Jeni Hutchins
PHILADELPHIA,PA
Summary
Strategic thinker with a dynamic growth mindset, a passion for learning, and the capacity to energize a team. Exceptional communicator and change agent with a strong power of observation, able to simplify complex problems to drive results.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
VP, DIVISIONAL MERCHANDISE MANAGER
Five Below
02.2016 - Current
- Lead, empower, and engage merchants, planning, allocation, product development, and marketing partners to drive $660m in annual sales.
- Execute company's vision for growth; leveraging scale and influence to achieve financial goals to increasing profitability and sales per average store, while decreasing style count and inventory levels.
- Cultivate strong relationships with key stakeholders, including customers, vendors, supply chain partners, global sourcing offices to promote long-term success.
- Lead cross-functional leadership team to establish a new go to market process that aligns merchant vision with corporate financial goals to improve efficiency and establish consistency across product worlds.
- Developed new revenue streams by identifying growth opportunities in Jewelry, Furniture, Pet and Plush categories.
- Cultivate company-wide culture of innovation and collaboration, spearheading Seasonal Strategies cross departments to drive relevancy with our customer.
- Change champion in opening our India sourcing office, partnering with global team, identifying immediate transition plan, and opening Season $12m in cost orders written.
Senior Buyer
Urban Outfitters, Inc.
02.2002 - 02.2016
- Cultivated valuable partnerships internally and externally across designers, product development, licensing agents, studios, artists, vendors and brands to drive relevancy and disruption.
- Led and inspired a team to redefine the home entertain categories through a customer shift in preferences and lifestyle.
- Collaborated closely with planning and allocation to develop regional and segmented strategies to optimize store and customer experience.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Design And Merchandising
Drexel University
Philadelphia, PASkills
- Team Builder
- Relationship Cultivator
- Customer Enthusiast
- Product Innovator
Affiliations
- Drexel University Retail Advisory Board Member
Timeline
VP, DIVISIONAL MERCHANDISE MANAGER
Five Below
02.2016 - Current
Senior Buyer
Urban Outfitters, Inc.
02.2002 - 02.2016
Bachelor of Arts - Design And Merchandising
Drexel University