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Bradenton, FL, US

Bradenton, Florida, United States

Greater Milwaukee Area (Leadership Positions With The Bon Ton Since 2000)

✔Championed business strategy of total private brand portfolio, projected to grow from 17% to 33% penetration.✔Positioned sales growth of $50M, +22% in 3 years, from $225M to $275M, surging margins 500 bps above national brands. ✔Grew seasonal placements +40% through improved collaboration and communication process. Additionally, skyrocketed sales targets.

Greater Milwaukee Area

✔Drove highest gross margin rate against previous 5 years, delivering profitability growth of $2.5M +110 basis points, while reducing average inventory investment by $3M or 2% improvement. ✔Success factors were driven by evaluating competitive intelligence, networking trade shows, capitalizing on industry shifting trends and implementing headquarter.

Greater Milwaukee Area

✔Grew sales by $7M +5% and increased profits by $3M +60 basis points, while lowering inventory investment by $24M or 9% improvement. ✔Led the strategic vision to support authoritative assortments through focused impulse strategies and style rationalization. Rebuilt challenging and suppressed vendor relationships by aligning on win-win growth initiatives.

Greater Milwaukee Area

✔Increased top line sales by $2M while maintaining comp average inventory investments. ✔Launched a new e-commerce business generating $7M of new sales. ✔Full accountability for supporting the launch of an all new Planning Division, a change management milestone supporting collaborative merchandising efforts to streamline business efficiencies between.

Greater Milwaukee Area

✔Men's global strategist responsible for the creative insight, development and execution of private label brands to include John Bartlett, Paradise Collections, Ruff Hewn and Kenneth Roberts. ✔Directed a team of product managers and designers that managed an extensive multi-category business including men's sportswear, dress furnishings, men's gifts.

York, Pennsylvania Area

✔Managed, coached and directed Buying team to deliver corporate financial goals in Men's Furnishings. Improved office operating efficiencies and delivered focused presentations by narrowing the vendor matrix, growing key items and identifying new business opportunities. ✔Rebuild classification businesses in pants, dress shirts and personal furnishings.

York, Pennsylvania Area

✔Responsible for buying and managing handbags & small leather goods for The Bon Ton. ✔Elevated private brands to generate over 30% of the department sales, up from a 10% prior baseline. ✔Repositioned leading national brand to establish a headquarter business for Liz Claiborne, Nine West, Fossil and Stone Mountain.

Dayton, Ohio Area

✔Led the buying responsibilities for Men's Dress Shirts, Personal Furnishings, Accessories and Gifts for Elder Beerman Department Stores (pre-merger with The Bon Ton). ✔Focused on new business development to facilitate market share growth. ✔Newness included Men's Gifts, generating $2M sales growth at 50% GM, through seasonal targeted Father's Day and.

Dayton, Ohio Area

✔Developed and managed financial plans, key item ladders and OTB's for all Men's Furnishings and Men's Sportswear departments for Elder-Beerman Stores. ✔Collaborated with Buyers, DMM's and GMM's to maximize top line sales with focused margin improvement and leaner inventory investments.