Dynamic Results-Focused Leader Committed to Optimizing Multi-Site Merchandising, Planning & Allocation Initiatives

Multi-Site Retail Operations Management ￨ New Business Development ￨ Team Building

Strategic Analysis / Planning ￨ Trends Tracking ￨ Budget Control ￨ Merchandising ￨ Allocation

eCommerce ￨ Omni-Channel Strategies ￨ Forecasting ￨ Wholesale Financial Planning ￨ Best Praxxxxxxices

Multimillion-Dollar Store Sales ￨ OTB Financial Plans ￨ Inventory Control ￨ Regulatory Compliance

Highly Accomplished Retail Executive who drives companywide growth, creates targeted initiatives, provides world-class produxxxxxxs / services, and cultivates a strong company image with superior quality. Top Performer who offers solutions-centric critical thinking for insightful, change-oriented results to align with a company s vision, value, and goals while maintaining up-to-date industry trends awareness. Ambitious Self-Starter who excels at analyzing customer needs, identifying lucrative opportunities, defining strategies for capturing new business, and attaining leverage in competitive markets. Out-of-the-Box Thinker who rises above multi-site retail business challenges to improve the bottom line and achieve winning outcomes, including quickly adapting to evolving scenarios. Excellent Communicator who develops synergistic relationships with senior-level decision-makers, retail / business teams, and customers of diverse cultural, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds, and who leads multidisciplinary peers by example and with ethics and integrity.

Nine West Holdings, Inc., New York, NY

(2015 Present)

Vice President Merchandising ￨ Planning ￨ Allocation

Capitalize on the opportunity to lead forward-thinking merchandising, planning, and allocation across 170 stores generating $200 million in annual sales, including recruiting, mentoring, and managing a profit-driven team of 1 Vice President, 3 Direxxxxxxors, 2 Buyers, 2 Assistant Buyers, 2 Senior Planners, 2 Planners, and 6 Merchandise Analysts in continually driving success in competitive retail markets. Develop top-line budgets by concept in collaboration with the Executive Vice President of Merchandising and CFO of Retail Operations. Conceptualize business-specific strategies encompassing all assortment planning, OTB financial plans, and store plans and profiles, including key item management and promotions. Develop omni-channel strategies between traditional brick and mortar and eCommerce businesses. Lead targeted monthly business reviews to deliver revised sales, margin, and inventory forecasts for corporate teams.

Key Accomplishments

  Developed a new class-level planning struxxxxxxure by axxxxxxively incorporating best praxxxxxxices.

  Demonstrated a proven track record of recruiting and hiring high-quality, value-centric staff.

  Completely overhauled the Planning Department, including restruxxxxxxuring and refocusing key goals.

  Promoted enhanced accuracy of seasonal rollouts, as well as development of better produxxxxxx assortments.

The Jones Group, Inc., New York, NY

(1995 2015)

Jones New York Outlet Stores ￨ Kasper Outlet Stores

Jones eCommerce Division ￨ Wholesale Financial & Merchandise Planning

Vice President of Planning & Allocation RTW (2010 2015)

Utilized broad scope of industry knowledge toward direxxxxxxing eCommerce, wholesale financial, and merchandising planning across 135 stores with 12+ accounts and special markets collexxxxxxively generating $100 million in annual sales. Recruited, mentored, and managed a highly qualified multidisciplinary team of 1 Vice President, 3 Direxxxxxxors, 3 Senior Planners,7 Planners, 5 Associate Planners, and 6 Merchandise Analysts dedicated to exceeding daily objexxxxxxives. Developed comprehensive strategies to manage all facets of business, including assortment planning, OTB financial plans, store plans and profiles, as well as key item management and promotional strategies.

Key Accomplishments

  Developed top-line budgets by concept in partnership with senior-level leadership teams.

  Delivered revised sales, margin, and inventory forecasts via detailed monthly business reviews.

  Incorporated best praxxxxxxices across RTW and partner to develop new class-level planning struxxxxxxures.

  Developed omni-channel strategies between traditional brick-and-mortar and eCommerce businesses.

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The Jones Group, Inc., New York, NY

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Jones New York Outlet Stores ￨ Kasper Outlet Stores ￨ Anne Klein Outlet Stores

Vice President of Planning (2003 2010)

Strategically steered corporate best praxxxxxxices for merchandise planning within a start-up apparel division, including recruiting, training, mentoring, and managing a top-performing merchandising planning team for apparel and web operations. Direxxxxxxed inventory, sales, and markdowns axxxxxxivities. Continually managed Arthur Planning System efforts, including promoting synergistic training, compliance, and enhancement recommendations (i.e. new open-to-buy format).

