Ann Heacock
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Paul Sundahl
I have done business with Ann for many years. She is very open to ideas and opportunities. She is well versed in many consumer product categories and has a keen eye towards value. She has a special talent in closeouts and opportunity buys.
Jenele Grassle
Ann and I worked together at Bluestem Brands for approximately 4 years. Ann is passionate, curious, and tenacious, especially as it relates to assortment building and presentation. She constantly seeks new opportunities and ways to drive her business. Ann has deep knowledge of catalog retailing and direct marketing. I enjoyed working with Ann as a team member and direct report.
Paul Sundahl
I have done business with Ann for many years. She is very open to ideas and opportunities. She is well versed in many consumer product categories and has a keen eye towards value. She has a special talent in closeouts and opportunity buys.
Jenele Grassle
Ann and I worked together at Bluestem Brands for approximately 4 years. Ann is passionate, curious, and tenacious, especially as it relates to assortment building and presentation. She constantly seeks new opportunities and ways to drive her business. Ann has deep knowledge of catalog retailing and direct marketing. I enjoyed working with Ann as a team member and direct report.
Paul Sundahl
I have done business with Ann for many years. She is very open to ideas and opportunities. She is well versed in many consumer product categories and has a keen eye towards value. She has a special talent in closeouts and opportunity buys.
Jenele Grassle
Ann and I worked together at Bluestem Brands for approximately 4 years. Ann is passionate, curious, and tenacious, especially as it relates to assortment building and presentation. She constantly seeks new opportunities and ways to drive her business. Ann has deep knowledge of catalog retailing and direct marketing. I enjoyed working with Ann as a team member and direct report.
Paul Sundahl
I have done business with Ann for many years. She is very open to ideas and opportunities. She is well versed in many consumer product categories and has a keen eye towards value. She has a special talent in closeouts and opportunity buys.
Jenele Grassle
Ann and I worked together at Bluestem Brands for approximately 4 years. Ann is passionate, curious, and tenacious, especially as it relates to assortment building and presentation. She constantly seeks new opportunities and ways to drive her business. Ann has deep knowledge of catalog retailing and direct marketing. I enjoyed working with Ann as a team member and direct report.
Experience
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National Wholesale
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United States
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Apparel & Fashion
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1 - 100 Employee
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Divisional Merchandise Manager
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Jul 2023 - Present
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Colony Brands, Inc.
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United States
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Consumer Goods
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700 & Above Employee
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Divisional Merchandise Manager
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Jul 2020 - Jul 2023
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Mindware, A Berkshire Hathaway Company
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Retail
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1 - 100 Employee
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Merchandise Manager
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Nov 2017 - Apr 2020
Oversaw complete catalog planning, production, and analytics and collaborated on web planning and analytics. Subsequently managed full product assortment planning, marketing, and budgeting. Oversaw complete catalog planning, production, and analytics and collaborated on web planning and analytics. Subsequently managed full product assortment planning, marketing, and budgeting.
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Assisted Living Locators Twin Cities
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Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
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Eldercare Advisor/Owner
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Jan 2017 - Jan 2020
Owner/Operator of all three Minneapolis/St. Paul territories. Provided assistance to families and those that can no longer take care of themselves, to find the new 'home' or help they need, including In-home Companion Care, Independent Retirement Communities, Senior Apartments, Alzheimer's & Dementia Care, Personal Care Homes, Assisted Living Homes & Centers, Adult Day Care and Respite. Owner/Operator of all three Minneapolis/St. Paul territories. Provided assistance to families and those that can no longer take care of themselves, to find the new 'home' or help they need, including In-home Companion Care, Independent Retirement Communities, Senior Apartments, Alzheimer's & Dementia Care, Personal Care Homes, Assisted Living Homes & Centers, Adult Day Care and Respite.
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Bluestem Brands
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United States
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Retail
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700 & Above Employee
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Director Channel Merchandising
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May 2014 - Aug 2016
Director of $100.0 million multi-channel brand, Gettington.com. Managed merchandising for all marketing tools (catalog and web). Full P&L forecast responsibility for total business. Led and collaborated on many fast-paced, cross-functional teams to identify opportunities and deliver best results in a timely manner. Experienced in change management, juggling multi-channel initiatives and team leadership and motivation. Responsible for effectively communicating plans and vision to all levels of company. Show less
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Senior Buyer
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Jun 2013 - May 2014
Oversaw $90.0 million Entertainment business for Gettington.com. Focus areas include Toys, Infants, Sports & Recreation, Housewares, Home Improvement and Consumer Electronics. Partnered with Marketing and Creative departments to develop best-in-class product, catalog and web experiences focusing on customer satisfaction. Formulated assortment strategies, negotiated with key vendors, determined strategic pricing cadences and planned financial impact of each category.
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Senior Buyer
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Oct 2011 - Jun 2013
Led development of all Fashion businesses for Gettington.com. Focus areas include Jewelry (fine, fashion and bridge), Watches, Handbags, Luggage, Women's and Men's Accessories, Footwear and Outerwear.
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Senior Buyer
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Jun 2009 - Oct 2011
Managed $80.0 million Housewares category for Fingerhut and Fingerhut.com. Areas include Cookware, Kitchen Electrics and Tabletop. Continually met or beat planned financials, successfully negotiated vendor funding and best pricing and managed over 80 catalogs per year as well as a significant web business. Developed a number of extremely successful private brand items to drive additional margin dollars. Dealt with all aspects of private brand initiatives from identifying opportunities to vendor bids to quality testing to final packaging requirements. Show less
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Senior Buyer
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Jun 2006 - Jun 2009
Drove successful $40.0 million Domestics business for Fingerhut and Fingerhut.com. Displayed strong abilities in Financial Planning, Vendor Negotiation, Catalog and Web Marketing and consistently meeting or beating planned sales and margin. Additionally developed private brand items to help drive added margin dollars.
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Sportsman's Guide
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United States
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Sporting Goods Manufacturing
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100 - 200 Employee
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Buyer
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Feb 2004 - Jun 2006
Managed multiple category buying, assortment planning and vendor negotiations. Utilized multi-channel environment to drive sales through catalog and web. Negotiated opportunity and closeout buys to drive profitability. Partnered with Ecomm to deliver consistent growth objectives through web media campaigns, developed strong vendor relationships to negotiate lowest price buys and increase sales, and teamed with inventory partners to keep goods flowing and overhead low. Managed multiple category buying, assortment planning and vendor negotiations. Utilized multi-channel environment to drive sales through catalog and web. Negotiated opportunity and closeout buys to drive profitability. Partnered with Ecomm to deliver consistent growth objectives through web media campaigns, developed strong vendor relationships to negotiate lowest price buys and increase sales, and teamed with inventory partners to keep goods flowing and overhead low.
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Target
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United States
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Retail
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700 & Above Employee
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Product Manager, TSS
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Feb 2003 - Jan 2004
Partnered with Leaders and the Design team to understand and create future growth concepts. Developed in-depth product knowledge through market travel in Asia, India and Europe. Teamed with overseas factories to develop final product lines for buyer review. Created category Plan-O-Gram concepts for review. Attended and managed CLR's and worked closely with vetted factories and buying teams to offer a balanced assortment of price, brand and quality. Partnered with Leaders and the Design team to understand and create future growth concepts. Developed in-depth product knowledge through market travel in Asia, India and Europe. Teamed with overseas factories to develop final product lines for buyer review. Created category Plan-O-Gram concepts for review. Attended and managed CLR's and worked closely with vetted factories and buying teams to offer a balanced assortment of price, brand and quality.
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Education
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College of Saint Scholastica
BA, Business Management
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