Dan Cate

WORK HISTORY

EDUCATION

ABOUT DAN CATE

Passionate leader of omni-channel merchandising and planning teams with strong track record of delivering results. Most recently, was Chief Merchandising Officer at Lord & Taylor, tasked directly with the transformation and relaunch of iconic retail banner as digital only retailer post-bankruptcy in Fall 2020. With leadership and P&L responsibility for all aspects of Merchandising, Planning, and Digital Operations, recruited a best-in-class team of 30+ to conceptualize a merchandise and marketing vision, build out digital infrastructure, onboard over 500 vendor partners, and launch over SKUs to site within 6 months. Prior to L&T, was Vice President / Divisional Merchandise Manager of Men’s at Century 21 Stores, an industry leading luxury off-price retailer, managing a $250+ million omni-channel business with 8 direct reports and a total organization of 18. Led team through digital transformation, and leveraged close vendor relationships in both domestic and international market to improve sales and profitability. Additionally, spent early career at Bloomingdale’s and Saks Fifth Avenue in various roles of increasing responsibility in Merchandising, Planning, and Digital. Inspired by the opportunity to create and/or refine process, lead change management, and develop deep cross-functional partnerships both internally and externally. Servant leader that believes in strong communication, relationship building, and 360 feedback to motivate and inspire broad, diverse teams.