- Work with the Store Director to maintain budgetary integrity for all new product costs and generate month-end reports to support the department’s financial responsibilities.- Collaborate with merchandising for new product launches, leading deadline creation, sampling, and pricing to ensure alignment with strategic goals.- Oversee department contracts, conducting risk assessments for new vendors and independent contractors, drafting agreements with legal and ensuring set up in the payment system.- Manage the internal order process, including tracking requests, managing inventory, coordinating with customers, and developing quotes for custom projects from design hand-off to delivery.

- Partner with the Creative Director to curate the Store’s merchandise assortment and introduce new products to the site, acting as the liaison between vendors and the design team.- Create purchase orders to maintain inventory levels and oversee production schedules and logistics to the warehouse to ensure timely customer fulfillment.- Manage communications and negotiations with vendors to secure favorable terms and pricing, collaborating with legal to ensure compliance and mitigate risk.- Analyze sales reports to identify actionable opportunities for business growth, plan for re-orders, and track vendor key performance indicators (KPIs).- Oversee invoice management, p-card payments, and month-end financial reporting to ensure accuracy and timeliness.

My graduate coursework focused on models’ looks as cultural products tied to a social valuation system of knowledge and relations among people in the fashion industry. My master's thesis traced how the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show engaged with postfeminist media culture, commenting on the multilayered structures that produce femininity and how the show evolved in relation to public opinion.

- Administrator for the University’s e-procurement system – i-Buy NYU.- Designed procurement dashboards to communicate key procure-to-pay metrics, enabling leadership to make informed and data-driven decisions.- Extracted insights from indirect spend using business intelligence software, providing recommendations for cross-functional initiatives.

- Provided operational management for the University’s marketplace platform – buyND – overseeing the software release process and conducting bi-weekly training sessions.- Assessed new systems capabilities and workflows to identify potential risks and ensure seamless integrations with existing systems.- Orchestrated strategic project timelines, roadmaps, and deliverables for new system initiatives, leveraging data insights to inform recommendations.- Aligned change management work streams for new departmental initiatives, leading the drafting of communications, process documentation, and website updates.- Partnered with department leaders and teams to establish alignment on the design and approval process of the University’s travel and expense program, travelND.- Managed the University’s $50 million JPMorgan Chase travel credit card program.

- Led price and contract negotiations with category vendors, including Xerox, UPS, FedEx, FedEx Office, and Office Depot, serving as a liaison for internal stakeholders.- Conducted research on indirect spend categories to build collaborative partnerships with vendors, assessing KPIs during quarterly business reviews.- Introduced vendor designations and enacted the small business policy to enable diverse and minority-owned vendors to participate in the competitive bid process.- Generated presentation materials to present market research to senior leadership and advise on new business development and cost savings prospects.- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to gather business requirements and develop RFXs (RFIs, RFQs, RFPs), administering through contract negotiation and execution.- Partnered with various departments – Finance, Legal, Compliance, Risk Management, IT – to drive strategic sourcing and aid in vendor selection.

- Reviewed sales pipelines and evaluated production availability through daily meetingswith Sales, Customer Service, and Scheduling.- Evaluated supply chain and developed demand forecasts for raw materials – foam, fiber, wood, electronics, and paper products – to meet production targets.- Reduced inventory costs and maximized plant storage space by eliminating overstock through just-in-time delivery.

- Formulated strategies, analyzed data, and summarized project information for Rapid Continuous Improvement Events.- Reported and presented on project statuses and savings to senior executives to recommend improvements and garner buy-in for future projects.