Stephen Butski
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Experience
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Dunning Golf
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United States
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Retail Apparel and Fashion
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1 - 100 Employee
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Vice President of Merchandising
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Sep 2022 - Present
New York, New York, United States
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Senior Merchandiser
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Feb 2022 - Present
New York, New York, United States
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Saks Fifth Avenue
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United States
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Retail
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700 & Above Employee
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Product Development and Merchandising Associate
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Nov 2018 - Oct 2021
New York, New York Men's- All Categories- Saks Fifth Avenue Private Label Collections • Oversee the full product lifecycle and merchandising strategy for the Saks Fifth Avenue men’s private label assortment. • Curate co-branded, product assortments with Ermenegildo Zegna and Loro Piana, capturing 5% market share for the U.S. and Canada in men’s tailored clothing and outerwear. • Work cross-functionally with multiple buying, planning, and marketing teams to curate product assortments for the… Show more Men's- All Categories- Saks Fifth Avenue Private Label Collections • Oversee the full product lifecycle and merchandising strategy for the Saks Fifth Avenue men’s private label assortment. • Curate co-branded, product assortments with Ermenegildo Zegna and Loro Piana, capturing 5% market share for the U.S. and Canada in men’s tailored clothing and outerwear. • Work cross-functionally with multiple buying, planning, and marketing teams to curate product assortments for the U.S., Canadian, and European markets, tailoring the product assortments to align within the financial plans and the target customers’ needs. • Drive the omni-channel merchandise strategy to meet the commercial needs of an international brand, including oversight and management of 15 third party vendors. • Build sustainable product initiatives, utilizing recycled fabrics in men’s tailored clothing, increasing product penetration from 0% to 10% of the overall assortment.
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Merchandising Associate
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Jun 2017 - Nov 2018
New York, New York Men's- All Categories- International Private Brand Portfolio • Created collections for an international portfolio of private label brands for retailers in the North American, European and Asian markets while monitoring and adapting to regional trends and consumer demand. • Analyzed and right sized brick and mortar inventory levels globally, by creating a network of warehousing agreements in order to optimize logistics and distribution. • Leveraged economies of scale by… Show more Men's- All Categories- International Private Brand Portfolio • Created collections for an international portfolio of private label brands for retailers in the North American, European and Asian markets while monitoring and adapting to regional trends and consumer demand. • Analyzed and right sized brick and mortar inventory levels globally, by creating a network of warehousing agreements in order to optimize logistics and distribution. • Leveraged economies of scale by streamlining the company vendor matrix to surpass strategic and financial goals by 3-5%, which resulted in increasing gross margin by +600 bps.
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Brand Management Coordinator
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Jun 2016 - Jun 2017
New York, New York Men's - All Categories- International Private Brand Portfolio • Developed on-garment branding, while maintaining the brand image, for multiple international brands, ensuring that all labeling requirements for each country were adhered to.
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Bloomingdale's
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United States
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Retail
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700 & Above Employee
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Sales Specialist- Designer Footwear
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Aug 2015 - Jun 2016
59th Street Flagship - New York City
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Cole Haan
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United States
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Retail
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700 & Above Employee
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Sales and Visual Merchandising Specialist- Footwear
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Aug 2014 - Aug 2015
Greater New York City Area
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Diesel
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Apparel & Fashion
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700 & Above Employee
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Wholesale/ Showroom Intern- Menswear
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Jan 2015 - May 2015
Greater New York City Area
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Michael Kors
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United States
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Retail Apparel and Fashion
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700 & Above Employee
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Visual Merchandiser
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Jul 2012 - Aug 2014
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Barneys New York
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United States
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Retail
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700 & Above Employee
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Sales Associate
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May 2011 - Jul 2012
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Ralph Lauren
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United States
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Apparel & Fashion
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700 & Above Employee
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Sales Associate
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Oct 2009 - May 2011
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Education
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Fashion Institute of Technology
Associate of Arts and Sciences - AAS, Fashion Merchandising and Management -
Canisius College
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Marketing