PRINCIPAL
Janice has been helping organizations of all sizes to increase their productivity and profitability while enhancing their teams for over six years. She specializes in working with multi-channel retailers and wholesalers and focuses on identifying, developing, and implementing solutions that are highly tailored to meet her client’s unique business needs and achieving their business objectives.
SERVICES
Services provided by associates
- Product Development
- Sourcing
- Design
- Detailed Business Process Mapping
- Logistics
CLIENTS
Nasty Gal, evo, Outdoor Research, Lucy, Sur La Table, Sage, Belkin, Charlotte Russe, Lane Bryant, d Alliance 4 Education, Crosstown Traders, Bratz, Front Porch Classics, Jarlathdan
BACKGROUND
Janice brings more than 20 years of broad multi-channel retail and wholesale experience in Merchandising, Planning, Marketing, Finance, and Operations to her clients. She is a Certified Management Consultant (CMC), and received her MBA in Finance from the University of Colorado.
As a former Vice President at Eddie Bauer, she was accountable for $1.6 billion in annual sales, which included 400+ stores in the US and Canada, catalog and internet sales, along with margin and profit. Janice directed strategic business planning, merchandise planning, inventory and margin management, and led the cross-functional business teams by channel to manage the P & L. Janice also drove system and business process improvement projects, and was involved with marketing, assortment planning, and organizational development and evolution.
Janice held key buying positions with May Co for several years after beginning her career in merchandising and buying with Federated Department Stores.
EXTRAS
Janice currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Crystal Chalets in addition to other community services. She is a past Board Member for the Grange Supply and has served as certification panelist and consultant mentor for the Institute of Management Consultants.
She also served on the Board of Directors for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Puget Sound for over ten years in a variety of capacities including the Executive Committee all while being a Big Sister herself.
JL Sears Consulting, Inc. is a former member of 1% for the planet and continues to focus its 1 percent donation on saving Puget Sound and supporting our National Parks.
Janice is an avid skier and cyclist who enjoys NW urban living and time with family and friends from her Seattle home.
JANICE SEARS
MERCHANDISING + PLANNING
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PRINCIPAL
Janice has been helping organizations of all sizes to increase their productivity and profitability while enhancing their teams for over six years. She specializes in working with multi-channel retailers and wholesalers and focuses on identifying, developing, and implementing solutions that are highly tailored to meet her client’s unique business needs and achieving their business objectives.
SERVICES
Services provided by associates
CLIENTS
Nasty Gal, evo, Outdoor Research, Lucy, Sur La Table, Sage, Belkin, Charlotte Russe, Lane Bryant, d Alliance 4 Education, Crosstown Traders, Bratz, Front Porch Classics, Jarlathdan
BACKGROUND
Janice brings more than 20 years of broad multi-channel retail and wholesale experience in Merchandising, Planning, Marketing, Finance, and Operations to her clients. She is a Certified Management Consultant (CMC), and received her MBA in Finance from the University of Colorado.
As a former Vice President at Eddie Bauer, she was accountable for $1.6 billion in annual sales, which included 400+ stores in the US and Canada, catalog and internet sales, along with margin and profit. Janice directed strategic business planning, merchandise planning, inventory and margin management, and led the cross-functional business teams by channel to manage the P & L. Janice also drove system and business process improvement projects, and was involved with marketing, assortment planning, and organizational development and evolution.
Janice held key buying positions with May Co for several years after beginning her career in merchandising and buying with Federated Department Stores.
EXTRAS
Janice currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Crystal Chalets in addition to other community services. She is a past Board Member for the Grange Supply and has served as certification panelist and consultant mentor for the Institute of Management Consultants.
She also served on the Board of Directors for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Puget Sound for over ten years in a variety of capacities including the Executive Committee all while being a Big Sister herself.
JL Sears Consulting, Inc. is a former member of 1% for the planet and continues to focus its 1 percent donation on saving Puget Sound and supporting our National Parks.
Janice is an avid skier and cyclist who enjoys NW urban living and time with family and friends from her Seattle home.