Denise Scott Email and Phone Number

Ensure Large Retailers and Brands Sucess through their End to End (E2E) Apparel Digital Journey.

Oversaw the Client Success of 180+ Apparel Retailer/Brand/Supplier Client on their Digital journey. Directing a team of 5 with industry experience in Apparel and Client Success.

Contact info 479-685-8847 Scottds73@gmail.com

Directed a team of 24 that support Technical Design for Private Label Apparel for Womens, Womens Plus, Juniors, Mens, Boys, Girls, Toddler and Infants in categories including Sportswear, Denim, Active, Swim, Outerwear and Sleepwear.Responsible for:*Apparel Calendar input*Annual Team Goals*Evaluations of Direct Reports, mentoring them & Team performance*People Development; Soft and Technical skills*Annual Budget: Travel, Benchmarking, Wear Testing, Training, Outside Services, Cap Ex, Large Projects*Large Project Proposals & Execution: PLM , Browzwear 3D, Sizing Analysis & Certification Programs for Suppliers*Workload Management : Key Performance goals & Allocation of product *Product Improvement: Robust Benchmarking & Competitive shopping *Process Improvement: SOP for all milestones & Lean Six Sigma Process Management*Supplier Support and Alignment *Support: Merchandising, Product Development, Sourcing, Global Team, and Supplier Base

* Supervised (Sr) Technical Designers & Technical Manager responsible for Jr, Missy, Maternity and Plus in Sportswear and Sleepwear* Insured on time delivery and quality in store.* Played key leadership role in the transition back to WM Apparel Office in Bentonville; trained new all Technical & Cross-Functional team members on WM systems, branding, customers, supplier base, processes and company culture. Also involved in hiring all of the new Tech Design team members with Sr. Director for all genders. * Ensured all development milestones meetings are fully executed and on-time and Product approval is executed to regulatory and consumer quality expectations. * Interfaced with Internal and External Business Partners on key issues that impact production timeline and product quality. * Reviewed testing failures and facilitate decision making for resolutions in failed testing ensuring quality in store. Partner with QA team in finding solutions in a timely manner.* Developed and overseen a large scope projects. * Purposed and implemented processes to create better result and streamline product flow.

* Supervised 3 seasoned Technical Designers responsible for Missy, Maternity and Plus in Faded Glory Denim, Sleepwear, Seasonal, and Swim brands. Current personal workload entails 25% product and 75% management. * Trained Suppliers and Global Sourcing Technicians on product quality, fit, construction and WM process.

*Responsible for development of Women’s Plus Bottoms, Active Plus, & Maternity. Interacted daily with direct & import Suppliers, Design team, missy PD, Merchandising, Sourcing & Technical teams. *Selected & designed styles choosing silhouettes, fabric, colors, prints, packaging & all trim details for private labels brands. *Shopped market seasonally. *Shopped competitors weekly . *Traveled internationally to review development of packages with direct vendors.

* One of 5 Technical Managers in private label Technical Dept impacting apparel quality standards, technical process, product package creation, brand fit, body analysis and product execution. *Led & empowered a team of 6 Technical Coordinators in multiple Ladieswear in multiple categories. *Enforced consistency in technical standards. *Created, executed & enforced new processes in partnership with Technical team *Trained, evaluated, & coached all team members *Developed & presented competitive bench-markings *Traveled to New York, Canada and China for various meetings.

*Responsible for the technical development & fit of Men’s & Boys sporting * Traveled to China

*Responsible for the technical development & fit of 6 different private label knit apparel lines including petite, missy & women’s size ranges.