John Wong:

Oversaw DTC, Wholesale, Merchandising & Planning, and Design (Team of 13).

-Improved IMU% to an average of 80% starting with Spring 2021 collection. Improved adoption rate by 3000 basis points. Reduced overall department spend by -20%. -Developed and relaunched Kids, and Off-Price assortment that drove an incremental $1.5M in revenue. -Led market analysis that developed into extending product line for pandemic related trends including the Jacks Comfort sandal that sold out in 2 weeks. -Led team of 6 including wholesale sales, product development, design and planning teams.

-Led new business development including strategic partnerships with QVC, Nordstrom, Macy's, and Zola to represent 30% of the business. -Grew off price business by +50% year over year including exclusive development with key partners. -Improved sales processes to grow digital sales by +60% including expanding drop ship capabilities and accounts. -Launched and managed Amazon 1P (Seller Central) account. -Full P&L responsibility forecasting sales, operational expenses and inventory. -Managed team of 3 that oversaw full sales management of department.

Led the Men's Fashion & Casual Shoe category for Walmart eCommerce (Walmart.com, Shoes.com, Jet.com).

-Led strategic development of the Fashion category; evaluating, developing and creating new vendor relationships.

-Worked across all functional retail areas to grow and improve clients' sales on the Amazon marketplace globally. -Closely partnered with senior leaders internally and externally to execute merchandise strategies, provide recommendations to improve sales and margin, coordinate and create launch plans for new products, and liaise with the Marketing Team to organize seasonal promotions.

-Men's Accessories and Footwear Buyer for East Dane. -Consistently achieved sales, gross margin and inventory plans by over 1000 basis points. Drove 55% of overall revenue on 45% of the inventory share. -Managed and on boarded over 100 brands including Adidas, Tumi, and Paul Smith. -Business Lead for Amazon marketplace implementation.

-Launched the Tory Burch brand into major International markets including Japan, Korea, and Mexico. -Along with merchandising, developed market specific product in Apparel, Footwear and Accessories many of which were added to mainline and became company wide best sellers. -Launched travel retail and first international e-commerce site.

-Managed Marc by Marc Jacobs accessories for Asia and Mens accessories for the US. Account Manager, International Coach

Merchandise Assistant for Women's Luxury Leather, including Burberry, Celine, and Fendi.