Lead product development team for Women’s Fleece, Knits & Sweaters, managing concept-to-market execution
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Develop and manage fast T&A calendars, ensuring agility to react to current trends and allow the cross functional team ample time to react to business needs
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Work closely with overseas partners to secure fabric commitments and positions fabric with mills to lower fabric cost and leadtime
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Lead strategic cost saving initiatives to offset tariff increases
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Collaborate closely with design, merchandising, R&D, and technical design leads to ensure seamless product execution
Womens Performance and Active (May 2023 - Present)
Womens Outerwear and Woven Bottoms (June 2020 - April 2023)
o Drive communication between cross functional teams and Asia vendors to provide costing guidance to ensure financial targets and merchandise strategies are met
o Lead strategic initiatives to drive responsiveness in the business and reduce production lead times
o Proactively flash cost and cost engineer all styles at the beginning of each season to solve for any cost, quality or bulk production challenges
o Manage timeline and seasonal bookings to ensure product is delivered on time
o Successfully hired, trained, and managed a direct report where I provide coaching, guidance, and performance reviews