Jacqueline Bode Email & Phone Number

New York City Metropolitan Area

Nyc, Ny

Led 31 associates across production, product development and technical teams in New York and Mexico for Frye’s men’s and women’s footwear division, serving direct-to-customer (DTC) and wholesale clients. Traveled to China, Vietnam, India, and Mexico to cultivate new relationships and explore new factories as part of optimizing the company’s factory base. Collaborated with Finance and the division president to establish and maintain budget tied to the division’s overall operating income.• Increased margins by partnering with design team and SVP of Merchandising to use more affordable leathers while maintaining product integrity.• Cut sample development costs by reducing the amount of sample styles produced.• Improved on-time deliveries by accelerating the commercialization process with sales and merchandising teams. • Revamped the seasonal calendar to include more milestone dates and closer collaboration with design and sales.

Nyc, Ny

With 16 direct reports, directed divisional global sourcing, production, and operations. Relied on as a central, calming presence as teams navigated changes. Managed factory matrix and allocations, including travel to China and Vietnam for quality management, cost negotiations, and new factory sourcing. Distributed products to major department stores, mass markets, and international markets.• Realized margin improvements in collaboration with Sales, Design, and Merchandising by:-- Improving negotiating power and enabling proper factory capacity planning and forecasting. Executed this quickly and easily based on success doing the same in prior role in handbags and accessories. -- Implementing process controls for every phase of the product lifecycle by creating/managing seasonal development calendars for all brands and transferring control of the calendars from Design to Production.

Nyc, Ny

Sought out to transform a uniquely structured organization. Drove profits by creating strategic, cross-functional initiatives that included utilization of overseas factories, altering products and/or materials, and maintaining low inventory levels. Regularly traveled to China to perform each season’s research and development.• Reduced expenses in China by streamlining the team and eliminating integrity issues and duplication of US efforts. • Decreased lead time one week by creating a more efficient production cycle that shifted sample review to China instead of New York – a change enabled by the establishment of new, trustworthy teams in China. • Accelerated time to market by negotiating with suppliers to proactively manufacture and set aside materials and by approving samples prior to order placement. Developed a stronger, more efficient sourcing base by determining each brand’s needs and strategically assigning products to specific factories.• Slashed development costs and material liabilities by decreasing the number of samples made of each style.• Improved cost negotiations, factory capacity planning, streamlined the delivery process, and saved on shipping costs.

Nyc, Ny

Promotional Path: SVP, Production & Sourcing > VP, Production & Sourcing > Senior Director, Production & Sourcing• Oversaw all aspects of production and sourcing for a large division including imports of cut and sew knits, sweaters and wovens for juniors, missy and kids lines.