Steve Woolf
Sales Management, Category Management and Product Development focused on building effective products and promoting brands
Knoxville | US
Summary
Activity
Work experience
Threds, Inc.
Sales Director | 09/2024 - Current
Threds is a brand promotion company delivering custom, high-quality products worldwide. WE deliver products our customers desire most. Our services include screen printing, embroidery, e-commerce solutions, graphic design, promotional items and kitting. Www.threds.com
Pure Fishing
Category Manager | 01/2021 - 10/2024
Pure Fishing is a collection of the world's best known fishing brands focused on meeting the needs of modern anglers.
Costa Sunglasses
Sr. Category Manager - Apparel and Accessories | 02/2017 - 01/2021
As the leading manufacturer of the world’s clearest polarized performance sunglasses, Costa offers superior lens technology, unparalleled fit and durability, and a lifetime warranty against manufacturer’s defects on all of its products. Still handcrafted today in Florida, Costa creates what has been referred to as the highest quality, best performing sunglasses on the planet for outdoor enthusiasts.
Dynasty Apparel
VP of Merchandising & Business Development | 03/2015 - 02/2017
Key responsibilities include leading the Merchandising, Design, and Product Development efforts across the Licensed Sports platform. Key facilitator in new business development through license expansion and select team account management. Develop go to market programs to enhance selling performance. Establish Merchandising and Design best practices to improve development efficiency and effectiveness.
Peace Love World, LLC
Licensed Apparel NBA, NFL - Consultant | 05/2014 - 03/2015
Build the Peace Love World team licensed apparel business unit from inception. Establish the business plan for product development, sales and marketing, and e commerce elements related to team apparel. Market the Peace Love World company and product message to the major licensors of professional and collegiate team apparel. Establish business with NBA teams on a national level.
New Era Cap
Business Unit Director - Women's Team Apparel & Headwear | 02/2011 - 10/2013
Key responsibilities included the creation of long term business plans to achieve profitable growth for an $81M business. Accountable for market penetration growth and bottom line enhancement of categories and manage market segmentation and profitability in each channel of distribution. Presented product line strategy to large audiences of buy decision makers. Set department staffing needs and hired a diverse and talented team. Key liaison with Sports League / Licensor relations; marketing the Women’s business to the NFL, MLB, NCAA, and the NBA.
Williamson-Dickie Mfg. Co.
General Manager Men's Tops, Outerwear, Workwear | 10/2009 - 02/2011
The family-owned Williamson-Dickie Manufacturing Company is the only global workwear company outfitting workers head-to-toe. It represents the top brand names in performance workwear: Dickies®, Van Moer, Kodiak®, Terra® and Workrite®, extensively available in more than 100 countries.
VF Imagewear
General Manager of Merchandising - MLB On Field Apparel | 07/2007 - 09/2009
VF Corporation is an $11 billion apparel and footwear powerhouse, with an incredibly diverse, international portfolio of brands and products that reach consumers wherever they choose to shop. Built a sustainable base for continued long-term success leveraging expertise in both the art and science of apparel.
VF Imagewear
General Manager - Product Development and Tech Services | 01/2005 - 07/2007
Establish the new product development team and collaborate with Design and Sourcing to bring innovation to the team apparel market. Coordinate with Brand Management and Sourcing to improve product costing and develop market pricing models to optimize profit margins.
Enhance the Technical Design function at VF Imagewear. Establish a Tech Design team and pair with designers to form a complete development process. Integrate Tech Design into the product design process to ensure improved product features and benefits.
VF Imagewear
General Merchandise Manager - MLB, NFL, NHL, NBA, NCAA, Harley-Davidson | 07/2002 - 01/2005
Lead the line development planning process. Develop and execute a sourcing plan for each style. Own and execute the costing and market pricing functions while maximizing profit margin.
Lead the licensing QC and approval function across all leagues.
Direct the sample line management process insuring the product line is well represented, yet expenses are kept in line with budget requirements
Russell Corporation
Product Manager - Men and Boys Sportswear - Jezees | 05/2000 - 07/2002
For more than 100 years, Russell Brands, LLC, has supplied America's athletes and teams with the latest innovations to help them perform at their best and is a leading supplier of apparel and team uniforms at the high school, college and professional levels. Russell's collegiate licensed products and athletic wear are broadly distributed and marketed through department stores, sports specialty stores, retail chains and college bookstores.
Saks Incorporated
Associate Product Manager - Men's Knit Tops, Sweaters, Activewear | 01/1998 - 05/2000
Saks, Inc., originally Proffitt's Inc. until 1998, is a Fortune 1000 operator of high-end department stores in the United States under the nameplate Saks Fifth Avenue.
Goody's Family Clothing
Associate Product Manager | 04/1994 - 02/1997
Education history
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Bachelor’s Degree
