Kaitlin Grant Email & Phone Number

Herzogenaurach, Bavaria, De

SMU - Collaborations - Partnerships

San Francisco, California, Us

San Francisco, California, Us

Briefs & Executes Levi’s US/Canada focused Collaborations & Customization Projects.During my tenure, I carried out a new business plan of dropping 2-4 collaboration or customization projects a month. Project Lead:Levi's x Sami Miro VintageLevi’s x Danielle Guizio Levi’s x Born & Raised Levi’s x BentgablenitsLevi’s x 194Local LALevi’s x Come TeesLevi’s x Barbie Ferreira Levi’s x New Balance Levi’s x 24K GldnLevi’s x Gianni Lee Levi’s x Collina Strada Levi’s x Collina Strada pt. 2Levi’s x Emma ChamberlainLevi’s x Jaden SmithLevi’s x Nigel Sylvester Levi’s x Tarana Burke Levi’s x XiuhtezcatlCustomization & Tailor Shops: Grateful Dead, Farm Girl, Coachella, Holiday, Minions…External Fashion Week Collabs:Levi’s x Collina Strada (2021, 2022)Levi’s x Who Decides War (2022)US/Canada Lead:Levi’s x KenzoLevi’s x Mcclaren F1Levi’s x StussyLevi’s x JJJoundLevi’s x Crocs Levi’s x Studio GhibliLevi’s x Nigo Levi’s x UndercoverLevi’s x GanniLevi’s x AmbushLevi's x UndercoverLevi’s x MonstersLevi’s x Grateful DeadLevi’s x Felix the CatLevi’s x BeamsLevi’s x Simpsons Levi’s x Human Made Levi’s x Naomi Osaka Levi’s x Reese Cooper Levi’s x Denim TearsLevi’s x No SessoLevi’s x Chinese Lunar New YearLevi’s x Wasted Youth/ Girls don’t cry Levi’s x VerdyLevi’s Pride Levi’s Special Capsules & Fit Exclusives LVC Limited Edition DropsLevi’s WellThreadLevi’s Collections LMC

San Francisco, California, Us

Dockers Tier 3/4: Global Men’s & Women’s Relaunch Tops/Bottoms. B&T, debuted Unisex Capsule.

San Francisco, California, Us

Men’s Tops, Women’s, Collections & Collaborations.

Chicago, Il, Us

•Due to the unique work landscape at the time, had a large responsibility for both Sears and Kmart Intimates Department in almost 700 stores across the USA & Puerto Rico. Worked under 1 buyer.•Fluent in MS word, outlook, excel, pivot tables, financial planning tools, allocations systems, dot.com sample Workhorse, google drive, Alex reporting suite, Retail Math, Offer Manager, LAGO (advertising), PLM, etc.•Can understand the life cycle of a program.•Assisted and managed assorting a $20M annual business.•Helped with Vendor relations, from on-boarding, to sustaining relationships and understanding the vendor matrix (Import vs Domestic).•Understood costing of products and how to hit the correct IMU to have healthy margin.•Helped form trend decks and design support to IBO's and vendors to create upcoming collections. Went competitive shopping to understand the target consumer.•Used the AT and space planning process to communicate how stores are to be merchandised and sent monthly and weekly in-depth store directions. Also included trips to stores.•Created and utilized weekly CAD reports to recap weekly selling by color/ style and also used these to help assort.•Owned a portion of Monday Business reviews, where I was able to discuss wins and misses in the business and present last week data using numbers and style selling.•Assisted in getting items shot and put online & also run special promos online. Responsible for picking out and putting items to be advertised on the company instagram, facebook, online digital and print ads.•Assisted in Walk-throughs with new programs.•Ran Ad Hoc reports, including reporting such as 0 sales, and partnered with Allocation and Inventory to solve inventory issues.•Participated in Open to Buy meetings and understood the overarching department's financial plan.•Created promotions for event selling in stores and created signage for both formats. Forecasted out monthly projections to meet this.

