Responsible for the sales, cultivation and development of emerging designer and contemporary brands. This involvess identifying influential top-tier retailers to engage in short, medium, and long-term growth strategies which align with a defined plan to increase revenue, enhance brand awareness, and reflect the brand’s aesthetic, market positioning, and core values.• Daily management and consultation with the founders, stakeholders, executives, and sales teams.• Wholesale sales management for specialty and major department stores, including direct sales, sales management assortment planning, projections, markdown negotiations, product knowledge training, and weekly sales analysis. • Strategic global, national, and regional sales placement with the execution of targeted distribution to achieve relevant brand positioning for holistic growth. With a strong focus on luxury brands, products, and apparel collections in the emerging designer, streetwear, and contemporary men’s market.• Consistent engagement with sales teams across functional departments, including planning, merchandising, pricing targets, and margin structure.• Consultation on narrative and content creation for seasonal campaign sales assets.• Development and maintenance of strategic partnerships with top-tier independent, online accounts (Feature, Xhibition, CNCPTS, Machus, FWRD, Revolve, Likelihood, Huckberry) and key major retailers (Nordstrom, Bloomingdale’s, Saks 5th Avenue, Neiman Marcus, Selfridges)• Seasonal sales preparation and representation for sales campaigns conducted biannually in Paris and New York.• Generate, execute, and implement brand activations and in-store events to boost sales, enhance brand visibility, and drive conversions.

• Launched NBA collaboration capsule collection.•.Oversaw weekly sales analysis, collaborated with Barneys, Private, and Direct to Consumer sales teams, and developed NBA assortment plans for Barneys, The Elder Statesman, and the Elder Statesman NYC Pop-up store. •.Worked closely with the Wholesale Sales Manager, Retail Managers, Marketing Director, and Production Director to initiate and finalize product streamlining, communication planning, and execution of deliverables for each department.• Managed the entire life cycle of NBA products to ensure efficiency and maximize opportunities with our in-house sales teams. I capitalized on opportunities for replenishment and custom orders, which led to additional sales.

Part of the small core team that conceptualized, built and launched the contemporary Men’s label. Involved in all aspects of the life cycle of the product, from its inception to the sales floor, including Brand Development, Management of Global Sales and Merchandising. • Inspired and developed a sales strategy to position the brand in North America, Asia, and Europe. This strategy resulted in 120 influential accounts globally, which legitimized the brand’s alignment. Major department stores like Nordstrom, Selfridges, Harvey Nichols, United Arrows, and specialty retailers such as American Rag, Ron Herman, Machus, and Ne.Sense all became part of the brand’s network.• Managed outside agency sales teams directly in New York,U.K., Japan, and Italy. • Partnered directly with the Creative Director and Design team to ensure that key retail partners’ products, pricing, and fabrications were represented in the merchandising of seasonal collections.• Responsible for developing and implementing the market strategy for seasonal collection launches in New York and Paris. This involved minimizing expenses, showcasing the collections, scheduling appointments with clients, and ultimately boosting sales.• Created and maintained monthly, seasonal, and yearly forecasts and departmental budgets.• Managed sales and purchasing for the E-Commerce platform, joinchapter.com.• Drove the brand’s annual sales to over $2 million in just three years, experiencing a remarkable 30% growth every season.• Spearheaded exclusive collaborations with the renowned home goods designer Stephen Kenn and the United Arrows retail chain in Japan.

Integral member of the original COMUNE team, I spearheaded the development of a comprehensive distribution strategy, collaborating closely with key US retail partners and international distributors. In this role, I also managed sales and cross-functional departments, contributing significantly to the brand’s remarkable success. Over a three-year period, the brand achieved an impressive 50% increase in sales.• Liaised with all functional departments, ensuring the company’s efforts aligned with a unified vision of the brand’s identity and global distribution strategy.• Developed a distribution strategy with key US retail partners and international distributors, resulting in $7 million in annual sales for the brand’s third year.• Mentored and led the Sales Team in developing and pitching significant accounts, such as Nordstrom, Urban Outfitters, and cutting-edge specialty stores.• Worked closely with production to ensure quality, margins, fit and punctual deliveries of seasonal collections and specialty projects.• Developed a lower priced diffusion line exclusively for Pacific Sunwear.• Consistently collaborated with the Design team to ensure that seasonal collections aligned with the brand’s vision and reflected current market trends and sales data.• Managed departmental budgets, ensuring a healthy company margin with the company president’s oversight.

Introduced and incubated three significant collections in the United States market. Managed specialty and major accounts, resulting in an increase in overall sales and brand recognition since the establishment of these divisions.• Establishing and maintaining strong relationships with specialized boutiques and prominent department stores.• Consistently increased sales volume by 50% each season.• Extensive domestic and international travel, including product development and merchandising trips, product knowledge seminars, and fashion week in Milan, have contributed to my knowledge and expertise in the industry.• Essential to several key aspects of public relations, marketing, and image branding.• Directly involved in sales analysis, merchandising, and floor set design at the NYC Flagship store.• Trained new members of the J Lindeberg staff in all aspects of sales, procedures, and company culture.