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Auckland, Nz

Auckland, New Zealand

Responsible for delivery of an end to end integrated suite of AI powered SaaS merchandise planning, assortment planning, replenishment and allocations tools.

Auckland, New Zealand

Partner coach to our Apparel, Homegoods and FMCG teams. Employing Agile and Lean mindset, methods and practices to improve process and ways of working in physical product teams.

Auckland, New Zealand

Coach and chapter lead of 5 in TWG’s technology, platform, and fulfillment oriented business units.

Auckland, New Zealand

Coached in a wide variety of both traditional and emerging agile business units including merchandising, operations, digital, marketing and strategy for teams of up to 150+ individuals. Conducted large group and customized training both virtually and in person on Agile ways of working, Scrum, Kanban, Product Owner Induction, Mindset and Feedback.

Auckland, New Zealand

Front runner agile coach leading ways of working and mindset shift in the apparel business unit as early adopters to our organization's Agile enterprise transformation.

Auckland, New Zealand

Merchandise Planning Manager of team of planner, assistant planner, and replenishment planner for the decor and housewares division. The Warehouse is New Zealand’s largest general merchandise retailer, operating over 90 stores nationwide.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Reporting directly into the Chief Marketing Officer/Chief Digital Officer, in this role I was responsible for leading the development and execution of the seasonal planning process through which David’s Bridal aligns and develops integrated commercial plans across key organizational functions; i.e., product, marketing, inventory management, channels, and finance. As the owner of this new role in the organization, I was charged with the development and refinement of tools, templates, and best practices to facilitate project governance and process owner accountability that resulted in greater commercial success, faster pace of change, and higher levels of employee engagement.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Merchandise planner and business analyst for total company digital commerce. Utilized both traditional merchandise planning metrics of sales, margin, and inventory coupled with digital KPI's to analyze and forecast the eCommerce business and assist data driven site merchandising. Accountable for broad scale analysis of all categories to identify and effectively communicate growth opportunity. This role was cross section between the merchandise planning and digital commerce teams.

Accountable for revenue, margin, inventory management, and promotional reporting for Short Bridesmaid Dresses. Conducted divisional analysis on promotion and product lifecycle for the bridesmaids area.

Responsible for all functions related to the lifecycle of the Speakman product lines, working in conjunction with the cross-functional product development, sales and marketing teams to ensure the Speakman product offering is the right mix of products at the right price points for our various sales channels within the home and hospitality channels. Key contributor to new and existing business development and product licensing relationships. In this role, I conducted sweeping strategic and brand audits of our existing product lines within the home and hospitality space to provide to inform product exit strategies and new product development. I also led licensing designer partnership for the development of new products as well as custom opportunities. In addition, I served as a key contributor in executing large marketing campaigns as well as projecting and monitoring all associated promotional performance.

Greater Philadelphia Area

Responsible for executing consumer sales strategies through online and in store retailer relationships and promotions. Key focus areas include driving sales growth in the consumer retail channel, establishing relationships with existing contacts, optimizing brand position and merchandising, and monitoring KPI performance. In this role, I lead a comprehensive brand and retail strategy audit of all current accounts, sales distribution and penetration within key categories and recommended future plans to grow and exit partnerships.

Assisted in the planning of buys, inventory and OTB management, as well as sales projections of all tabletop department classes including: glassware, table linens, gadgets, dinnerware, serveware, and flatware. This area accounted for roughly one third of the home division business. One of my key responsibilities included launching a new web based wedding registry assortment and registry services to a select number of Anthropologie stores as well as managing and generating all reporting and analytics to measure the success of the new business venture.

Greater Philadelphia Area

Acted as cross-functional liaison between buying, planning, merchandising, ecommerce operations, and production teams to work towards common sales goals for the blouse and skirt areas of the apparel division. Initiated and responded to all vendor follow up such as arranging discounts for late deliveries, cancellations of orders and negotiating RTVs for defective or poor quality merchandise. Responsible for entering and revising purchase orders for both selling channels on a timely basis. Ensured timely delivery of merchandise through consistent communication and follow-up with the vendors, distribution center and buying team. Developed strong vendor communication skills; set up new vendors and sent routing guides/ preticketing information; assisting them with compliance and ensuring all questions are answered. Ensured proper set up and maintenance of SKU's in IP, MTS, and Sterling (via B2c) including pricing, costing, loads, descriptions, attributes, shipping restrictions, and up charges. Partnered with e-commerce team to ensure timely activations of products. Monitor website and audit for changes based on inventory, sales, newness and trends. Managed inventory transfers between retail and ecommerce.

Baltimore, Maryland Area

Monitored and reported on the flow of monthly, weekly, and daily receipts (average of 200,000 units/month). Implemented weekly marketing price changes across all channels- store POS and internet. Managed all sample inventory. Responsible for purchase order entry and revision. Conducted weekly recaps on sportshirt sales as well as clearance sales within the sportshirt division. Compiled divisional product information for catalog and web. Generated new product information and SKU's for all styles.

Greater New York City Area

Maintained order accuracy through utilization of BMS, Excel and IBM CognosAssisted in market week appointments.Maintained and organized seasonal samples.

Maintained samples sent and received by major fashion publications and celebrities.Responsible for selecting and sending out samples for major editorial fashion shoots as well as maintaining and organizing the sample closet. Acted as a liaison to press by maintaining event and press day invitations and RSVP’s.

Trained in aspects of management including: human relations, training, & scheduling. Responsible for setting and meeting sales goals in a commission based environment. Accountable for merchandising and stock management of major store department.

Responsible for continuing competitive and trend research.Held responsible for maintaining accurate line and market data sheets. Maintained seasonal samples and completed inventory on archived samples.

Semester Abroad, British Life And Culture Studies, International Internship

Completed a semester of coursework in London, England at the Foundation for International Education for American students abroad. Traveled.

Bachelor Of Professional Studies, Fashion Merchandising Major, Business Minor

Activities and Societies: Alpha Chi Magna Cum Laude

Education record