Director of Merchandise Planning, Inventory, and Allocation – Guitar Center and Music and Arts @ (June 2022 - February 2025)
Consultant – U.S. Congressional Committee @ U.S. Congressional Committee (January 2020 - January 2025)
Director of Merchandise Planning, Inventory, and Allocation – Forever 21 (SPARC Group) @ (February 2021 - August 2021)
Director, Global Product Lead: Retail Price Management and Optimization – Nike, Inc. @ (January 2018 - November 2020)
Divisional and Group Planning Manager: Outlets – Bealls and Burkes Outlet Division @ Bealls Burkes Outlet Division (January 2014 - January 2017)
Manager, Merchandise Planning and Allocation – Chico’s FAS, Inc. (Boston Proper) @ (June 2011 - June 2014)
President, CEO and Owner – HobbyTown USA @ (January 2006 - January 2011)
Category Merchandise Buyer – Stein Mart, Inc. @ (June 2002 - June 2006)
Senior Merchandise Planner and Buyer – DFS Group LTD (LVMH) @ (June 1998 - June 2002)
Christopher Ives Education
Western Governors University
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
The Ohio State University
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) (Business Administration and Management, General)
Christopher Ives Skills
Merchandise Planning
Merchandising
Retail
Sales
Visual Merchandising
Store Management
Inventory Control
Apparel
Trend Analysis
Inventory Management
Assortment
Forecasting
Management
Microsoft Excel
Allocation
Replenishment
Retail Math
JDA E3
Project Management
Process Improvement
SAS
Strategic Planning
Business Strategy
Negotiation
Supply Chain Management
Business Development
Agile Project Management
Kanban
Team Leadership
Leadership
Product Management
Business Process Improvement
Agile Methodologies
Strategy
Team Building
Budgeting
Personal Development
High Performer
Allocation Management
Analytical Skills
Analytics
Assortment Lifecycle
Assortment Planning
Budgeting & Forecasting
Business Acumen
Business Development Strategy
Business Performance Management
Business Planning
Business Transformation
Capacity Planning
Category Management
Change Management
Commercial Planning
Communication
Compensation Planning
Cross-Functional Leadership
Cross-Functional Team Management
Customer Engagement
DTC Strategy
Data Analysis
Data Governance
Data-driven Decision Making
Demand Forecasting
Demand Planning
E-Commerce
Enterprise Budgeting
Executive Reporting
Financial Analysis
Financial Goals
Financial Performance
Financial Planning & Analysis
Financial Results
Forecast Accuracy
GMROI Growth
Global Retail Operations
Inventory Optimization
Inventory Turnover
KPI Improvement
Lifecycle Pricing
Margin Growth
Margin Integrity
Markdown Reduction
Merchandising Strategies
Omni-Channel Strategy
Open-to-Buy (OTB)
Operations Management
Optimization Strategies
P&L Management
Performance Metrics
Performance Monitoring
Performance Reporting
Planning Process Redesign
Predictive Modeling
Presentation Skills
Presentations
Pricing Optimization
Pricing Strategy
Product Assortment Planning
Promotional Strategy
Relationship Building
Retail Analytics
Retail P&L Management
Retail Pricing Strategy
Retail Sales
Return on Investment
Revenue & Profit Growth
Revenue Growth
SKU Rationalization
Sales Development
Sales Management
Sales Operations
Sales Performance
Sales Processes
Sales Strategy
Sales-to-Stock Ratio
Store Planning
Strategic Budeting
Strategic Initiatives
Strategic Leadership
Strategic Partnerships
Supply Chain Collaboration
Team Performance
Teamwork
Vendor Negotiations
Christopher Ives Summary
Christopher Ives, based in Miami, FL, US, is currently a Director, Network Planning and Inventory Management at Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.. Christopher Ives brings experience from previous roles at Music & Arts, U.S. Congressional Committee, Forever 21 and Nike. Christopher Ives holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) @ Western Governors University. With a robust skill set that includes Merchandise Planning, Merchandising, Retail, Sales, Visual Merchandising and more. Christopher Ives has 5 emails and 5 mobile phone numbers on RocketReach.
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