London, England, Gb

•Short term assignment, working fashion and market weeks.•Transfer collections from show to showroom. Merchandise rooms.•Style collections in accordance to buyer tastes and seller's preferences.•Responsible for assisting with VBB Collection coordination.•Help record and calculate buys in excel form for easy orders.•Various showroom duties, dressing models, replenishing etc .

Seattle, Washington, Us

•Contribute to driving profitable sales growth for our store by building personal relationships with customers.•Set personal sales goals and hit quarterly numbers.•Kept up with latest trends and created personal relationships with customers.•Ensure the stock room is in good condition to allow for smooth replenishment and merchandise management.•Responsible for shipping, receiving, and fulfilling online orders for personal customers on top of maintaining sales. •Provide a fun, welcoming, and energetic store environment for customers and fellow Crew.•Promote store communication among the management team and crew to remain knowledgeable about the product and sales results. • Top seller in entire store for four months while also enrolled full-time in school.

Seattle, Washington, Us

•Full-time competitive paid internship located in Honolulu, Hawaii. (1 of only 5 interns picked from US)•Shadowed execs, attended management weekly meetings.•Hands-on selling experience by selling and serving customers.•Worked with various merchandise inventory softwares and tools. Analyzed selling data.•Attended regional buying meetings. •Was based out of Women's Intimates & Sleepwear Dept during Anniversary Sale. (Bra-fit certified).•Updated and posted on store social media platforms. •Worked in various departments for store annual sale events. •Completed an internship project presented to upper-level company employees. •Completed daily department reports.

New York, New York, Us

•Continued my great relationship with DVF after working PFW. Worked under Product Developers and Designers to coordinate production for upcoming DVF lines. •Major projects included assisting with duplicate after production of 2015 Met Ball gown for Gigi Hadid, and creating PR looks for various celebrities & models. Heavy emphasis on production of RTW as well.•Communicated professionally daily to overseas vendors. •Accepted samples, tech packs, and took photos of changes of prototypes. •Emailed changes and updates at end of every business day to cross functional teams. •Involved extensive sample receiving and prototype management.•Used prior knowledge of patternmaking to coordinate and edit fit blocks & patterns alongside pattern makers & fabric developers. •Logged new changes and styles into PLM software for Production. •Required strong knowledge of Excel to create costing sheets.•Picked up new trim and fabric from garment district area. Due to gap in role of Trim Developer, I took on responsibilities of this role during my time, as well as assisting in other areas. Also, freelanced on applying unique trim for non RTW items, such as made to order hand sewing.•Updated and organised style binders. •Attended design and production meetings to update line plans. Extensive use of PLM (Blue Cherry).

New York, New York, Us

•Setting up the showroom: this part of the role involves making sure the highest of standards of visual display are met, samples are displayed in a prescribed manner and returned to this position after each appointment.•Greeting Clients and buyers.•Assisting with Showroom duties, dressing models, replenishing etc .•Help with the smooth running of the Showroom.• Assist the sellers during sales.•French language proficiency required.

Belo Horizonte, Dubaï, Lille, Montréal, Nanjing, Paris, Raleigh, Sophia Antipolis, Stellenbosch, Suzhou, Fr

•Worked hands-on with international students from France, China, and other countries. • Integrated students into the NC State Environment. •Participated and led cultural and volunteer activities, workshops, and seminars. • Led open house activities for exchange students. • Instructed a group of french exchange students in a short cultural compulsory course.•Planned out ICLP's semester schedule. •Involved in the recruitment process.•French proficiency is required. •Youngest member on Leadership Council which serves to recruit, train and create events for the ICLP.

•Worked on logistics and event planning of major event in month of January. This included logistics and actual event experience. Gained skills such as marketing, planning, costing and time management.

•Learned the ropes of retail industry, including customer relations, visual display, fashion merchandising, sales, paperwork, small business, fashion buying, etc.

Fashion And Textile Management, Concentration In Fashion Development And Product Management Bs

Fashion Development And Product Management Bs, Fashion/Apparel Design

Study Abroad, Fashion, French, Photography

High School Diploma

Continued Studies, Sustainability Studies