Blake Nieman-Davis

About Blake Nieman-Davis

Accomplished, creative, passionate retail business leader. Areas of expertise include: Retail Marketing and Strategy Product Line Management Product Development Assortment Planning Retail and profit based metrics Market, Customer and KPI analysis In-store Marketing Strategic Relationships Field Marketing Market Planning Pricing Buying Consumer Experiences Retail Journey Managing Budgets Apparel and Footwear and Fashion Sportswear Merchandising Segmentation Business Acumen Project Management Inventory Control Multi-Store Management Retail Brand Strategy Brand Management Retail Operations Loss Prevention Visual Merchandising Employee Mentoring, Training and Coaching Salesforce Training Team Management Team Leadership Business-To-Business Organizational Skills Retail Space Planning Market, Customer and Retail Trend Analysis Point of Sale Experience Oral Communication High Degree of Initiative Product Presentation and Marketing Cash Handling Presentations Outdoor Industry

Experience

1. Owner

   Blake

   Jan 2013 — Present · Portland, OR, US

   Retail and merchandising consultant hired by local and global companies to develop seasonal buy strategies including product assortment plans, financial/class plan development, forecasts and final buys.• Provide in-season business management advice including open-to buy management and markdown strategies. • Responsible for developing, managing and execution of marketing strategies that lead to meeting and exceeding sales and margin goals.• Recent engagements include brand strategy development, retail store operations assessments, hiring, marketing, visual merchandising and OTB system implementations.• Conceptualized and implemented merchandising and retail strategies that led to 500% increases in product categories.

Education

• University of Oregon

  B.A

  1988 — 1992

Skills

• Retail
• Visual Merchandising
• Inventory Management
• Sales
• Fashion
• Sales Operations
• Brand Development
• Styling
• Fashion Buying
• Open to Buy Management
• Marketing Strategy
• Sales Management
• Sportswear
• Apparel
• Marketing
• Social Media Marketing
• Merchandising
• Retail Buying
• Trend Analysis