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Kimberly J. Pytel

STOW,OH

Summary

Dynamic eCommerce Category Merchant with a strong record of driving revenue growth, highlighted by a 17% increase in Yarn & Needle Arts sales at JOANN Stores. Proficient in brand strategy and project management, leveraging data analytics to surpass sales targets and improve customer engagement through effective team collaboration.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience

Work History

ECommerce Category Merchant

JOANN Stores
03.2018 - Current
  • Orchestrated onboarding and strategic management of 50,000+ active SKUs on Joann.com.
  • Led eCommerce marketing campaigns for key product launches generating over $4M in annual revenue, while strategically cross-selling companion products that drove an additional $13M in sales
  • Successfully integrated 48 Direct to Customer vendors, contributing over $210 million in total sales for Joann.com.
  • Success from certain programs resulted in products getting picked up to sell in all 800+ JOANN Stores
  • Collaborated with Site Merchandisers and Content Team to refine attribution, taxonomy, SEO initiatives, and product pages.
  • Tracked daily sales trends and executed data-backed strategies to meet business objectives.
  • Delivered a 2023 Fabric Sales increase of +$4.7 million (+6.6%) in revenue and +$1.2 million (+2.8%) in gross margin
  • Delivered a 2024 Yarn & Needle Arts Sales Increase of +$10 million (+17%) in revenue and +$3.7 million (+17%) in gross margin
  • Leads product promotions, ensuring consistent, customer-focused messaging across web marketing, homepage designs, landing pages, and emails
  • Successfully managed, trained, and developed nine direct reports over time in eCommerce Merchandising while fostering cross-functional education through training on new processes and programs

eCommerce Category Merchant Associate

JOANN Stores
10.2015 - 03.2018

eCommerce Specialist

JOANN Stores
07.2015 - 10.2015

Buyer Coordinator

JOANN Stores
02.2014 - 07.2015

Sales Manager

All Brides Beautiful
Hudson, Ohio
09.2010 - 02.2014

Education

BS - Fashion Merchandising

Kent State University
Kent, Ohio

Skills

  • Brand Strategy
  • Project Management
  • Data analytics
  • Effective Communication
  • Strategic Problem Solving
  • Team building
  • Vendor Relations
  • Direct-to-Customer (DTC)
  • Salesforce software
  • Proficient in Plumslice
  • SAP Software Experience
  • Google Analytics Reporting Skills
  • UX Tools: Constructor and ContentSquare

Timeline

ECommerce Category Merchant

JOANN Stores
03.2018 - Current

eCommerce Category Merchant Associate

JOANN Stores
10.2015 - 03.2018

eCommerce Specialist

JOANN Stores
07.2015 - 10.2015

Buyer Coordinator

JOANN Stores
02.2014 - 07.2015

Sales Manager

All Brides Beautiful
09.2010 - 02.2014

BS - Fashion Merchandising

Kent State University
Kimberly J. Pytel