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Tech savvy, harmonized retail merchant with years of success surpassing sales and profitability goals.Expertise in buying, product development, assortment curation, strategic planning, analysis, and inventory management for Stores, Catalog and Digital platforms. Positive track record of driving profitable Luxury and Off-Price Apparel, Footwear, Handbags, Accessories and Hardline businesses.Core Competencies:➢ Customer 1st mindset, strategic vision, & communicating the story.➢ Financial acumen, maximizing Gross Margin dollars and EBITA.➢ Product development, assortment curation and segmentation.➢ People leadership.➢ Forging new relationships, negotiating large deals, internal and external collaborations.➢ Monitoring competitive sources and outlets.➢ Reengineering processes; database enhancements.Highlights:➢ Developed and implemented, in collaboration with IT, an ad-hoc Business Intelligence (BI) markdown tool, facilitating a seasonal products Gross Margin dollar increase of 17% annually.➢ Partnered cross functionally to curate and produce a bi-annual Flash Sale Footwear Event that initially generated $1.0M in three days and exceeded sales and margin goals by 6%.➢ Spearheaded hindsight analysis, reassessed mid and long term channel assortments for top tier accounts, realizing a 15% overall pairs gain for the F18 season. Contact me at 781-223-1559 for any merchandising opportunities. Open to relocation for the right company fit, as well as contract, remote and interim positions. Let’s chat about how I can add value to your team!
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Senior Merchandise ManagerCharles River Apparel Aug 2021 - PresentSharon, Ma, UsBuild and maintain Market segment/channel assortment strategies, inclusive of developing a product intro and flow plan.Identify opportunities for Market segment/channel growth, utilizing Merchandising Brief competitive analysis and internal performance monitoring as data points.Collaborate with Marketing, Product Development, Design and Sales to develop compelling product assortments and stories that maximize Brand perception and Market growth.Provide leadership and direction to develop a collaborative working environment with Key Stakeholders to resolve and recommend ways to continually improve processes.
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Contract Demand PlannerCharles River Apparel Apr 2021 - May 2021Sharon, Ma, Us
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Ceo & OwnerStephanie'S Sourdough Nov 2017 - Mar 2020Applicable Merchant Experience:➢ 552% Increase in Wholesale and 126% increase in Direct to Customer distribution 2019 vs. 2018.➢ Recognized market gap, created brand, developed logo and aesthetic, packaging, and established local presence thru social media, farmer’s market participation and wholesale distribution to coffee shops and farms. stephaniessourdough.com➢ Developed go-to-market process, timing and execution. Evaluated assortment performance, monitored market trends in sales, re-adjusted forecasts and volume expectations based on analytics. ➢ Train and mentor rotating volunteer staff in food science and market participation to maximize location exposures.➢ Collaborated with local entrepreneurs to create events and buzz for our businesses thru pop-up shops and markets at local establishments.
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Merchandise Manager, Women'S Wholesale, Premium And CollectionClarks 2015 - 2017Street, Somerset, Gb➢ Spearheaded deep dive analysis, reassessed mid and long term channel assortments for top tier accounts, actualizing a +15% pairs gain for the Canadian Channel for F18: 2016. ➢ Partnered with DMM to develop and implement seasonal directed assortments consistent with key brand initiatives and financial expectations.➢ Managed financial results of $195M by channel and key accounts against budgets; category mix, unit, revenue, gross margin, ASP and forecast accuracy.➢ Cross-collaboration with Inventory Management and Wholesale Sales Operations teams maintained focus and drove +19% pairs growth for the Independent and L.A. channels: 2016.➢ Communicate all NA forecast metrics, (Wholesale, Retail and Off-Price), to Global partners in accordance with Go To Market dates, partnering cross-functionally to facilitate timeliness of submissions. -
Merchandise Planning ManagerRuelala.Com 2006 - 2014Boston, Ma, Us➢ Partnered cross functionally to curate and produce a bi-annual Flash Sale Footwear Event that initially generated $1.0M in three days and exceeded sales and margin goals by 6%.➢ Generated residual sales of $73.0M with a 5% increase vs. budget, +534 Basis Points over budget GM%, and Inventory turn of 5.2 vs. a 5.0 budget: 2013.➢ Developed and implemented, in collaboration with IT, an ad-hoc Business Intelligence (BI) markdown tool, facilitating a seasonal products Gross Margin dollar increase of 17%: 2012.➢ Created and published weekly sales and inventory dashboard for leadership team, highlighting SWOT and actionable go forward strategies; led monthly meeting to recap.➢ Grow and develop staff of one planning analyst. -
Merchandise Planning ManagerJ. Jill 2002 - 2006Quincy, Ma, Us➢ Generated a 10% increase over Plan Sales with a 33% increase in Gross Margin dollars over the prior year, utilizing expertise in managing key item drivers, and applying enhanced good, better, best, pinnacle assortment store planning: 2005.➢ Drove management of sales, margin and inventory totaling $90M for Retail Stores and Catalog / DTC. -
Account Executive - Dkny, Ck, And Nine West Ladies BeltsThe Max Leather Group 2001 - 2002➢ Increased wholesale shipping +23%: 2001; +14%: 2002.➢ Remote employee; program discontinued: 2002.
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Merchandise Planning Manager - GarmentsLaura Ashley, Inc. 2000 - 2001New York, Ny, Us➢ Empowered and directed allocation team of eight to maximize sales and inventory turn by location.➢ Company relocated in 2001. -
Buyer - Handbags And Small Leather GoodsFilenes Basement 1999 - 2000➢ On-boarded target vendor partners, facilitating in increased penetrations of bridge and designer merchandise +16% and sales +12%: 1999.➢ Position eliminated with first chapter 11 filings in 1999.
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Buyer - Small Leather Goods And BeltsBloomingdale'S 1994 - 1999New York, Ny, Us➢ Increased sales 16% and improved overall departmental markup% +1.55 points: 1997.➢ Developed Italian Private Label Small Leather Goods (SLG) table programs resulting in $100K sales at 48% GM: Q4 1997.➢ Attained sales increase of +5% over plan, +25% YOY, and +.50 in Gross Margin percent: 1996.➢ Conceptualized and executed Small Leather Goods (SLG) and Belt floor set and visual presentation for new California doors: 1996.➢ Promoted from within: Assistant Buyer of SLG & Belts to Buyer of SLG & Belts: 1994.➢ Promoted from within: Merchandising Assistant, Shoes in Federated, Inc. to Assistant Buyer of SLG & Belts, Bloomingdales: 1993.
Stephanie Bennett Skills
Stephanie Bennett Education Details
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University At AlbanyBusiness And Psychology
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Stephanie Bennett works for Charles River Apparel
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Stephanie Bennett's current role is Senior Merchandise Manager at Charles River Apparel.
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Stephanie Bennett attended University At Albany.
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Stephanie Bennett has skills like Footwear, Merchandising, Handbags, Retail, Leather, Jewelry, Visual Merchandising, Management, Multi Channel Retail, Merchandise Planning, Assortment, Marketing.
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