James Bunn

Recognized by management for strong performance and promoted to Director of Sales, overseeing Costco & Target accounts.

• Exceeded $32MM in Fall 2023 sales.
• Managed entire global sourcing and logistics teams, overseeing end-to-end supply chain operations.
• Implemented effective sourcing and costing strategies, resulting in increased profitability for both the company and customers.
• Collaborated with customer buying teams to develop targeted assortments and regional product strategies, optimizing productivity performance.

• Managed and ensured the success of top dress shirt brands like Dockers, Ben Sherman, Nautica, Esquire, and Lucky.
• Oversaw all aspects of the supply chain from start to finish: acted as the main contact for licensors, ensured successful brand design development, implemented effective sourcing strategies, established production and shipping schedules, coordinated product sell-in and customer sell-through.
• Managed account base of multiple national retail brands including Men’s Wearhouse, Nordstrom Rack, DXL Big & Tall, TJX Companies, Ross Stores, Burlington Stores, and Amazon.
• Identified regional and climate specific opportunities and developed targeted assortments to maximize each brand’s sell-thru performance and productivity.

• Managed JCPenney Stores, the largest volume account for the Van Heusen Brand.
• Exceeded $31MM in Fall 2014 sales in first season with brand.
• Identified regional and climate specific opportunities and developed targeted assortments to maximize brand’s sell-thru performance and productivity.

Joined the brand in 2012 to manage The BonTon, Stage, Peebles, and Boscov’s department stores. Recognized by management for strong performance and advanced to Account Executive II position in 2013. Launched account with Kohl’s, the largest volume account for the IZOD Brand.

• Achieved #1 volume account rank for the IZOD brand.
• Maximized sell-thru’s by planning and building national all-door assortments, tailored to specific climates and regional needs.
• Collaborated with Kohl’s to create impactful shops with brand specific fixtures, negotiated floor locations, and managed installation process.

• Promoted to Account Executive in PVH’s Neckwear division, responsible for multiple department store accounts, including Belk, The BonTon, and Macy’s.com.
• Grew Macys.com business to #1 volume .com account, more than doubling the business from 2011 to 2012.
• Developed and honed product assortment building skills.

Promoted to Sales Coordinator within 7 months of employment due to strong work ethic and analytical skills. Responsible for managing the entire Branded Dress Shirt division.

• Gained Account Executive responsibilities for IZOD Dress Shirts for Bob’s Stores.
• Created seasonal brand bookings recaps to analyze basic to fashion ratios, collar breakdowns, and fit & color percentages while determining the percentage of recommended styles booked.
• Analyzed sales metrics to determine monthly and seasonal best and worst sellers for business reviews, while also maintaining and updating WalMart's weekly sales and stock reports.

In the absence of a training program, I launched my PVH career as the executive assistant to the President of the Branded Dress Shirt Group.

• Served as point person for the Van Heusen Brand Team’s presentations to Operating Committee and Board of Directors.
• Compiled monthly budget recaps and coordinated seasonal and yearly budget submissions.
• Created annual bookings/fiscal comparison reports to efficiently analyze each brand’s performance.