John Musacchio
Saco,ME
Summary
With a 20 year career in luxury retail sales, management and an implementation of buying, business and marketing strategies, I am proud of the work I have accomplished in the Southern Maine market. I have launched multiple stores in my career and I have built a loyal following of customers. I currently manage a business that produces more than two million dollars in sales annually.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
General Manager/Menswear Buyer/Inventory Manager
Portland Dry Goods
01.2012 - Current
- Involved in every aspect of running a sales floor and managing staff
- I take extreme pride in building long lasting relationships with customers
- Full command of Retail Edge, Lightspeed and Heartland POS systems. Operate and train staff on that knowledge
- Work with wholesale brand representatives to buy store product assortment
- Project buying trends, use an Open to Buy model to plan seasonal assortments
- Expert in retail merchandising and store layouts
Store Manager/Buyer
Barbour by David Wood & David Wood Clothiers
01.2008 - 01.2012
- Responsible for opening and operating Barbour by David Wood, a specialty store that exclusively sold the British outerwear brand Barbour
- Hired staff, ran schedules and reported sales figures to Barbour Inc
- Met and exceeded sales goals, strong customer relationships
- In addition, I was also the head buyer of Barbour by David Wood and assisted the owner David Hodgkins with operating and managing his own store David Wood Clothiers.
Project Manager
Rouges Gallery
01.2006 - 01.2007
- I was hired by Alex Carleton, a national menswear designer to manage the opening of Rouges Gallery's first retail location in Portland ME
- I was given an empty commercial space in Portland's Old Port and managed a team who designed, sub-contracted and launched the Rouges Gallery store
- Rouges Gallery was a brand that received national attention and was written up in the New York Times among many other industry publications
- Bought store assortment and merchandised and designed the store layout
Assistant Manager, Top Producer
Joseph’s of Portland
01.2004 - 01.2006
- I was hired to sell high end menswear that included custom suits, jackets, trousers and shirting
- I quickly rose to become the top selling producer at the store and was promoted to assistant manager
- I learned how to measure men for made to measure clothing and worked closely with store tailor to mark garments for alteration
- Assisted the owner with buying decisions
Education
Some College -
University of Southern Maine
Portland, MEAssociates Degree - Biology
Essex Community College
Baltimore, MD1996
High School Diploma -
Fallston High School
Fallston, MD1993
Skills
- Customer focused
- Relationship building
- Communication
- Collaboration
- Brand development
- Inventory management
- Visual merchandising
- Business development
Passions
I have built two professional grade Pompeii style pizza ovens. I fed Martha Stewart my pizza at a party I catered and she claimed it to be the best she has had. I enjoy travel, snowboarding, exploring coastal Maine, family, friends & playing my Telecaster guitar.
References
- Nathan Deyesso, 207-653-0175, ndeyesso@gmail.com
- Nathan Kimball, 207-650-2487, nkimble@benchmarkmaine.com
- Mark S. Browne, 207-423-0154, tenmsb@gmail.com
Timeline
General Manager/Menswear Buyer/Inventory Manager
Portland Dry Goods
01.2012 - Current
Store Manager/Buyer
Barbour by David Wood & David Wood Clothiers
01.2008 - 01.2012
Project Manager
Rouges Gallery
01.2006 - 01.2007
Assistant Manager, Top Producer
Joseph’s of Portland
01.2004 - 01.2006
Some College -
University of Southern Maine
Associates Degree - Biology
Essex Community College
High School Diploma -
Fallston High School