• Developed price conscious fashionable Men’s Footwear SKU’s for multiple sales channels and aesthetic categories.• Managed product development and specifications for multiple European and Asian vendors, which included changes with suppliers to ensure bulk production met all customer needs while maintaining design specifications, costing, and on-time deliveries.• Grew vendor base to ensure costing, product integrity, and development needs were exceeded.

• Managed the commercialization process for multiple footwear product categories. Provided adopted Sku specifications, tracked design changes and approved all confirmation samples.• Facilitated and lead handover meetings as the liaison between design, operations and sales departments. • Instrumental in developing and delivering quality sourcing metrics (vendor scorecards, on-time delivery performance, margin analysis, global manufacturing volume analysis, and product development/pricing… Show more • Managed the commercialization process for multiple footwear product categories. Provided adopted Sku specifications, tracked design changes and approved all confirmation samples.• Facilitated and lead handover meetings as the liaison between design, operations and sales departments. • Instrumental in developing and delivering quality sourcing metrics (vendor scorecards, on-time delivery performance, margin analysis, global manufacturing volume analysis, and product development/pricing BOM’s). Show less

Worked in a corporate operations capacity and gained greater understanding of the global supply chain. Gathered data from procurement systems developed and distributed metrics reporting. Helped institute corporate objectives and programs from conceptualization until implementation. Developed excellent Excel skills and developed macro's and code masters to greatly increase corporate operations efficiency.

Gained valuable training experience with production systems like Movex and AS400. Learned how to create, release, maintain, and EDI PO's as well as run many production reports. Began to understand the workings of the fashion industry especially the way Polo Ralph Lauren maintains its day to day ordering and tracking of products. Dealt with factories and their representatives throughout the Americas in ordering and tracking childrenswear products.

I dealt extensively with customers in a food service environment.Handled billing, significant amounts of money and learned responsibility. Worked independently, strengthened communication skills and self-confidence.

Mentored 60 students in an Introduction to Qualitative Methods class. In addition to grading assignments I ran weekly study sessions and help clarify course materials.