Ryan Quinn: Director of Apparel and Accessories in Portland, OR

Relocated with family to The Netherlands then recruited by Converse to lead the €100M EMEA Apparel & Accessories Merchandising function for both owned and partner markets. Served as a bridge between the global product marketing engine and regional sales teams, managing the efficiency and profitability of seasonal apparel and accessories collections. Managed and motivated a team of two direct and four indirect reports in setting seasonal merchandising strategy by gender, category and channel and guided the development of a regional GTM strategy and calendar. Created seasonal sell-in tools and led the bi-annual development of a Marketplace Capacity & Insights (MC&I) presentation for global product creation, ensuring global alignment and that consumer needs were met. ->Doubled apparel sales with Converse’s largest customer in Western Europe, and grew an acquired bag business by 30% in one season. Achieved by designing and positively guiding regional product creation processes and skillfully implementing seasonal strategies across territories and strategic accounts. ->Drove efficiency and alignment of the go-to-market process by co-creating (with cross-functional stakeholders) a new end-to-end calendar and operating model for Converse WE.

Joined The Clymb – an online retailer that offers discounted pricing on outdoor gear – in its early startup phase. As the company’s first Merchandise Director led day-to-day visual merchandising of The Clymb’s website and partnered with the buying team to create daily events to drive traffic. ->Created and launched Clymb 365, a shopping experience giving consumers access to brands’ entire inventory around the clock. This new offering delivered 30% of the company’s daily sales for FY13. ->Developed a cross-departmental process and workflow to align product and marketing strategies and pushed for major changes in site management that had a positive impact on the new business.

After several years dedicated to working as an independent consultant, returned to adidas as a GTM Category Manager for Originals FTW. Devised strategic business plans, including new metrics to improve sell in / sell thru, and analyzed sales, category and marketplace results to create impactful, channel-relevant assortments.

Planned directed assortments for boutique and luxury department stores such as Undefeated, Neiman Marcus and Louis Boston Evaluated and Merchandised International product ranges to create the most regionally focused commercial offering Set and managed annual, seasonal and quarterly sales targets for the both the company, each brand and channel

Oversaw product creation for all global Key Accounts, including FL, FLE, JD Sports as well as all country SMU's Increased sales for footwear 22% from 2002-03 Conceptualized, and presented all relevant product direction and seasonal plans to board level management Implemented inter-geography color and material review process and board for seasonal direction and quarterly review