Nancy Schmidt Email & Phone Number

New York City

Promoted to take on additional responsibility for total cosmetics to include Prestige, Impulse Beauty and M.COM. Total sales Volume $2.2 billion. Responsible for driving sales and profitability of an $800 million division prestige color cosmetics division that included; Chanel, Dior, Shiseido, and Clarins, as well as makeup artistry for Bobbi Brown, M.A.C, Laura Mercier, Bare Escentuals, Philosophy, NARS, and YSL. Negotiate innovative marketing ideas and identify key opportunities for growth. Supervised 15, plus seven direct reports.• Reversed negative sales with prestige brands and executed a three-pronged strategy that included intense negotiations with prestige brand executives, concentrated mentoring with regional directors who had critical care departments, and close communication with staffing to ensure sufficient beauty advisors at the counters to build the business. • Hand-selected to manage a team of nine additional staff members in San Francisco. Developed training and development programs, ensuring that the team was effectively incorporated into the Macy’s corporate culture.

Greater New York City Area

Spearhead all aspects of a $995 million business during a transition period as four divisions were merged into one. Conceptualized and implemented a vision for Macy’s fragrance division. Supervised 15 professional staff.• Drove strong growth in fragrances despite the economic climate by unifying policies and procedures and developing a merchandising strategy that was consistent with the Macy’s brand and focus.• One of only two cosmetic Senior Vice Presidents who were asked to remain on board with Macy’s when four divisions were merged into one in 2009, with headquarters in New York City (NYC).

Macy'S Florida

Recruited by CEO of Macy’s Florida to turn around the cosmetics division at Carson Pirie Scott. Supervised 25, plus five direct reports.• Grew sales from $180 million to $230 million by developing a pervasive cosmetics culture within Macy’s. • Increased cosmetic division’s presence in advertising, in stores, and in the minds of senior management who had previously focused on ready-to-wear.• Created a meaningful career path for beauty advisors and counter managers, positions that suffered from low pay and high turnover. • Developed comprehensive training programs that extended beyond the scope of the cosmetics division, and collaborated with Human Resources, staffing, and store management to ensure cosmetics associates were in the pipeline for all store promotions.

Greater Milwaukee Area