Director Of Creative Services Operations
* Tasked by CEO to lead and rebuild failing Shared Services department in 2009; restructured and revamped teams, improving productivity and cutting overall lead times by 50%* Established performance goals, developed best practices and standardized annual reviews ensuring appropriate employee incentivization for +60 creative and production team members including Art, Production and Packaging departments* Implemented global work management software (Workfront) and Digital Asset Management (OTMM DAM) software along with development of comprehensive and ongoing training programs for 1,000+ EMEA, APAC, LAC and US team members* Manage annual budget of $6 million; consistently performing on or under budget* Reduced overall expenses by $1.5 million through offshore outsourcing* Led global Packaging team in reduction of packaging costs by 20% through strategic sourcing and focus on sustainable design improvements across owned and private label brands* Launched sustainable packaging initiatives in 2017; accomplished +70% recycled plastics in point of sale US packaging with direction to create global pro-planet packaging that is 100% recyclable by 2025* January 2021 - Fossil Group Inc. Sustainability team launched - Lead all primary packaging sustainability initiatives with focus on moving private brands and portfolio brands primary core packaging to sustainable materials.
