Work collaboratively with various individuals within the department as well as otherdepartments to achieve company product development and sourcing objective.- Work as the Sourcing lead on new product development projects.- Be the HFT point person between the company and our factory partners.- Assist department in building a strategic vendor base for prioritized HFT categories.- Develop assessment skills to determine a vendor’s ability to ship on time, provide quality goods,… Show more Work collaboratively with various individuals within the department as well as otherdepartments to achieve company product development and sourcing objective.- Work as the Sourcing lead on new product development projects.- Be the HFT point person between the company and our factory partners.- Assist department in building a strategic vendor base for prioritized HFT categories.- Develop assessment skills to determine a vendor’s ability to ship on time, provide quality goods, and to produce their products at costs that meet the economic requirements of HFT.- Find, evaluate, and select vendors to supply products that are sold in HFT’s retail stores. Show less

- Cross-functionally support product line transitions from sourcing of viable vendors through product costing, sampling, and quality testing in our own laboratories.- Collaborate closely with merchandising and packaging, quality and manuals, and sourcing teams on a daily basis to serve enterprise objectives and understand total impact of any actions.

Design and implement interior and exterior remodels of residential properties. Assist in marketing and execution of home sales.

Own communications between TR corporate design team and overseas partners. Manage the day-to-day, 360 degree product development process from creation of product ideation to receipt of final product. Create and prepare design briefs and reference. Prepare for all style out and product review meetings with team. Compile initial costing and MOQ in line with what the merchant teams require. Build and maintain product development timelines and ensure design and development cycle… Show more Own communications between TR corporate design team and overseas partners. Manage the day-to-day, 360 degree product development process from creation of product ideation to receipt of final product. Create and prepare design briefs and reference. Prepare for all style out and product review meetings with team. Compile initial costing and MOQ in line with what the merchant teams require. Build and maintain product development timelines and ensure design and development cycle maintains PDC timeline and milestone calendar. Show less

Responsible for developing financial merchandise plans for multiple categories that tie to strategic and financial goals to maximize gross margin dollars while managing merchandise inventory investments via Open to Buy.Assist merchant team in the development of strategy.Determine how and when to invest inventory, thereby creating purchase requirements.Translate verbal strategies into numerically quantifiable plans for each merchandising category, insuring they tie to financial goals.

Managed house cost spend of $15M - $25M.Responsible for entering into negotiations with suppliers by reviewing terms and conditions, establishing pricing, contract formulation, and any supplier management conditions affecting the division.Standardized options platform for all communities within division.Designed, contracted, and coordinated on-site design studio, including layout, displays, signage.

Conducted bid evaluation, negotiation between vendors, contractor selection, and contract documentation.Managed all contracts, work orders, purchase orders and expense controls, with the ultimate goal of securing the best value at a fair and reasonable cost.Guided customers through personalization process, from architectural customization through options and upgrade selections.Established procedures for RFPs for contracts and custom options.Created option database with… Show more Conducted bid evaluation, negotiation between vendors, contractor selection, and contract documentation.Managed all contracts, work orders, purchase orders and expense controls, with the ultimate goal of securing the best value at a fair and reasonable cost.Guided customers through personalization process, from architectural customization through options and upgrade selections.Established procedures for RFPs for contracts and custom options.Created option database with standardized margins, including revenue tracking reports. Show less

Prepared and delivered lectures in order to achieve desired course outcomes.Prepared course materials such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.Evaluated and graded students' assignments, and examinations.

Provided administrative and research support to equity research team. .Compiled data from various government websites, and created reports and charts for distribution to clients.Arranged corporate events outside of the o􏰁ce, including an annual conference of 500 attendees.

Graduate student in art history department. Teaching assistant for World Art History and History of Western Art: Medieval to Renaissance; duties include creating lesson plans, delivering lectures, grading, maintaining spreadsheets and organizing calendars for professor. Recipient of departmental Outstanding TA Award.

Responsible for bidding and negotiating contracts for onsite trades on all projects. Work with Project Management to develop project spec levels and value engineer new products. Responsible for maintaining and expanding company subcontractor base, as well as researching and developing rebate programs with suppliers.

Managed and directly supervised Purchasing Coordinator and Options Coordinator, as well as oversee all options programs. Created and maintained budgets for new and ongoing projects.

Responsible for bidding and negotiating contracts from project beginning through the completion. Working hand-in-hand with the marketing department on specifications, options, and model complexes. Contract administration, scheduling/coordinating with subcontractors and field personnel.