's Work Cloud & Smart Studio, Decision Making, 'How to be Creative', and Executive Presence. - Assisted in a global launch of a sales training and communication app- Analyzed data collected from field employees- Coordinated logistics for two sales conferences in the months of June and July

Bachelor'S Degree, Marketing, International Business, And Sales

Activities and Societies: Pi Beta Phi, Indiana University Dance Marathon, American Marketing Association, Indiana University Student.

Core 40 With Academic Honors, 4.2

Activities and Societies: Academy Of Finance, National Honor Society, Camp Tecumseh Counselor, Freshmen Mentor