Lisa N Landgren
AVP, Store Beauty Growth and Strategy
New York,NY
Summary
Highly motivated and results-driven AVP of Store Growth and Strategy, managing approximately $700 million portfolio, made up of 70 points of distribution with 15+ years of experience. Specializing in Cosmetics and Fragrances and skilled at planning, implementing and overseeing key improvements to drive business growth and efficiency. Forward thinking leader adept at managing teams of 1,000+ employees with 2 direct reports to accomplish challenging objectives. Imparts clear vision to guide cohesive, high-performing teams History of cultivating an open culture with free exchange of information. Pursuing new professional challenges with a growth-oriented company. .
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
AVP, Beauty Store Strategy and Growth
Saks Global
04.2025 - Current
- Developed strategies to support and streamline beauty teams post company merger across both Neiman Marcus and Saks Fifth Avenue store fleet to drive profitability and sales for a $700MM business
- Promoted and led performance enhancement culture by actively coaching and mentoring direct reports.
- Managed large-scale projects and introduced new systems, tools, and processes to achieve challenging objectives.
- Evaluated hiring, firing, and promotions requests.
- Provided strong leadership to enhance team productivity and morale.
- Consolidated vendors and renegotiated contracts to optimize costs.
- Reviewed and analyzed reports, records and directives to obtain data required for planning department activities.
- Tracked trends and suggested enhancements to both challenge and refine company's product offerings.
- Worked with vendor partners to streamline staffing and ensure staffing was aligned to productivity metrics.
- Implemented and developed operational standards, policies and procedures.
Director, Beauty Strategy & Innovation
Saks Fifth Avenue
03.2022 - Current
- Developed and executed strategies to support and streamline beauty teams across the store fleet to drive profitability and sales for a $400MM+ business.
- Spearheaded innovative approaches to communicate corporate objectives and provide strategy updates.
- Leveraged professional networks and industry knowledge to strengthen store support and strategies.
- Developed and implemented effective sales strategies and led nationwide team members to achieve sales targets and KPI's.
- Liaised with merchants, vendors, and management teams to develop solutions and accomplish shared objectives.
- Established Beauty KPI's for corporate teams, regional teams and individual performance to support and drive accountability.
- Identified low performing nonprofit brands and was able to save the company $1MM in payroll through brand exits and reduced headcount across the fleet.
Regional Beauty Director
Saks Fifth Avenue
09.2018 - 03.2022
- Streamlines workflow in stores by curating and implementing new business, communications, and digital outreach strategies and programs, which positively impacts rapport across all locations and supports successful client relations.
- Maintained a competitive matrix in-store and online by analyzing social trends, performing market research, and identifying desirable brands to Merchants.
- Cultivates continuous relationships with vendors and internal, cross-functional teams to ensure successful promotional calendars, new brand launches and in-person/virtual event executions.
- Spearheads project management initiatives, including new brand developments, store launch executions, new store openings, and capital projects.
- Negotiates detailed space and location plans with vendors and communicates updated floor plans, new brand introductions, and staffing updates to stores.
- Protects store matrix and exceeds corporate expectations through reducing vendor costs by streamlining amount of gifts given with purchases and by supporting Buying team's purchase efforts.
- Drove top sales and supply initiatives by collaborating with Merchant team to rebalance matrix and enhance distribution for 25 vendors, adding 115 points of overall distribution in 2020.
Beauty and Home Regional Manager, North East
Nordstrom
06.2016 - 02.2018
- Collaborated with all Store Managers to train and develop multiple Department Managers into strong merchants and leaders with ability to drive teams and results.
- Fostered relationships with Department Managers and led them in trainings that encompassed division-specific sales skills, fashion trends, priority management, and product knowledge, ultimately resulting in many Department Managers securing promotions into leading roles.
- Provided and facilitated execution of merchandise presentation standards to all staff of Beauty and At Home, ensuring company standards and guidelines were consistently exceeded.
- Maintained positive partnerships with divisional buying teams and regularly relayed accurate and timely feedback, including seasonal recaps and product assortment, to ensure constant improvement goals were met.
- Leveraged engagement-oriented customer service initiatives to promote corporate beauty standards, business growth, acquisition, and retention.
Beauty Department Manager
Nordstrom
10.2014 - 05.2016
- Pioneered and executed a business plan each year to increase productivity and volume, to meet department goals, and to boost client relationship management.
- On boarded, trained, managed, and supervised each member of the Sales team in all areas, including meeting and exceeding company goals, delivering outstanding customer service, and providing expert trade, fashion, and product knowledge to consumers.
- Continuously developed Sales team members through rigorous trainings and evaluations, resulting in seven employees getting promoted to top positions, such as DMs and ADMs.
Education
Apparel & Merchandising
Colorado State University
Ft. Collins, COSkills
- Business Planning
- Innovation management
- Corporate Communications
- International business
- Partnership development
- Business performance management
- Corporate communications
- Influencing and negotiating
- Data analytics
- Strategic planning
- Organizational improvement
- Cross-functional team leadership
Work Availability
monday
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sunday
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evening
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Timeline
AVP, Beauty Store Strategy and Growth
Saks Global
04.2025 - Current
Director, Beauty Strategy & Innovation
Saks Fifth Avenue
03.2022 - Current
Regional Beauty Director
Saks Fifth Avenue
09.2018 - 03.2022
Beauty and Home Regional Manager, North East
Nordstrom
06.2016 - 02.2018
Beauty Department Manager
Nordstrom
10.2014 - 05.2016
Apparel & Merchandising
Colorado State University
Software
- Google Workspace -Fluent
- PowerPoint - Fluent
- Excel - Competent