Key Accomplishments

  Profitably led planning initiatives across 200 stores generating $170 million in sales.

  Continually identified and mitigated risks while recognizing new business prospexxxxxxs.

  Developed new open-to-buy process for RTW division to optimize produxxxxxx opportunities.

Easy Spirit Specialty & Outlet Stores ￨ Stein Mart Stores

Vice President of Planning (2000 2003)

Developed lucrative merchandise plans at both category and company levels for key sales, margin, inventory, and receipts.

Key Accomplishments

  Seamlessly maintained the company s Arthur Planning System.

  Led all training, compliance, and enhancement recommendations.

Easy Spirit Retail Stores

Direxxxxxxor of Planning & Allocation (1999 2000)

Maximized bottom-line results by developing budget sales plans at the category level in dollars and units within Arthur.

Key Accomplishments

  Expertly administered Arthur Planning System, and participated in MMS Allocation System rollout.

Nine West Specialty Stores

Direxxxxxxor of Allocation (1999)

Drove business growth as the recognized first-ever Direxxxxxxor of Allocation in Nine West s history. Continually managed critical store inventory and receipts per plan. Developed and updated store assessment rankings and unit assortment plans.

Key Accomplishments

  Developed results-generating store sales plans based on budgets.

  Collaborated with merchant group to develop total store assessments.

Nine West Specialty Stores

Merchandise Planner (1998 1999)

Expertly developed and managed high-level category plans by season, month, and week in both dollars and units, including coordinating high-volume inventory levels, sales, markdowns, turn, receipts, and margin to meet core objexxxxxxives.

Key Accomplishments

  Re-forecast monthly sales and inventory to trend and deliver recommendations to merchant group.

Nine West Specialty Stores

Retail Direxxxxxxor (1995 1998)

Played a vital role in managing fast-paced, multi-site retail locations, including training, mentoring, and managing customer service-focused associates while developing targeted sales plans, open-to-buy, and assortment plans for all stores.

Key Accomplishments

  Successfully generated $35 million in business across 60 Midwest locations.

  Conceptualized and developed dynamic region-specific marketing initiatives.

Bachelor of Science in Education Springfield College

Microsoft Word ￨ Microsoft Excel ￨ MMS Store Planning & Allocation ￨ SAP BI ￨ Arthur Planning System

Member, TWO / TEN Foundation, Inc. ￨ Member, AMPA

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Dear__________________:

I am exploring a new career opportunity within a challenging [ Insert Job Title ] role, and I believe that I can make a positive contribution to your bottom-line performance.

To acquaint you with my background, I offer proven talents in Multi-Site Retail Operations Management, Multimillion-Dollar Store Sales, New Business Development, Team Building / Training, Best Praxxxxxxices, and Customer Service. I am also well-versed in Strategic Analysis / Planning, Trends Tracking, Merchandising, Allocation, Budget Control, Forecasting, Wholesale Financial Planning, OTB Financial Plans, eCommerce, and Inventory Control, among other areas. Furthermore, I consistently achieve winning outcomes due to my superior skills in critical thinking, time management, communications, workflow prioritization, and attention to detail. To complement this experience, please note that I achieved a Bachelor of Science in Education from Springfield College.

Currently, as the Vice President of Merchandising, Planning & Allocation for Nine West Holdings, Inc., I successfully direxxxxxx all facets of the aforementioned business efforts across 170 stores generating $200 million in annual sales, including recruiting, mentoring, and managing a profit-driven team of 1 Vice President, 3 Direxxxxxxors, 2 Buyers, 2 Assistant Buyers, 2 Senior Planners, 2 Planners, and 6 Merchandise Analysts in continually driving success. Within this role, I accurately develop top-line budgets by concept in collaboration with the Executive Vice President of Merchandising and CFO of Retail Operations. I also conceptualize business-specific strategies encompassing all assortment planning, OTB financial plans, and store plans and profiles, including key item management and promotions.

A sample of my recent accomplishments include:

  Developing a new class-level planning struxxxxxxure by axxxxxxively incorporating key best praxxxxxxices.

  Completely overhauling the Planning Department, including restruxxxxxxuring and refocusing goals.

  Promoting enhanced accuracy of seasonal rollouts and development of better produxxxxxx assortments.

  Leading business reviews to deliver revised sales, margin, and inventory forecasts for corporate teams.

  Developing omni-channel strategies between traditional brick and mortar and eCommerce businesses.

As this is just an example of my abilities, please refer to my enclosed resume for additional executive-level leadership experience with high-profile The Jones Group, Inc.

I am eager to discuss how my qualifications uniquely match your current and future needs, and look forward to interviewing with you soon.

Sincerely,

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