Jessica Hupp Email & Phone Number

United States

Dallas, Texas, United States

Trainer for all execution PAR associates at the Exchange.

Arlington, Texas, United States

Develops and implements marketing strategies for assigned product categories. Leads the new product development process from line-planning/ideation stage through production. Negotiates with overseas Petmate team, factories and suppliers throughout product development to ensure sampling and costing meets brand targets. Develops costing for all category items, establishes baselines and price lists ensuring internal profitability and success in the marketplace. Conducts assortment reviews via SKU analysis to assess productivity and profitability of the line, leading to edits and opportunities for new development. Partners with Creative team to develop and execute media and marketing materials to drive consistent brand messaging. Responsible for packaging for all new products. Cultivates strong relationships with internal Sales, Operations, and Creative teams to provide best in class partnership.

Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex

Developed demand planning processes as the first Planner seat within the 81E division of the company. Managed sales forecasts, margin goals, and inventory flow that supported our clients’ uniform programs, branded merchandise programs, e-commerce sites, brick and mortar stores, and pop-up events. Conducted weekly and monthly calls with clients to review product performance, inventory levels, and future demand/supply. Identified risk and opportunities at the SKU level through historical data to drive sales, recognize slow sellers and recommend profitable strategies to exit product in a timely manner. Identified products to create promotional strategies with buyer and marketing teammates.

Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex

- Responsible for inventory and in-stock performance of replenishable goods; current commodity AOR is Consumables, but past experience in both Hardlines and Softlines as well.- Analyzes warehouse replenishment parameters and creates purchase orders, records of delivery and amendments for efficient warehouse replenishment. - Negotiates with vendors on expediting goods, forecasting needs, discrepancies in deliveries andresearching breaks in supply chain. - Works with buying and planning to manage POG updates, store specific assortments, initial newproduct orders and deliveries. - Works with buyers and vendors to ensure DCs and stores are adequately supplied for upcomingpromotions, pricing updates, and assortment changes.

Carrollton, Tx

- Created detailed growth strategies and marketing plans for key international distributors.- Key liaison with the internal product development team to ensure that product plans were tailored to achieve a successful launch in each international market. - Developed plans for collateral and supported material creation with internal creative team to ensure distributors had the right tools and information to drive sales and properly represent Jack Black.- Lead development of profitable distributor pricing model and managed all aspects pricing analysis and updates.- Master of regulatory requirements for key markets and assured the company properly executed all aspects of regulatory requirements, product registration processes and packaging regulations in international markets.

Richardson, Tx

- Licensor relationship management: Collaborate with DKNY brand to ensure Brand Development spans to our product categories and sales goals are met- Product lifecycle management: Develop seasonal newness line plans for DKNY watches and jewelry and determine global carryover assortment- Marketing: Align with global and regional marketing teams on media and in-store seasonal campaign execution. - Merchandising: Provide seasonal direction to global visual merchandising team

Richardson, Tx

- Selected global retail product assortment for Fossil men’s leathers- Partnered with Design, Product Development and Planning teams to monitor product from early stages of design through tracking sales in our 260+ global retail stores- Conducted then applied sales analyses to future designs, development, and assortment planning- Collaborated with planning to monitor and review monthly open to buys in order to accurately and responsibly place buys for each oncoming season- Worked closely with visual merchandising to confirm the brand story is told creatively and executed successfully in all global retail stores

Richardson, Tx

- Managed the development and production of women’s clothing across its entire life cycle- Focused on sourcing quality materials, selecting appropriate vendors from a growing vendor matrix, and negotiating with vendors to meet costing and delivery expectations- Tracked and evaluated fit samples with tech design to ensure vendors delivered product that meets QC requirements- Explained product construction, features, and benefits to retail and e-commerce teams to accentuate value and quality- Coordinated sample management for catalog, e-commerce, and PR photo shoots. - Wrote and maintained vendor purchase orders in SAP

Richardson, Tx

- Managed clothing and soft accessory sales orders to retail stores- Collaborated daily with the distribution center and the clothing product development division to ensure timely delivery of product to stores- Generated and analyzed sales reports to assist team in meeting sales plans through precise allocation and replenishment strategies- Evaluated sales data to determine sales trends for future product buys and allocations- Developed tools to facilitate tailoring depth, sizing, and assortment at the store level- Monitored life cycle and inventory levels of product in stores to determine markdown and liquidation strategies

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Psychology

• 3.94 GPA • Dean’s List for College of Liberal Arts & Sciences each semester • Graduated with Honors • Attended full-time while working.

Education record