•Collaborate with Global Merchandising through the entire conceptual and commercialization process to determine sales plan, SKU targets and class penetration through analyzing current and past retail sales, productivity, customer feedback and market trends•Identify annual and seasonal merchandising strategies to drive categorical business opportunities and increase women’s penetration in North America•Analyze all weekly, monthly, quarterly sales reports and present to senior leadership the information and conclusions drawn in weekly business review meetings and buy review meetings•Created and managed merchandising tools to improve efficiency and communication between cross functional teams and stores (e.g. store feedback process, mannequin process, style hierarchy, store capacity for my areas)•Continued to develop & strengthen partnerships with Retail Merchandising, International Business Units and Global Merchandising during assortment edits to ensure global product alignment, to provide knowledge transfer of best sellers and future opportunities, and streamlined product feedback process.•Presented entire 2016 Women’s lifestyle line at our Store Manager Conference in Boca Raton•Facilitate as communication liaison to all facets of the business including Planning, Allocation, Visual Merchandising and Marketing•Shop the market to stay abreast of trends & compile competitive shopping analysis to present relevant conclusions

•Preparing for and participating in seasonal presentation and edit sessions to develop merchandise assortment seasonally•Analyze data and information in an accurate manner; evaluate options when making a decision •Maintain product boards/merchandising tools and assortment in the system •Prepare for monthly floor set process to focus on new introductions, key items and pricing strategies; attend photo shoots•Manage/maintain samples and partner with team in preparing for meetings, floor sets, product knowledge cards, DVDs etc…•Coordinate visual merchandising guidelines, partnering with merchants to review and ensure accuracy•Manage communication vehicles such as transmittal and release/delete schedule•Partner and build relationships with all cross-functional partners to effectively drive business •Leverage relationships to manage sample flow among departments

•Pull and create sales reports for CE & CI on a Weekly and Quarterly basis•Pull monthly newness assortment and collaborate with Training to create product knowledge cards•Track and update product changes to maintain assortment grids & 040•Partner with International planning team to align with MOQ requirements, discount strategy, buy reviews and finalize OTB•Collaborate with Global Merchandising to have all sample needs for Line Presentation and Market Week•Create and distribute Market Book based on latest assortment plan•Partner with administrative assistant to secure locations needed during International Market Week and Factory Presentation•Book VM appointments and help set up samples for Market Week appointments•Assist online merchandising with product sequence based on Coach Europe’s Assortment•Conduct product and technical QA before go-live•Enter product copy into database

•Performed qualitative and quantitative research for the Department Chair during her research sabbatical•Analyzed consumer behavior worldwide and update documents with results using IBM SPPS Statistics•Recruited members and managed conference submissions for the Association for Global Business Research (AGBR)•Proofread and offered ideas for changes and new topics for professor’s books, test banks, and presentations

•Focused on public relations of heritage brands, updating and maintaining their online and offline presence•Attended and assisted global licensee meeting with clients from Germany and Brazil•Provided designers with inspiration needed for future collections from the corporate archive•Prepared and presented a marketing campaign for a new IZOD product line to Senior-Level management of PVH

•Case study competition winner- “How to deal with the ever rising multiculturalism in the retail industry?”•Presented to executives of major corporations including Macy’s, Bloomingdale’s and Saks•Completed retail math, e-commerce, store management, time management and team building courses

•Received exposure to the fashion industry by rotating within each sector of the company•Organized and arranged showrooms and closet for meetings•Updated sales inventory and best sellers accounts for both men and women apparel•Attended and assisted business plan strategy meetings with clients such as Macy’s and Dillard’s

•Guided students through verbal practice of Intermediate Spanish level•Learned to communicate effectively to individuals and groups

Non-profit organization focused on providing free reconstructive surgeries to children with correctable facial deformities •Founder of the first Operation Smile Student Club in El Salvador •Led student fundraising initiatives