Sector Experience
Retail
Fortune 500
Experience
Art Van Furniture
Corporate Strategy & Development
VP of Merchandise
7/2017 - 9/2019
Vice President of Merchandising
Reporting to the CMO. Responsible for all the Furniture Merchandise activities in the Showroom and Web site. Manage team including all Showroom buyers, and Custom order team. Art Van Sales volume of $1.3 billion. Opened and Grew the Outlet from $230 million to a +9% increase in 2018. Promoted to manage Showroom and Outlet merchant teams in 2019.
Reporting to the CMO. Responsible for all the Furniture Merchandise activities in the Showroom and Web site. Manage team including all Showroom buyers, and Custom order team. Art Van Sales volume of $1.3 billion. Opened and Grew the Outlet from $230 million to a +9% increase in 2018. Promoted to manage Showroom and Outlet merchant teams in 2019.
Independent Consultant
Management Consulting
Executive Retail Consultant
6/2016 - 7/2017
EXECUTIVE RETAIL CONSULTANT Home Textiles/Hard Home June 2016 – July 2017
Independent Executive Retail consulting with a number of large consulting firms including GLG, 3rd Bridge, BCG, Coleman research and Guidepoint Advisors.
Independent Executive Retail consulting with a number of large consulting firms including GLG, 3rd Bridge, BCG, Coleman research and Guidepoint Advisors.
BJ's Wholesale Club
Corporate Strategy & Development
SVP GMM General Merchandise
5/2015 - 6/2016
Senior Vice President GMM of General Merchandise: Hard Home/Soft Home/Apparel/Electronics
Reporting to the CEO. Responsible for all the General Merchandise division in the stores and 95% of the on-line business. Manage a team of 3 VP DMM’s along with a buying team of 21 buyers. Sales volume of $1.8 billion
Reporting to the CEO. Responsible for all the General Merchandise division in the stores and 95% of the on-line business. Manage a team of 3 VP DMM’s along with a buying team of 21 buyers. Sales volume of $1.8 billion
Shopko Stores
Corporate Strategy & Development
SVP GMM General Merchandise
1/2012 - 12/2014
Senior Vice President GMM: Hard Home/Soft Home/Sporting Goods/Electronics
Reporting to the President. Responsible for leading and managing Consumer Electronics, Home, Hard Lines, Sporting Goods Divisions including all national brand merchandising. Travels extensively overseas as well as in domestic markets. Manages 60 employees including four Divisional Vice Presidents, 13 Buyers and four Associate Buyers. Sales volume of $900 million.012012
Reporting to the President. Responsible for leading and managing Consumer Electronics, Home, Hard Lines, Sporting Goods Divisions including all national brand merchandising. Travels extensively overseas as well as in domestic markets. Manages 60 employees including four Divisional Vice Presidents, 13 Buyers and four Associate Buyers. Sales volume of $900 million.012012