Michael F Bowen

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ABOUT MICHAEL F BOWEN

Accomplished business professional with 25+ years of senior management cross functional experience with a proven track record of Strategic Leadership.VP / Senior Director Merchandise Execution & Financial Planning | Strategic Leader | Store Management | Product Flow & Lifecycle Management | RetailEmail: m••••••••@yahoo.comExpertise in Merchandising, Marketing, Financial and Assortment Planning, Forecasting, Store Operations and Execution, and Omni-Channel. Consistent success achieving revenue, profit and market growth objectives for Fortune 500 companies.Ability to exploit successful business categories and innovate to develop new business opportunities. Extensive experience leveraging industry and customer data to drive new businesses and scale to a national level. Ability to navigate and influence across all levels including C-Suite. Led and motivated teams of over 200 employees.Core Competencies:* Strategy Development* Retail Operations* Merchandising and Planning* Marketing Solutions * Product Development, Launch, Flow, Lifecycle* P&L Management* Vendor Relationships and Negotiations* Customer Experience* Team Building* Change Management* Process Improvement* Pricing and Cost Analysis* Analytics and Data ManagementAccomplishments:* Led planning and execution of National and Localized strategies resulting in the #1 Sales and Profit performance for the company.* Led National market share strategy to realize $1.2B in active sales volume.* Led Regional competitive closure strategy realizing $20M in sales growth and market share gain.* Led turn around strategy which resulted in delivering the #1 performance in years 2 and 3.Contact me at m••••••••@yahoo.com for any Strategic Leadership, Merchandising, Planning, Category Management, Store Leadership roles.