Expert Details

Retail Merchandising Planning and Inventory Management

ID: 736568 Washington, USA

Expert has 33 years of experience in the retail industry. Most of that time, he was in corporate merchandising roles. His specialty is in merchandise financial and assortment planning and inventory management.

Expert was head of merch planning at Nordstrom in 2019 and 2020.

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Education

Year	Degree	Subject	Institution
Year: 2002	Degree: MBA	Subject: General Business	Institution: Seattle University
Year: 1988	Degree: BA	Subject: Foreign Affairs and International Relations	Institution: University of Virginia

Work History

Years	Employer	Title	Department
Years: 2013 to 2020	Employer: Nordstrom, Inc.	Title: Vice President of Merchandise Planning and Inventory	Department: Merchandise Planning
Responsibilities: Responsible for planning and managing sales, markdowns, inventory and gross margin for all Full Price and Off Price divisions across 350 US and 10 Canadian Full Line and Rack Stores, Nordstrom.com, NordstromRack.com as well as all Trunk Club and HauteLook business channels.

Career Accomplishments

Licenses / Certifications
1990-1999: 1st Lieutenant - US Army Reserves Officer, Honorably Discharged

Fields of Expertise

apparel product retailing, retail, management, Display & Merchandising, merchandising, financial planning, inventory management, assortment planning, merchandise planning