Multi-talented Senior Executive specializing in Seasonal, GM and Party offerings for retail and wholesale operations. Strong background in strategic planning, financial management and team development. Successful at making positive contributions, and adept at increasing profit margins by growing sales and reducing costs. Focused on optimizing operations and motivating employees while establishing market dominance.
Global focused merchant with expertise in successfully leading and mentoring teams to generate profits. Unique combination of strategic vision, sense of urgency to meet tight deadlines and aptitude for managing multiple priorities effectively. Track record of success leveraging highly refined negotiation skills, strong market intuition and business acumen. Key personal traits:
· Keen eye for product creation and innate sense for consumer trends. Skilled in the development of private brands. Track record of building new programs that reflect ambitious profit margins.
· Extensive global network of vendors and factories. Have strong working relationships both domestic and international. Able to engage manufacturers to support development of product.
· Strong category planning and analytical skills. Strategize with business partners and identify viable options, examining sourcing, supply chain, and marketing aspects of the business.