Donna E. Bouchard Email & Phone Number

Boston, MA, US

Boston, MA

• When launching a product or service, there really is no second chance to make a first impression. Navigating each fork in the new business development road – the choices between ordinary and extraordinary that.
• Product Development/New Business Development:Create and launch “best-in-class” product and service solutions that produce competitive differentiation, increase market share and nail the job perfectly.
• Business/Research Analyst:Collect and analyze relevant data – market, trend, competitor, consumer, sales. Identify opportunity – unmet needs, gaps, improvements, white space.
• Sales Executive/Account Manager:Establish B2B relationships and accelerate mutually beneficial growth. Expertise in product pitch presentations.Facilitate communication and close deals. Maintain impeccable customer.
• Project Management:Oversee every step in the product lifecycle – i.e. sweat the details – from inception to in-store.
• Product Design/Technical Specialist/Pattern Making: Bring apparel, home textiles and technical gear concepts to life – and to market.

Boston, MA

• After more than a decade creating multi-million-dollar private label apparel programs for leading USA retailers as the Director of Product Development on Li & Fung's Private Brands Sourcing team, I took on a new.
• Conducted deep dive business review – Lloyd’s products, services, customers, competitors, manufacturers, production lead-times, pricing strategy, differentiators and limitations. Researched potential USA markets and.
• Crafted value proposition and initial positioning strategy – target markets and prospective customers. Created Lloyd’s USA marketing message and digital images.
• Initiated pilot – preliminary discovery outreach – and solicited feedback from key decision makers. Refined strategy and designed workarounds to eliminate barriers of entry.
• Developed individualized pitch decks for prospects, focused on solving specific challenges – e.g. presented luxury promotional apparel concepts and “numnahs” (saddle pads) for customer’s sponsorship of major USA.
• Completed initial pilot, finalized USA marketing materials and booked USA product presentations (phase two rollout on temporary pause). Assisted global team with in-person Canada product presentations.

Boston, MA

• As a front-line employee – specializing in engaging with leading USA retailers – I acquired a keen sense of what created value within each organization. I also developed a strong understanding of the “jobs” our.
• Private Brand/Private Label Specialist with expertise in consultative sales, customer engagement, design, product development and project management for USA retail store clients. Responsible for closing all business.
• Launched new business model enabling companies with limited-to-no internal design, product development and technical infrastructure to access Li & Fung’s global supply chain network and achieve profitable sourcing.
• Established and grew a portfolio of new client accounts from $0 to $10M+ FOB annually. Exceeded sales goals 11 of 11 years.
• Achieved exceptional warehouse club business penetration. Identified “best in class” proposals for limited SKU opportunities and won every major private label apparel program, and all repeat orders (excluding.
• Frequently engaged to create and pitch supplemental presentations to key accounts, including C-suite executives, and maximize expansion into new product categories.

Boston, MA

• Designed and executed branded and private label men’s, women’s, and basics apparel programs in casual, career, performance/athletic, and workwear categories.
• Managed project engagement and deliverables – including budgets and deadlines – for 12 industry clients (Li & Fung, Ltd., Retail Brand Alliance, wholesale, retail and warehouse club clients).
• Prioritized across multiple projects and achieved targeted outcomes.
• Provided market intelligence, comparative shopping analysis, and industry trend reports for product assortment insight. Created brand strategy reports that articulated key attributes and differentiators, resulting in.
• Developed concept boards, marketing tools and product packaging design. Wrote persuasive copy.
• Conducted product and sales presentations to management and merchandising/buying teams.

Dedham/Brockton, MA

• Leading apparel manufacturer of premier fashion brands.
• Managed 7 designers in fast-paced, goal-oriented, and time-sensitive environment.
• Articulated brand vision and developed design concepts for woven and knitwear product categories produced by Kellwood, as well as private label programs for retail clients.
• Directed prototype development, including yarn and stitch research, fabric selection, specifications, pattern layouts, color, and fit approval of pre-production samples.
• Managed challenges related to allocation, pricing, manufacturing, and delivery.
• Exceeded monthly sales goals, with year-over-year double-digit increases.

Bachelor Of Fine Arts (Bfa), Apparel Design

2017: Disruptive Strategy With Clayton Christensen - Executive Program

2016: Athletic Footwear Innovation – Design Intensive With Nike Designer Mike Friton