John Benesch

John Benesch has over 25 years of experience in merchandise planning and demand forecasting. Currently serving as the Sr Planning Manager for Carhartt Ecommerce & Retail Stores since February 2007, John has held multiple planning roles at Carhartt, collaborating closely with Sales, Product Management, and Marketing to forecast demand. Prior to Carhartt, John worked at Sears Holdings from October 1995 to July 2005 as a Merchandise Planning Manager, where responsibilities included developing merchandise plans that generated up to $400 million in annual sales. Early career experience includes serving as Assistant Store Manager at MC Sports from March 1988 to October 1995, managing store operations and a team of employees. John holds a Bachelor of Science in Human Resource Management from Oakland University, obtained between 1993 and 1995.