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Alison Mach

Chicago

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Digital Merchandising Manager, Men’s Division

LULULEMON
11.2020 - Current
  • Company Overview: Remote (Vancouver HQ)
  • First hire into newly created role; built team rituals, tools, and processes from scratch
  • Lead digital strategy across Men’s ecommerce, brand, merchandising, and site operations
  • Drive seasonal GTM flow, site merchandising, exclusive online product strategies
  • Own PDP content, navigation, campaign alignment, and conversion-driving content
  • Partner cross-functionally to elevate digital storytelling and campaign integration
  • Created Lululemon’s first men's-specific digital merchandising strategy toolkit

Digital Merchant, Women’s Activewear

OLD NAVY (GAP INC.)
04.2019 - 11.2020
  • Company Overview: San Francisco, CA
  • Managed $150M digital Women’s Active business; delivered +125% YoY growth
  • Drove 50% of volume through exclusive online assortment (+90% YoY)
  • Synthesized sales and market data to develop $10M+ new item programs
  • Led pricing, promotional strategy, site navigation, and content optimization
  • Managed and developed Assistant Merchant

Omnichannel Buyer, Women’s Active & JoyLab

TARGET CORPORATION
01.2013 - 01.2019
  • Company Overview: Minneapolis, MN
  • Launched JoyLab, a $100M private-label brand; delivered 10% above plan in launch year
  • Led omnichannel strategy, competitive analysis, and vendor management
  • Partnered with marketing, design, sourcing, and planning to deliver on financial targets
  • Improved margin by 1.5 pts, reduced markdowns by 30%, managed direct report
  • Earlier roles included Associate Buyer and Sr. Analyst – condensed for clarity

Education

B.S. - Retail Merchandising – Apparel Emphasis, Management

University of Minnesota

Timeline

Digital Merchandising Manager, Men’s Division

LULULEMON
11.2020 - Current

Digital Merchant, Women’s Activewear

OLD NAVY (GAP INC.)
04.2019 - 11.2020

Omnichannel Buyer, Women’s Active & JoyLab

TARGET CORPORATION
01.2013 - 01.2019

B.S. - Retail Merchandising – Apparel Emphasis, Management

University of Minnesota
Alison Mach