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Boulder, Colorado, United States

Hired by brand’s Founder/CEO to support and accelerate brand strategy for growth. Strengthen Krimson Klover apparel presence and revenue goals with expertise applied toward expansion of product assortment, strategic line planning, product merchandising and market segmentation. Oversight of Sales, Marketing, Operations for brand. Establish processes to.

Boulder, Colorado, United States

Hired to advise on brand and merchandise strategy.

Colorado

Working with Client/Brand to establish scope of project, create timelines, and deliverables. Projects have encompassed multi-season product collections, conducting market research, creating Design Briefs and Line Plans, contracting with freelance Designers, coordinating design reviews, fit sessions, providing advice and assistance on all aspects of design.

Louisville, Colorado

Entrepreneurial role leading the apparel team and cross functional partners across multiple disciplines: trend analysis, assortment creation, design direction, seasonal strategy development, inventory planning (pre-season and reorder), pricing and promotion, product marketing and communications and consumer experience.**Launch the Gaiam Apparel Division.

Louiville, CO

Broomfield, Colorado

Merchandising responsibility for multi-brand, multi-season line planning across timelines and in conjunction with design team, product development, and production schedules. Coordinated the strategic line plans, price points and forecasting across 3 brands and their respective product assortments encompassing retail seasons of Spring/Summer, Fall/Winter.

Boulder, Colorado

Directed all product line management strategies, merchandising department processes and personnel. Extensive travel domestically and internationally for trade shows, design meetings, market research and presentations. Prepared and managed annual department budget with direct P&L responsibility. Created and managed seasonal business plans, drove product.

Boulder, Colorado

Managed Merchandising (PLM’s) and Graphics departments (11 people), 10 freelance designers, and a seasonal product range of over 800 unique styles each season, plus an SMU range of 75 styles for key accounts. Prepared and managed annual budgets for Merchandising/Design and Graphic Departments. Supervised material and color palette selections, involved in.

Boulder, Colorado

Responsible for the management of 4-5 Product Line Manager team and a Trim Developer; oversaw the merchandising processes for seasonal collections. Managed department fiscal responsibilities annually and 500+ unique products seasonally. Maintained timeline, line plans, forecasts and business plans for all Spyder products. Created standard format for all.

Boulder, Colorado

Addressed global market position and demand based upon industry and consumer trends, product opportunity, price points and positioning within the Spyder brand. Determined category line direction, design influences, features, communicated and worked directly with designers to execute the designs. Coordinated design details and product information to Raw.

Boulder, Colorado

Managed staff of 4-5 Customer Service Representatives, handling all sales rep support and dealer and consumer services such as order processing, stock status, returns, etc. Worked closely with Distribution Manager to allocate product shipments based on multiple priorities.