Bert Magnuson
Sr. Director of Merchandising for General Merchandise and Health and Beauty Care at Festival Foods
- Role
- Sr Director of Merchandising for General Merchandise and Health and Beauty Care at Festival Foods
- Location
- Green Bay, WI, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Bert Magnuson
A consistent track record in driving innovation and newness in assortments to deliver results. Excellent team orientation in coaching and mentoring.•Refocused a $350 million business back to its core basics, added a new cohesive private brand strategy and additional resources enabling 20% profitable sales growth.•Redirected a $200 million business beyond a relatively saturated market niche, focusing on mainstream segments with greater market size and growth opportunity. Profitable sales doubled. •Reformulated a $100 million business unit’s assortment/service model, resulting in a turnaround from no growth, sub-standard gross margins and excess expenses to consistent sales increases and model profitability.•Conceptualized and directed the strategy to develop proprietary product for a dormant national brand to act as a core business driver. Sales of $3 million in the first year.*Strong leadership skills, hands on, excellent work ethic. Will make a difference.Specialties: •Multi-category experience in a leadership role includes: Apparel, Beauty Care, Giftware, HBC, Home Décor, Home Textiles, Jewelry, and Sporting Goods.•Multi-format experience in Department Stores, Wholesale Clubs, Grocery and Mass/Mid-Tier retailing companies. •Team building and training. Builds internal and external collaboration.•Uses data to drive decision making.•Substantial private brand and product development experience.
Experience
Sr Director of Merchandising for General Merchandise and Health and Beauty Care
Feb 2013 — Present
Education
State University of New York at Plattsburgh
B.S., Business Administration-Marketing
Skills
- Trend
- Purchasing
- Training
- Brand Development
- Inventory Control
- Wovens
- Pricing
- Recruiting
- Income Statement
- Strategy
- E-Commerce
- Loss Prevention
- Trend Analysis
- Profit
- P&L Management
- Store Operations
- Planograms
- Customer Service
- Selling
- Creative Direction
- P&L
- Crm
- Brand Management
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Sportswear
- Marketing Strategy
- Retail Buying
- Consumer Products
- Leadership
- Multi-Channel Retail
- Marketing
- Project Planning
- Apparel
- Sales
- Wholesale
- Sourcing
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