• Responsible for merchandising, design, planning, customer facing digital functions and P&L for Kohls stores, $17B multi category Omni Channel retail company.
• Contributing member of Kohls Operating Committee and quarterly engagement with Board of Directors.
- Led and managed efforts to accelerate the Beauty Business through Sephora shop in shop partnership / expansion driving year two sales to $700M
• Led company ESG initiatives within all National and Proprietary brands.
• Established the vision for Proprietary and National Brands key growth initiatives informed by trend analytics and consumer demand.
• Led initiative to restructure the Merchandising and Design organizations to reduce management layers to drive efficiency and increased scope of top talent executives. Restructuring yielded $2.5M in annual payroll savings.

• Responsible for leading strategy development, Sales and P&L for 4.5B omni channel business. Oversight for concept to customer execution of six proprietary brands comprising seventy five percent of total women's sales.
• Led efforts to reignite women's growth by implementing the boldest transformation initiatives to date. Leveraged industry analytics/customer data to redefine brand portfolio, grow market share and accelerate ESG initiatives.
• Merchandising Executive Sponsor for Kohls Diversity and Inclusion Executive Council.
• Women's category leader with direct responsibilities for merchandising, planning and embedded cross category leaders from marketing, digital, design, production management and consumer insights. Total +400 associates.
• Participating member of Kohls Executive Committee. Responsible for long term strategy development and Board of Director engagement.

• Responsible for leading strategy development, sales, and P&L for $6B omni channel business.
• Led the development of the long-range plans for national and proprietary brand initiatives.
• Participating member of Senior Executive committee. Responsible for overall corporate long-term strategy development and board of director engagement.
• Executive sponsor for Kohl's Active and Wellness initiative. Total sales have increased +$1.7B since the introduction in 2014.
• Led the integration of Kohl's store and digital buying and planning organizations to become one Omni team.

• Responsible for merchandising, content, and web development inclusive of all product categories for E-commerce business that has grown from $1.5B to $3B.
• Led marketing initiatives to develop strategy and content to be displayed on home page, e-mail, and social media.
• Oversee the technical, operational and customer experience on Kohls.com to achieve revenue, customer loyalty and expense objectives.
• Direct product sourcing, cultivate vendor relationships, and manage pricing for web exclusive categories.
• Executive sponsor for corporate active and wellness initiative and leader for corporate merchandising integration.
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• Responsible for worldwide sales, design, and P&L of Fossil Watch brand. Increased sales to $1.3B from $950M through new product introductions and growth of international markets.
• Accountable for standards and guidelines for wholesale global point of sale merchandising, shop and shop initiatives and worldwide concessions. Led a headquarters leadership team and a worldwide staff of 660.
• Managed specialty store sales team with combined responsibilities for all Fossil Inc product categories including licensed watch brands as well as leather goods and soft accessories. Sales for 2011 increased to $130m from $90m.
• Established disciplined line planning process and product procurement practices that improved on-time delivery standards from 79% to 98% and reduced weeks of supply by 20%. Best practices were adopted companywide.

• Accountabilities include P&L, sales, merchandising, timeline management and budget administration for leading childrenswear wholesale company.
• Increased profits via staff reduction, expense management and timeline management of design calendars.
• Orchestrated start-to-finish launch of new children's brands; directed cross-functional teams in sales, planning, design & production for Hurley and Ck Jeans brands; generated 1 st-yr. sales of $120M.

Juniors, Children's, Intimate Apparel, Dresses, Coats, Ladies Suits
• Directed corporate merchandise initiatives of key trends, classifications, and vendors for 373 stores producing sales in excess of $1.6 Billion.
• Provided oversight to grow proprietary brands generating sales of $230MM. Facilitated growth of in-house brands as well as negotiating exclusive licensed brands sold in May Department Stores.
• Led efforts to revamp Junior's corporate buying process that improved speed to market.

Jewelry, Watches, Handbags, Accessories, Intimate Apparel, Dresses, Ladies Suits Divisional Vice President/Merchandise Manager Dresses/Suits (90-95)

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