James A.

About James A.

Mr. Alt is Managing Director at Huron (NASDAQ: HURN) and leads the US Retail and Consumer Goods sector for its Business Advisory practice. He is a senior retail executive with hands-on experience in executing growth, transformation, performance improvement, and turnaround strategies at mass, department stores, specialty, consumer goods or products, and e-commerce retailers or restaurants. He has a strong background in omni-channel, merchandising/sourcing, inventory, marketing, and technology & analytics, and is knowledgeable with hard goods, grocery, soft lines, and retail service categories.Prior to joining Huron, Jim served as a senior advisor to companies and also assisted private-equity companies in helping them better understand industry trends and retail categories in their due diligence process. He also recently served as Business President for Sears Holdings, where he oversaw a large portfolio of businesses for both Sears and Kmart stores, and has also worked for other retailers including Target Stores, and Kozmo.com. Mr. Alt has served as a restructuring and turnaround director for Glass & Associates, as well as a management consultant for Ernst & Young. He thrives on solving complex organizational issues including, space productivity, technology, capital investment and marketing challenges.Experienced in multi-channel management, lifestyle and digital marketing, white-space discovery and development, e-commerce, merchandising and global sourcing, and has a diverse retail background includes industry experience in: mattresses, outdoor living, seasonal, furniture, home, lawn & garden, electronics, sporting goods, toys, grocery, and food & consumables.

Experience

1. Managing Director, Ba Leader Us Retail & Consumer Goods

   Huron

   Jan 2017 — Present · Chicago, IL, US

Education

• Carnegie Mellon University - Tepper School of Business

  Master of Business Administration (MBA), Technology, Operations

• University of St. Thomas

  Bachelor of Arts - BA, Finance

Skills

• Bankruptcy
• Mergers
• Start-Ups
• Retail
• Financial Modeling
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Supply Chain
• Merchandising
• Manufacturing
• Acquisition Integration
• Operations Management
• Restructuring
• Finance
• Leadership
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• P&L Management
• Strategy
• Management Consulting
• Inventory Management
• Team Building
• Management
• Strategic Planning
• Business Development
• Global Sourcing
• Analytics
• Business Strategy
• Marketing
• Supply Chain Optimization
• Product Development
• Supply Chain Management
• Financial Analysis