Steven Caster
VP of Sport & Category Management Leader | Licensing, Accessories & Retail | Driving 39% YoY Growth | Operations-First Business Builder
- Role
- VP of Sport at BIOWORLD MERCHANDISING
- Location
- Portland, OR, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Steven Caster
Category Management executive and Operations leader with 10+ years building and scaling accessories businesses in the sport and licensing industry. Currently VP of Sport at Bioworld Merchandising, where I lead the New Balance accessories portfolio across headwear, cold weather, and towels — achieving $10.5M in 2025 revenue, 39% year-over-year growth, and 27% above plan. My career is rooted in operational depth. Before stepping into category leadership, I served as President, COO, and Controller at Portland Accessories, where I built and ran the full business — supply chain, finance, and people — with customers across 30+ countries. When Bioworld acquired Portland Accessories in 2023, I was retained to lead their newly formed Sport division, a testament to the trust I had built. I bring a data-driven approach to everything I do — leveraging Power BI, Excel, and Tableau to drive decisions in fast-moving environments. I\'ve navigated acquisitions, COVID disruptions, tariff cycles, and rapid team changes while continuing to grow.
Experience
VP of Sport
Jul 2023 — Present · Portland, OR, US
Lead Bioworld\'s Sport division following the acquisition of Portland Accessories, overseeing the New Balance accessories license including headwear, cold weather, and towelsAchieved $10.5M in 2025 revenue — 39% year-over-year growth and 27% above planExecuted a complete relaunch of the headwear category and secured a new cold weather accessories contract with New BalanceExpanded the portfolio by introducing towels as a net-new product category, growing it from zero to a meaningful revenue contributor in year onePreviously managed the New Balance bags license through 2020, expanding the portfolio before refocusing on core soft goods categoriesManage distribution across wholesale, DTC, e-commerce, and international channels spanning 30+ countriesLeverage Power BI, Excel, and Tableau to drive category planning, forecasting, and performance reporting
Education
University of Oregon
Bachelor of Science (BS)
Skills
- Project Management
- Music
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Customer Service
- Social Media
- Management
- Stata
- Business
- Econometrics
- Interactive Advertising
- Marketing
- Logistics
- Economics
- Team Leadership
- Recruiting
- Event Planning
- Market Research
- Music Industry
- Operations
- Technology
- Microsoft Excel
- Powerpoint
- Microsoft Office
- Sales
- Analysis
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