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Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Wake Forest, NC

Part of the team that created and developed the wholesale channel in the US market. Grew net sales to $11.5M in 3 years. Developed and managed all elements of the wholesale business with Amazon, Military channels, and Sears Puerto Rico. Participated in contract negotiations, developed annual budgets, managed monthly P & L forecasts, developed assortment.

Wake Forest, NC

Directed the commercial plan for the Gifts and Accessories categories for The Body Shop retail stores. I achieve a 39% improvement in sales over 5 years. Reduced old inventory by 1 million units by modifying store merchandising strategy and using specific events to liquidate excess stock.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Collaborated with Target Corporation and Levi Strauss Sale team to create product forecasts that supported Target's business expectations for the Women's and Girls departments. I developed lift analysis and price elasticity models which drove growth by 73% over a 24 month period.

San Francisco Bay Area

Directed the development of all Levi Womens and Girls demand forecasts. Developed a team to deliver monthly product and size forecasts with an accruacy of 95%. Key contributor to weekly business review meetings with senior executives. Developed analysis which showed key product and account performance and identified actions to improve results and achieve.

Hayward CA

Achieved annual sales of $40 million. Instrumental in launching and developing the Sideout label as a key Junior Own Brand collection that delivered $12 million in sales the first year. Built strong partnerships with vendors to drive sales and achieve gross margin targets.

San Francisco Bay Area

Achieved annual sales volume fo $17 million. Drove improved performance by developing plan-o-grams for furnishing items and built strong partnerships with vendors to drive sales and achieve gross margin targets.