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Boston, Ma, Us

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Inspired and empowered the basketball community through modern performance sneakers that unlock their signature style while creating incremental business opportunities. Delivered innovation to the postionless player that allowed for self-expression on and off the court.Authored 3-year performance range plan that aligned to AOP and product strategies. Gathered and identified athlete and consumer insights, informing on current and future product offerings.Fused on court performance with street style that unlocked consumers signature style. Developed and broadcasted an Athlete strategy, creating energy, supporting brand stories, and allowing self-expression.

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Planned product line, briefed, and managed NBA collaboration. Ensured program yielded energy in the marketplace while being profitable and sustainable. Owned NBA line plan with appropriate style / SKU level, optimizing productivity, margin, and revenue targets. Collaborated with Nike performance, Nike Sportswear (NSW), and Jordan teams on a pinnacle SU18 collection, resulting in 100% sell thru first day of launch.

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Influenced and collaborated strategic vision for new product offering directed at good distribution. Identified target consumers that were on brand and connected with strategic regional key accounts. Provided insights on category design ethos that was authentic to the brand DNA.

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Energized Chuck Taylor All Star through fresh seasonal fashion executions, premium assortments, and core offerings, while growing in a sustainable and profitable manner. Build a product strategy suitable for brand and consumers with immediate and long-term (3-5 year) success. Spearheaded product briefing process, verifying timely delivery that contained visual and factual cues in design and development of staff during the product creation process. Immersed in street style consumer and youth culture, furnishing insights to the product triad that enabled deep storytelling and forward-thinking product. Shaped long-term category product plans and made day-to-day product decisions with respect to line planning, final application of color, material, and pricing in cross-merchandising.Guided marketplace by offering differentiation, segmentation, and flow opportunities, confirming synchronicity with brand and regional strategies

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Drove strategic product / consumer direction for Foot Locker North America, established GMs, and financial targets to achieve synchronicity with brand and regional plans. Provided persuasive product presentations and consumer interaction. Briefed Wiz Khalifa collaboration to capture the teen male consumer, generating $2.2M in revenue. Diversified brand assortment with the H13 CONS product launch, doubling SKU count, and attracting new customers.

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Partnered with merchandising and sales leadership to devise footwear business plan for key Fashion Sport accounts. Updated and directed custom product for Fashion Sport Good Channel that contributed to strategic positioning and diversification of key accounts in the market.Oversaw and established seasonal cross-functional calendar, facilitating strategic planning, and speed to market opportunities. Ensured Fashion Sport Channel stayed within seasonal targets and met all strategic KPIs. Diversified product portfolio that showcased the strength of core business and expanded price points across key footwear iterations and extensions, boosting Access Channel business to $202M

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Greater Boston