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Dennis Mullahy
JOB TITLE : CHIEF SUPPLY CHAIN OFFICER COMPANY : MACY ’ S
The Macy ’ s man with the magic touch
Macy ' s is one of the iconic American retail brands . It was founded in 1858 by Rowland Hussey Macy .
Headquartered in New York City , the company comprises three retail brands : Macy ’ s , Bloomingdale ’ s and Bluemercury . On the back of two years of pandemic , it has gone on to become one of America ’ s leading omnichannel fashion retailers .
This is in no small part thanks to Dennis Mullahy , who has been Chief Supply Chain Officer at Macy ’ s for a shade under three years .
Mullahy has always been results driven Mullahy is a proven leader in retail operations and management , and has built his reputation by driving results and building strong leadership teams and culture .
It was the five years he spent at Michaels Stores that brought Mullahy to the attention of Macy ’ s . Michaels is North America ' s largest speciality provider of arts and crafts products . It has 1,200 stores in 49 states , as well as in Canada . For over three-and-half years , he was Executive VP of Supply Chain and IT , before which he was Senior VP of Growth Strategies . Mullahy has put in the hard yards .
At Macy ’ s he has helped build an end-toend omnichannel supply chain , and never has anything less than a tight rein on the inventory processes , controls , and systems that ensure Macy ’ s shelves and racks have everything their customers would expect to find .
Pre-pandemic , Macy ’ s announced a rather ominous-sounding corporate strategy called