Lucy Sutherland Knaus Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

New York City Metropolitan Area

New York, New York, United States

www.maisonateliercreative.com

Hancock, New York, United States

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New York, New York, United States

New York, New York, United States

When I started with Sweet Romeo in 2015, we were a $3 million off-price sweater company. In my 5 years with the company, we added an additional cut & sew knitwear line (Theo & Spence) which doubled our floor visibility and expanded our new vendor potential. Sales grew yearly, finally expanding to $8 million in sales annually (2020 being our highest year sales ever.)I cultivated relationships with retail buyers across multiple price points and categories (Better- Bloomingdales, Off Price- Nordstrom Rack, Discounter- Winners) and consistently had top performing items with margins over 65% and sell throughs over 90%. I also curated the line itself, reworking old styles into new fabrics and yarns and using store bought and buyer directed inspiration to bring newness within an established aesthetic territory to floors each season though showroom buyer appointments, trade shows (Coterie), and traveling to present at Retail Company headquarters.I can't forget the Private Label function of my work, as I feel that my ability to understand a client's needs, price point, quality requirements, and aesthetic helped build Sweet Romeo/Theo & Spence into the margin builder it is today, and helped develop trust in my knowledge and expertise as an Industry Expert.

New York, New York, United States

· Worked directly with wholesale apparel clients in the US and Canada to source and run production of private label goods in Asia· Attended sourcing trade shows (Sourcing at MAGIC, Texworld), performed market research and travel to gain knowledge of potential new clients and actively solicited new leads· Maintained communication with overseas production offices regarding sample requests, order placement, production samples, and importing to the US and Canada to ensure on-time deliveries· Entered purchase orders from clients and create company production purchase orders in Quickbooks for all vendors· Traveled to Asia to source and meet new vendors as well as review current production and discuss future ideas· Curated an open line of samples as well as requested protos from customer tech packs

New York, Ny

· Worked with wholesale apparel clients in the showroom, at trade shows (Accessorie Circuit, StyleMax), markets (LA market, the FIG at Dallas, Atlanta Mart) and on the road to sell small leather goods and handbag collections· Entered orders into the Blue Cherry inventory system, received EDI transmissions, ran allocation and coordinated picking, packing, and shipping· Attended weekly design and production meetings to review accounts, deliveries, production issues and discussed future collections· Handled all customer service requests, PR pulls, return authorization requests and small repairs· Inventoried and ticketed sales samples for sales reps

New York, New York, United States

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New York, New York, United States

· Merchandised and developed bridge sterling silver collections working closely with the senior merchandiser to forecast trends, assist sales, and organize design· Sourced production with vendors to get the highest margins and quality possible and negotiated pricing· Created style numbers, names, and entered vendor information into Navision for inventory and ordering purposes and used the Filemaker system to make digitals for sales· Merchandised product collections in the showroom and on boards for sales presentations

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Economics

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