Melissa Styles Email & Phone Number

Texas, United States

Coach, motivate and develop a team of product developers over multiple licensed brands and $30M worth of business. ​Key collaborator w/ cross-functional teams.* Lead teams to retain a broad vision of all seasonal development and brand in an effort to increase annual sales dollars by $10M across 2 brands* Collaboration between the PD team and.

Launched a new $5M watch brand. Established budgets while overseeing profits/losses. Set, oversaw & drove seasonal developmental calendar to assure on-time delivery while identifying potential risks.* Shortened development lead time for new brand by 60 days, saving $50K, setting new standards for other brands in the company* Collaborated with licensors and.

Richardson, TX

Partnered with overseas vendors on new material research, development & innovation. Negotiated, approved & managed pricing for all seasonal projects. * Daily communication with China factories to create new product each season* Guaranteed brand standards were kept on all incoming samples and new product specs going out to factories* Created seasonal.

Design, Presentation, and Product Development of men’s bottom collection. Worked closely with Brand Management teams to analyze & strategically maximize sales and profitability.* Partnered with purchasing department on set up of new cloth and trim* Developed and managed technical line art, detailed drawings, fabric, trim details, construction, and spec.

Assisted in coordination of new product research and information gathering as well as responded to needs of the sales team and other departments for packing samples, swatches, color storyboards, etc* Maintained competitive file set* Organized and maintained a current trim and fabric library* Coordinated a central area for trim and fabric samples and ideas.

• Oversee the general day to day operations of both stores
• Assist in the hiring of new employees and all human resource issues thereafter
• Assist in buying merchandise for the store Researched new merchandise, analyzed quantities for purchase based on previous sales, attended market and assisted in placing orders for the season, analyzed orders placed.
• Assist in planning special events i.e. Trunk Shows, Annual Preview Party, Play days, etc
• Creating displays for all new merchandise, as well as window displays
• Work with owner/accountant weekly on accounts payables

• Work on Sales Floor helping customers pick clothes and coordinate accessories
• Process freight as it comes in to get it floor ready
• Help Brand Manager with floor sets

• Assist in searching for past TCU students in local newspapers• Search the TCU database for possible donors