Nihar Shah Email & Phone Number

Dallas, TX, US

Ridgefield Park, NJ, US

Ridgefield Park, NJ, US

Ridgefield Park, NJ, US

Ridgefield Park, NJ, US

Dallas, TX, US

Dallas, Texas, US

Plano, Texas, US

• Lead multiple strategic, cross-functional growth initiatives critical to achieving the company’s long-range plan
• Created a new end-to-end product development process to improve speed to market by 40% across Apparel and Home
• Drove content for and facilitated company’s annual strategic planning process that is tracking to achievement of 3-year EBITDA target
• Established new tools and processes to better integrate consumer insights into product development and buying process
• Created analytic framework to optimize growth across the merchandise portfolio, resulting in outperformance relative to peer set

Plano, Texas, US

• Drove cross-functional strategic planning efforts for multiple business units that generated over $7B in sales annually
• Utilized consumer insights to advise senior business leaders across apparel, home and omni-channel divisions
• Developed scope and business case, reviewed structure, and assisted in analysis of primary research projects
• Led cross-functional team to develop strategy leading to 3 straight years of double-digit comp sales growth in active categories
• Provided monthly competitive intelligence reports to senior business leaders on key competitors

Worldwide, OO

• Facilitated senior executive-level workshops to develop five-year strategic plan for a $2B global fashion-apparel retailer
• Led development of new real estate evaluation methodology that predicted revenue potential of new sites based on demographic and socio-economic variables in surrounding areas for $2B global fashion-apparel retailer
• Implemented governance and program management process for cross-functional projects within $2B global fashion-apparel retailer
• Led seven different project teams focused on improving merchandising capabilities for the U.S. website to deliver a better customer experience and grow sales ~$80 million per year for a leading global mass merchant.

Cincinnati, Ohio, US

• Developed Canadian launch strategies for Bounty Basic and Extra Soft targeting new consumer segments to maximize NPV payout. Launch analysis involved multiple iterations, using sales team forecasts, to determine.
• Maximized return on investment (utilizing input from the customer, marketing and consumer market knowledge teams) of new marketing strategy for Bounty Extra Soft in the US, expected to grow distribution 100% over the.
• Member of cross-functional Bounty Extra Soft team that worked on long-term product strategies.

US

• Created long-term strategic assortments for men’s tops, a $110 million business annually, by analyzing consumer trends, conducting ROI analysis on potential buys, negotiating costs from vendors and working with.
• Negotiated over $700,000 in cost concessions from top four strategic vendors and over $1,000,000 in receipt cancellations, minimizing markdown liability and increasing yearly profit.
• Designed print advertising for targeted demographic across all 12 states of operation utilizing compelling products and layouts.
• Maintained constant communication with an average of 15 vendor partners to discuss weekly business results, negotiate costs and flow timings, give order projections for upcoming season and look for business.
• Managed private-label brand direction and integrity by guiding product design and sourcing teams, which resulted in an increase of 20% in private-label product penetration.

US

• Managed financial planning and forecasting for men’s pants and suit separates, a total annual volume of $185 million, the highest revenue department in the company.
• Managed and trained Assistant Planning Manager.
• Built financial plan and helped assort successful rollout for Suit Separates in 3 brands resulting in the largest product launch at Mervyns in almost 10 years.
• Reworked $1.25 million margin agreement with Levi’s to collect as a cost discount, resulting in 25% increase in flow-through collection within fiscal year.
• Ran detailed size-analysis resulting in Levi’s adding new waist size, projected to increase sales between 3% - 4% annually on largest-selling model of denim pant.
• Piloted rollout of new planning system and developed integral work-around planning tools for other planning managers to use in the development of seasonal financial plans.

US

• Managed supply and distribution of inventory for programs totaling $60 million in annual business.
• Mentored 3 new trainees to the Business Analyst program.
• Developed receipt forecasts for vendors and communicated frequently with them to ensure efficient supply of goods.
• Managed receipt dollars to minimize inventory investment while maintaining product in-stocks.
• Finished #1 of 24 in training class.

Mba, Finance & Strategy

Bs, Finance & Computer Information Systems