Stephanie Stecker Email & Phone Number

Keyport, New Jersey, US

• Shaped the development and execution of the seasonal product and financial strategies.
• Led assortment planning process through the product life cycle to drive a year-round swimwear business.
• Hired to help build the tools and processes required to merge the product and planning operations to manage sales, margin, and inventory levels.
• Used data analysis to drive short and long term decisions to drive the business.Swimsuits for All has been rated the #1 plus size swimwear brand by NPD. It is THE destination for high-quality, beautiful swimwear for.

New York, US

• Responsible for the Factory Store Women’s wovens business with $120M in sales and over 130 stores.
• Directed class, subclass, and item buys, distorted assortments by store level, maximized store layouts, and planned promotions and markdowns.
• Delivered strong assortments of previous year’s full price collections for both Polo and Lauren brands. Developed new styles and fabrications to meet the needs of the outlet business.
• Presented hindsight recaps frequently with actions to deliver results.Ralph Lauren is a Fortune 500 global leader in the design, marketing and distribution of premium lifestyle products. For more than 50 years, Ralph.

Tokyo, JP

• Led all activities within Merchandising, Planning, and Allocations for the USA business.
• Sales growth from $50M to $250M in 5 years.
• Delivered assortments suitable for the US Western Market, communicating with the teams in Japan when specific product needs were to be addressed.
• Managed store inventory of $25 Million and total inventory of over $130 Million between two warehouses. Reduced excess inventory in stores by managing weekly ship backs to warehouse or transfers between stores.
• Grew team from four members in 2011 to team of eleven in 2013.
• Traveled to Japan frequently to participate in key meetings. Worked extensively to open communications and breakdown cultural barriers.Uniqlo USA is a Japanese originated brand, and is the primary subsidiary of Fast.

Tokyo, JP

Amsterdam, North Holland, NL

• Drove seasonal assortment process, including design concepts, color palette, print and pattern design, as well as style, fabric, and trim selection.
• Planned the buys by item and store level.
• Worked cross-functionally to plan markdowns and promotions.Tommy Hilfiger is one of the world’s leading designer lifestyle brands and is internationally recognized for celebrating the essence of classic American cool.

New York, NY, US

Managed overall performance of department with the largest company volume and 400+ stores.