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Justin Warner

Executive Merchandising & Brand Strategy Leader in Fashion, Beauty & E-commerce

Los Angeles, CAMerchandising & Brand Strategy Consultant22 years experienceExecutiveRetailFashionApparel & Accessories
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Fashion buyer/category manager with end-to-end ownership of Shopbop’s evening business, using Excel-driven classification and pricing tier analysis to uncover demand opportunities and deliver +20% above annual sales target on higher margin. Experienced negotiating vendor sell-through agreements (e.g., Marchesa Notte) and using RTV to reduce inventory risk while maintaining full-price selling; also has a track record coaching buyers to drive incremental revenue (e.g., $350K unplanned full-price sales via an exclusive delivery).

Experience

Merchandising & Brand Strategy ConsultantIndependent
Senior Customer Success ManagerAmazon
Chief MerchantDigital Brands Group
Merchandising and E-Commerce ConsultantIndependent
Director of E-commercePistola Denim
Nova-Lux BuyerFashion Nova
DirectorMama Benz
DirectorBaja East
Buyer – Women’s Designer BrandsShopbop
Head BuyerEdit New York
Director of SalesZac Posen / House of Z
ConsultantEstarise
Senior Wholesale ManagerBalenciaga
Designer BuyerIntermix
BuyerTakashimaya
Buyer, Advanced European DesignerBergdorf Goodman
Associate Buyer, Couture / European CoutureBergdorf Goodman
Assistant Buyer, CoutureBergdorf Goodman

Education

Fashion Institute of Technologyassociate, Fashion Merchandising Management (2001)
Towson Universitybachelor, Psychology (Minor in Business) (2000)

Key Strengths

  • Beat annual sales target by 20% while increasing margin (evening category at Shopbop)
  • Identified pricing bucket opportunity and rebalanced buys to capture demand
  • Negotiated shared-risk vendor deal (50% receipt increase with 60% sell-through agreement) to protect margin
  • Used RTV to reduce unsold inventory exposure and keep majority of sales at full price
  • Demand-driven seasonal receipt targeting (wedding season, holiday, prom)
  • Data-driven buying decisions using Excel/classification analysis (e.g., white as best-selling color leading to targeted drops)
  • Developed and coached an associate buyer to create an exclusive delivery generating $350K unplanned full-price sales

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Languages

English

Skills

Merchandising StrategyBrand StrategyAssortment PlanningAssortment OptimizationCategory ManagementInventory ManagementBuyingWholesale ManagementSalesBusiness DevelopmentVendor ManagementVendor NegotiationStrategic PartnershipsMarket PositioningTrend Analysis