Kerrianne Stansberry

Executive Consultant

kstansberry@columbusconsulting.com

About

Kerrianne is an accomplished retail executive and consultant with deep expertise in assortment strategy, product storytelling, and operational planning. She is known for aligning people, product, and process to drive strategic outcomes and accelerate growth. Her leadership spans cross-functional initiatives, including enterprise-wide system implementations that have improved margin, efficiency, and team performance. Kerrianne’s ability to balance creativity with commercial results, combined with her collaborative leadership style, makes her a trusted partner in retail transformation.

Before joining Columbus in 2026, Kerrianne served as VP of Merchandising at Torrid, where she led inventory strategy, assortment planning, and high-performing merchant teams. She was also a key partner in the implementation of the S5 Stratos system, supporting alignment, training, and adoption across the organization.

Signature Skill

“I help retailers unlock profitable growth by building customer-right assortments and aligning people, product strategy, data, and execution to drive clarity and performance.”

  • Assortment & Product Strategy
  • Process Optimization & Efficiency
  • Cross-functional Team Leadership
  • Data-Driven Decision Making
  • Organizational Change & Adoption

Expertise

  • Product/Category Strategy
  • Assortment & Merchandise Management
  • Planning & Inventory Management
  • Sales & Margin Optimization
  • Digital Transformation & Retail Systems
  • Ecommerce Strategy
  • Process Optimization • Change Management

Companies Served

  • Torrid
  • Styles for Less
  • Wet Seal
  • PacSun
  • Mervyn’s

Industry, Category

  • Retail
  • Apparel
  • Off-Price
  • Plus-Size

Solution Proficiencies

  • Oracle
  • Looker
  • S5 Stratos
  • Miro
  • UKG
  • Centric PLM

Consulting Service

  • Business Assessment & Strategy
  • Business Process Design
  • Project Management
  • Change Management
  • Solution Delivery / Implementations
  • Executive Leadership  Organizational Design
  • Training Development & Execution

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