Eric Prengel

Eric Prengel - A fashion strategist with a dynamic reputation for Brand management and Business Development within the Fashion space.

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 Eric Prengel is an innovative fashion executive with a dynamic reputation in brand development, strategic retail and wholesale execution in domestic and international markets.  He is recognized for industry leading expertise in Planning, Allocation and Sales Management.    He is an established top level executive capable of delivering consistent sales growth and bottom line profit increases in every segment of the apparel industry.Eric’s twenty year career includes leadership roles in managing and rejuvenating brands such as Mexx International, Aldo Shoes, J Crew, Kenneth Cole, Polo Ralph Lauren, Ecko Unlimited, Austin Reed/Hart Schaffner Marx, Dockers and Ted Baker, assuring that his approach is both comprehensive and well rounded.Core competencies: - Business Leadership- Wholesale and Retail Sales- Merchandise/Assortment Planning- Client Relationship Building- Sales Forecasting/OTB- Driver of Profitable Revenue Growth- Strategic Partner Alliances- Process Engineering- Strategic Business Planning- Organizational Development - Exceptional Team Building- International Business DevelopmentIT business development: - Retail and Wholesale ERP systems- Planning systems (JDA, Marketmax (SAS), Developed a proprietary system at RL with Infosys)- Data mining solutions (Microstrategy, Cognos)- PLM systems- Design, Pattern and Marker software (Kaledo, Modaris)

Managing Director / President at JPE Strategic Advisors

January 2012 - Present | Port Washington, NY

Strategic Business Consultant- Clients: Kate Spade, A Men's international denim brand, Caffeine Culture, Electro, Ron Donovan Designs • Strategized and developed plans for repositioning existing international brands • Business Plan development for new fashion brand launch • Provide planning process assessment and re-engineering recommendations for International fashion company • Built divisional P&L, cash flow, and open to buy for Caffeine Culture • Merchandise plans creation, calendar alignment, design adoption rate optimization to improve overall profitably

Lasalle College

1990 – 1992

Fashion Merchandising

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