Alex Bargney

About Alex Bargney

I am a seasoned Merchandising & Marketing Director with 20+ years of strategic planning, product development, market expansion, and merchandising management experience for both Softlines and Hardlines. Recognized for demonstrating a natural aptitude for anticipating and interpreting trends to competitively position brands with dynamic markets, as well as for leading cross-team collaborations to cultivate strategic alignment and achieve measurable success. Professional focal points include product development, product sourcing, go-to-market strategy, market analysis, consumer insights, marketing strategies, inventory management, financial forecasting, team training, professional development, KPI/metrics tracking, cross-team coordination, and vendor relations. Delivering superior administration on the latter areas of expertise requires utilization of effective communication and negotiation skills, as well as business acumen, performance analysis, project management, and resource management to support efficiency and maximum returns. Currently, I am the Catalog Director with AmeriMark Direct. Under my leadership, I innovate and implement strategic merchandising plans for a portfolio of brands, championing cross-functional initiatives with creative, inventory, quality, and marketing teams to ideate brand identities, perform market and competitive analysis, forecast budgets, and promote continuous inventory flow. In addition, I liaise with senior leadership to ensure the company’s merchandising and marketing support structure is driving the business forward with minimal expenditures. Colleagues describe me as a progressive, driven, strategic and innovative merchandising and marketing expert who can be relied on to offer superior solutions that deliver profitable results on time and under budget.

Experience

1. Senior Director of Merchandising

   Amerimark Direct

   Jul 2022 — Present · OH, US

   Train and coach teams in best practices and policies, mentoring individuals to develop a robust leadership pipeline for the company. •Build and maintain collaborative internal relationships internally across business units. •Track and monitor performance along KPIs and other benchmarks of success, enabling data-driven decision making in creating, adapting, and strengthening merchandizing strategy. •Preside over budget while consistently achieving merchandizing objectives within required financial scope to ensure maximum return with minimal expenditure. •Work closely with Merchandising team to build assortments for active catalogs & eCommerce while maintain the core principles of the AMD brands. •Identify financial risks and opportunities per brand in collaboration with GMM and cross-functional leaders within the organization. •Partner with Creative and Marketing management teams to drive all current initiatives, including \"test and learn\" initiatives and focus on consistent sales growth within the company •Lead a positive team environment by creating an engaging workplace experience.

Education

• University of Phoenix

  MBA

  2004 — 2007

• Columbia College

  BS

  1990 — 1994