David Mihalko

About David Mihalko

Executive retail leader with a unique blend of Merchandising and Planning skills yielding a strong track record of revenue & profitability growth while maximizing inventory productivity in multiple fast paced & complex retail business categories generating over a billion $ in revenue.Retail Industry Leader: d••••••••@gmail.comMERCHANT|PLANNING|OMNI:*Multi-faceted experience with skills in product innovation, brand building, private label development, short & long term strategic planning, financial forecasting, negotation, inventory optimization, maximizing revenue, customer segmentation, Omni channel growth, digital marketing, and developing talent for future growth.DRIVES RESULTS:*Led billion $ business units across merchandising, planning & allocation with high complexity of fashion & replenishment categories in areas of increasingly greater responsibility yielding over $100M in increased revenue.*Leveraged new digital technology & marketing tactics to grow Omni business +30% YOY across Apparel, Shoes, Beauty, Accessories, Jewelry, and more.*Challenges the status quo with innovative product initiatives to introduce newness and fill white space assortment opportunities. Utilized test & react strategies to identify product, presentation & marketing opportunities in Beauty, Shoes, Apparel, and Accessories to drive multi-million $ increases. STRATEGIC VISION:*Long & short term strategist who consistently studies competitive landscape along with demographic, geographic & consumer profiling to identify assortment, marketing, pricing & presentation opportunities then lays comprehensive path to capture market share.*Maximizes inventories using quantitative business analysis to improve productivity and turnover. Challenge teams to maximize key trends/categories while minimizing unproductive businesses.*Fosters internal & external business relationships and collaborates on strategic initiatives to grow revenue & profits, improve supply chain efficiencies, partner on new optimization tools, and people development resource tools.TRANSFORMATIVE:*Quickly assimilates to new business categories, as well as changing business environments and leads teams effectively through change curve*Leads large teams while providing challenging assignments with clear and consistent direction. Committed to people development and promotes top talent. Drives increases in associate engagement by fostering entrepreneurship, creative thinking & trust. Contact me at D••••••••@gmail.com or 77••••••27 for any leadership opportunities

Experience

1. SVP Gmm

   Burlington Stores, Inc.

   Sep 2025 — Present

Education

• Purdue University

  Bachelor, Management

Skills

• Visual Merchandising
• Analytical Skills
• Project Planning
• Apparel
• Store Management
• Retail
• Brand Management
• Financial Forecasting
• Forecasting
• Tactical Planning
• Leadership
• Assortment
• Strategic Planning
• Trend Analysis
• Profit
• Merchandise Planning
• Merchandising
• Inventory Management
• Inventory Control