Sales driver. Hands-on problem-solver. Aggressive wholesale / retail executive, a merchant who understands the customer and works to find white space to create opportunities in the business across channels and categories.Currently working at Tharanco Group, as Sales Director of Branded and Private Label Special Sizes, t Development, with the objective of growing the curvy business substantially.I have held various Sales Leadership positions at Ralph Lauren and Echo Design, but most of my career was at The Jones Group. I was Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Jones New York Sport, and in the Special Markets area of The Jones Group. I achieved results by working closely with the design, merchandising, planning and production teams, as well as our retail partners. I have managed through major department store consolidations, implementation of new technology to run the business, and major management restructuring. I left the Jones Group responsible for over $200M in wholesale volume.At The Jones Group I lead a team including 2 Sales Managers, and 6 Account Executives. My role with the team is to teach, coach and support them in achieving company objectives. I am passionate about and excel in analyzing the business, looking for opportunities, training and developing team members. I am a loyal, results-oriented employee and a quick learner. I have strong communication skills.Specialties: Sales, merchandising, budgeting, expense management, forecasting retail sales and markdowns, gross margin analysis, OTB planning, managing and developing productive teams.