• Managed portfolio of $19 million across 3 launch seasons• Spearheaded usability and life cycle testing of competitive products and factory samples to capture critical quality and experience requirements• Fostered partnership with merchandising, brand, QA, procurement, and planning teams to secure alignment on product designs, features, and costs for line review process• Conducted research and development of CMF alongside a creative agency to deliver category visual brand language for new private label brand category in less than 6 months

• Managed portfolio of $3.1 million across 4 launch seasons• Identified trends in kitchen market to design and source products ahead of market demands• Provided direction for packaging artwork and marketing claims based on product features to ensure consistent brand presentation• Collaborated with design agencies to explore new categories for expanded brand penetration which led to development of 30+ commercially viable products• Facilitated innovation and user experience research exercises with cross-functional teams and industry professionals that laid groundwork for successful product design•Successfully onboarded interns ensuring knowledge transfer of department KPI's and development process. Continued management of interns

• Received and processed data packages from external customers and internal clients• Standardized bill of material, component and assembly data for set up within internal system• Ensured all relevant information for material procurement and manufacturing was available to appropriate teams and systems• Communicated with customers and clients to acquire any missing data or rectify data discrepancies• Collaborated with cross functional teams to ensure material availability for foretasted production• Maintained vendor and vendor part standard database• Conducted data analysis on North American department performance to optimize process cycle• Trained new team members on department procedures and standards