Michael A. Mahler
Strategy Development | Merchandising | Business Transformation
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Innovative Fortune 500 and Global Consulting leader who quickly grasps complexities and synthesizes disparate relationships to create opportunities, improve team performance, and increase the long-term value of the enterprise
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Phone:
203-895-4991
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Email:
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Location:
Boca Raton, FL 33496
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About Myself​
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I am passionate about creating and executing innovative omni-channel strategies that deliver growth, differentiation, and delights customers. I work with C-Level retail and consumer goods executives to assess, prioritize, and implement strategic and performance improvement opportunities.
I enjoy leading and inspiring cross-functional teams to reduce the cost of goods sold and operating expenses, improve associate effectiveness and tackle new and complex challenges.
I am comfortable dealing with ambiguity, navigating change, and interfacing with all levels of the organization.
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Strategy Development | Merchandising | Business Transformation
EXPERIENCE
Senior Vice President, Merchandising & Strategy
HRC RETAIL ADVISORY
2014 - 2017
Vice President, Digital Merchandising
Vice President, Category Management
OFFICE DEPOT
2012 - 2014
Director, Performance Improvement
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS
2006 - 2012
Research Director, Consumer Goods
GARTNER
2005 - 2006
Director, Supply Chain Management
FOOT LOCKER
2000 - 2004
Senior Director, Merchandising Strategy
OFFICE DEPOT
2018 - 2020
Senior Vice President, Merchandising & Strategy
HILCO GLOBAL- HRC RETAIL ADVISORY
2014 - 2017
Vice President, Digital Merchandising
Vice President, Category Management
OFFICE DEPOT
2012 - 2014
Senior Manager, Performance Improvement
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS
2006 - 2012
Research Director, Consumer Goods
GARTNER
2005 - 2006
Director, Supply Chain Management
FOOT LOCKER
2000 - 2004
CORE CAPABILITIES I PROVIDE FOR NAVIGATING DISRUPTION
STRATEGY
Developing actionable strategies by interpreting trends, evaluating competitive landscape, identifying target customers, and forming differentiated value propositions
CUSTOMER
Improving the customer experience by operationalizing market insights, curating the product portfolio, designing scalable new concepts, integrating channel experience and creating solution based go to market road maps
COLLABORATION
Enabling cross enterprise collaboration via organizational design, clear role descriptions, leading and lagging performance measures, efficient meeting design, proper incentives to drive desired behavior and retailer/supplier partnership programs
Enterprise
Value
Unleashing enterprise value by reducing complexity and expense structure by conducting work activity and balancing analysis, process design review, organization restructuring, scorecard development, and addressing working capital, operating expense and COGS opportunities
SERVICES PROVIDED
Omni Channel Customer Experience
Organization Restructuring
Business Transformation
Change Management
Business Intelligence
Supplier Diversity
Strategic Negotiations
Strategy Development
Category Management
Demand and Supply Planning
Product Lifecycle Management
Assortment Optimization
SECTOR EXPERIENCE
Children's Apparel
Fashion Footwear
Athletic Footwear and Apparel
Grocery
Convenience
Office Supplies
Mass Discount
Pet Supplies and Services
Home Improvement
Automotive Supplies/Service
Fashion Jewelry and Watches
Health and Beauty Supplies
Kitchen and Cookware
Fashion Accessories
Consumer Electronics
Master of Business Administration
Concentration: Finance
FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY
Fairfield, Connecticut
Bachelor of Business Administration
Concentrations: Marketing and Economics
BABSON COLLEGE
Babson Park, Massachusetts