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Stratham, Nh, Us

Sultan, Wa, Us

Seattle, Us

Executive responsible for leading a team of Hardgoods merchants in achieving annual and 3 year membership, revenue, gross margin, inventory and customer service goals for $2B+ in company annual P&L. Accountable to build, lead & achieve 3-5 year strategic business plans alongside partners in marketing, digital, retail, supply chain, visual merchandising and sustainability. Build and maintain excellent relationships with strategic industry partners and vendors, in order to achieve mutual goals of sales, profitability, and brand positioning.

Beaverton, Or, Us

Led a team of internal consultants (Global Demand Supply Management, Operations, and Technology) to develop a 5-year, multi-billion, Supply Chain capability roadmap for Enterprise growth by identifying white space opportunities, RFPs/RFIs, M&A activities and facilitating workshops with Nike ELT.

Beaverton, Or, Us

Navigated Converse Asia during COVID-19 with a P&L of $1.2B in Omni channel sales; established new teams and led >600 staff in Greater China and Korea to determine and deliver strategy such as new product assortments, categories, product channels, leveraging social media.Key achievements:• Directed all functional Heads enterprise-wide including Product, Merchandising, Marketing, Commercial, Digital, Tech, Legal and Operations.• Grew business by >17% YTD in top-line revenue during interim role.

Beaverton, Or, Us

Within 3 years of taking on this role, I led Converse Asia to grow from a $280m business to > $1.2B in sales with EBITDA outpacing revenue growth through design, delivery of a 3-year strategic roadmap, and by effectively leading a global team of >30 to execute omnichannel strategies.Key achievements:• Appointed to join Converse Asia’s leadership team, led a series of successful initiatives such as creating artificial demand via hot product shortages, revamping site and categories, which grew business from $200m to >$1bn annual retail sales.• Developed line ranges and segmented assortments for varying consumer audience groups which expanded market reach and brand awareness.• Introduced new seasonal plans, optimized supply-demand and implemented Retail Excellence across marketplace including real estate management, allocation, service KPIs, brand spend and performance marketing.

Beaverton, Or, Us

During the term of this role, I led a large team dedicated to developing and implementing change for both merchandising and wholesale functions across the entire North America region. Key achievement:• Increased Sportwear growth (35%) by streamlining cross-merchandising efforts through delegation of multi-disciplinary teams across the organization

Hoffman Estates, Illinois, Us

Head of Strategy and Development for Shop Your Way Loyalty program. In charge of developing and creating a nationwide-network of coalition loyalty program to serve Sears members across all channels.

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Initially hired as a Financial Strategy Analyst, was promoted four times during the span of a career at Target specializing in developing novel strategies, programs and products. 2006-2008: Financial Strategy Analyst2008-2012: Senior Manager: Strategy2012-2014: General Manager: Mobile Electronics and Director InnovationKey achievements:• Directed team of 24 strategists, project managers and engineers to enhance Target’s guest experience through a robust 5-year strategic roadmap, securing >$500m in annual capital investments and implementation of emerging technologies.• Created Target’s Private Label mobile program (Brightspot) with a new service showcasing deals in partnership with T-Mobile, achieving >$100m annual sales; and Target’s Digital Loyalty Program, Cartwheel, serving >50,000,000 members. • Established Target’s $1bn bedding brand, Threshold across >1,700 stores, as one of the many private labels piloted when serving as an internal consultant for Target.• Brought in as the 5th member of a management team focused on launching a new concept, Target Clinics. Essential role throughout entire lifecycle from financial modelling, pricing, developing best practices, process design, backend technologies to testing and launch.

Mountain View, Ca, Us

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Bs, Economics

Ms, Economics