Buff City SoapChief Merchandising and Digital Officer
Jun. 2020 - Nov. 2022Dallas, Texas, United States• Lead product, pricing, merchandising and digital transformation strategy of high-growth franchise retail concept; store growth from 20 to 260
• Responsible for digital transformation strategy; ecommerce site and fulfillment; deep partnership with internal teams and external vendors to drive traffic, profitability, conversion
• Led change management of transition to centralized merchandising strategy; developed assortment and pricing approach grounded in analytics and insights; Developed strategy to maximize revenue and profitability to capitalize on differentiators; rationalized SKUs by 85% resulted in 8X productivity increase. Implemented codified pricing structure that improved competitive position and with double-digit GM$ increase
• Concepted, developed, and launched successful new product strategy to drive profitable revenue growth and customer acquisition; business case, unit economics, testing, packaging, marketing, and training
• Created holistic visual merchandising strategy and planogram implementation to drive sales, gross margin, inventory productivity, resulting in 30% increase of product capacity on sales floor. Developed SKU forecast groundwork and product reporting suite to drive visibility and support quality decisions
• Member of Executive Leadership Team; developed company Purpose and Value statements with implementation plan and cultural working groups
• Cross-functional partner steering strategic objectives to achieve metrics; including development of matrixed calendar to manage process/initiatives
• Passionate culture ambassador that creates highly effective, collaborative, and empowered teams; started an ERG and workshops to foster leadership development at all levels
• Cultivate and maintain strong franchisee relations to drive sales, unit economics and performance through leadership, collaboration, communication, and support • Mentor, train and develop direct reports; provide opportunities to leverage strengths with feedback to improve