Eric Magun: Senior Executive | Luxury Home Fashion Industry Expert (Furniture/Lighting/Decor) in Long Beach, California

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Eric Magun

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Senior Executive | Luxury Home Fashion Industry Expert (Furniture/Lighting/Decor)
Long Beach | US
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  • Product Management
  • Branding
  • Operational Excellence
  • Business Management
  • Sales and Marketing
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Flitzroy, Inc. "Redefining Home, Inspiring Lives"

Executive Consultant | President and COO | 07/2024 - Current

https://www.flitzroy.com/home Welcome to Flitzroy, where we're revolutionizing the home goods industry with our design-led, sustainable, and premium furniture and decor. As a lifestyle brand, we're committed to helping you transform your house into a home that truly reflects your unique style and personality.
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Lakeshore Learning Materials

Vice President | Global Sourcing & Furniture | 12/2022 - 07/2024

● Champion Diversifying Global Supply Chain to mitigate potential risks and build a "future proof" partner pipeline throughout SE Asia to support rapid growth. ● Lead, hire and train all sourcing teams in US and Asia. ● Identify and Qualify Global New Vendors for capacity expansion on high growth product lines. ● Direct Cross Functional teams and implement best of class processes/procedures to optimize New Product Development timelines and Initiatives. ● Coordinate Dual Source initiatives to maximize Supply Chain alternatives, reducing tariffs, resulting in higher gross margins and increased capacity.
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Tala

Chief Executive Officer | 02/2020 - 08/2022

● Positioned the company as the fastest growing UK lighting brand while maintaining the “Definitive Zero-Carbon Lighting Brand” mission, heading ESG oversight towards B-Corp status. ● Guided the company through value expansion, maintaining P&L accountability. ● Champion all new product development, strategic global sourcing, and operations. ● Identified additional revenue streams, product categories, & licensing partnership opportunities. ● Increased brand awareness through market penetration/disruption and marketing oversight. ● Headed end-to-end product design leadership, global certifications, and worldwide distribution. ● Repaid all convertible loans and cleaned cap tables, resulting in a higher valuation. ● Navigated financing throughout business scaling by raising adequate capital to drive growth. ● Coordinated Board, investor, and founder relationships, expectations, and concerns. ● Road mapped towards strategic and profitable exits for the investors and the business at large.
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Hudson Valley Lighting

Senior Vice President Of Sales | 12/2017 - 01/2020

● Directed a $150M sales budget for 4 multinational luxury home fashion and lifestyle brands. ● Increased revenue by 20% by developing and delegating inside and outside sales professionals as well as key national accounts, big box retailers, and new product development launches. ● Expanded the customer base by 30% through alternative designer-centric distribution channels, trade showrooms, private label development, and designer licenses. ● Improved margin by 15% through tariff-free vendor negotiations in Vietnam and The Philippines. ● Created new branded product lines for designer-fueled programs, including new European product offerings, distribution centers, and sales forces for EU and ROW. ● Partnered with cross-functional leaders to implement sales strategies and grow market share. ● Tracked competitive trends, disruptive threats, client preferences, and competitor differentiation.
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Regina Andrew Design

Vice President | 11/2015 - 12/2017

● Championed the $25M sales budget towards 35% revenue growth by implementing global sales partnerships, key vendor negotiations, and critical personnel acquisitions. ● Raised profitability by 15% through omni channel company-wide lifestyle launches. ● Expanded product offerings by 40% in collaboration with “big box”, private-label businesses. ● Increased social media following by 150% through strategic company marketing rebrand. ● Heightened branded competitive differentiation to execute disruptive company visions, strategies, business models, and future-focused business plans. ● Secured all quarterly and annual revenue objectives. ● Implemented NetSuite cloud processes to increase efficiency and profitability. ● Launched product ranking systems optimizing supply chains and new product launches.
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Visual Comfort & Co.

Vice President Business Development | 03/2010 - 10/2015

● Exceeded $200M in sales with consistent 30% revenue growth. ● Positioned the company for the $600M Generation Brands acquisition. ● Boosted profitability by an additional 25% through “store within store” gallery programs and directed company owned “Circa Lighting” E-commerce B2B/D2C website and retail stores. ● Increased exclusive luxury designer licensed brands by 75%. ● Grew customer base by 25% through national account, private-label, and “big box” expansions. ● Implemented branded merchandising “store within store” gallery programs and ● Organized the sales enablement portfolio, including designer licenses and development activities to differentiate sales teams with content proficiency. ● Guided end-to-end customer acquisition, due diligence, development, and contracting.
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POLO RALPH LAUREN

Director of Lighting, Furniture and Global Sourcing | 12/2008 - 03/2010

● Increased sales by 150% through new product development for the lighting, furniture, and global sourcing departments of Polo Ralph Lauren and Lauren Ralph Lauren. ● Improved profit margins by 30% via overseas vendor negotiations and the establishment of affordable wholesale product lines in luxury lighting and branded merchandised galleries. ● Oversaw $5M operational budgets and sales forecasts. ● Increased quality, accuracy, and process consistency. ● Optimized end-to-end sales processes in collaboration with account executives, marketing, and contracting resources.
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Reliance Home Furnishings, Inc.

Vice President | 06/1997 - 09/2008

Recognized as an industry leader in developing multimillion-dollar private label launches for decorative lighting, furniture, accessories, gifts and housewares. Guided product development teams, overseas manufacturing partners, and independent sales force to promote sales initiatives while managing P&L forecasts and operational expenses.
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