Michele Ross Email and Phone Number

Senior Level Associate Product Manager of Fashion Knit Tops

Associate Product Manager of Woven Bottoms, Jackets, & Outerwear

-Supports the Style & Co Domestic Knits team in daily operations through analyzing the sales of the business on multiple platforms including daily sales, sales compared to last year, and vendor selling.-Proficient in price negotiations, including setting up a pricing sheet for each season, meeting with upper management to establish pricing targets, partnering with vendors to achieve target price, and sending updated pricing documents to vendors.-Experienced in establishing and maintaining vendor relationships -Collaborates with vendors and design team to create and develop a cohesive line, responsible during this process for communicating all updates to the vendor as well as to my cross functional teams such as design and technical-Assists buy recap meeting for placements and communicate any callouts assuring minimums are met-Partners daily with design, technical, and quality control teams to create and manage a time and action calendar to ensure timely approvals and delivery of goods-Tracks shipping weekly and responsible for informing upper management and buyers of shortages, overages, and late shipments-Completed several specialty courses offered by Macy’s, including several leadership, developmental, and technical design classes -Acted as peer mentor for new hires, which includes managing, training, and developing new team members-Organizes best and worst selling styles every week and monthly selling period.-Responsible for creating and overseeing Missy, Petites, and Womens contracts throughout all seasons.-Manages all samples including inspection packages, marketing, ad, and top of production samples.

Supported the Style & Co Denim team in daily operations through analyzing the sales of the business on multiple platforms including daily sales, sales compared to last year, and vendor, fit, wash, and class selling.Organized best and worst selling styles every week, in addition to line development meetings to present the strengths, weakness, and opportunities in the businessResponsible for creating and overseeing Petites and Womens contracts throughout all seasonsMonitored shipping on booked contracts across all sizes and notified buying teams of any shortages and shipping delaysManaged all samples including inspection packages, marketing, ad, and top of production samples

Coordinated and planned the promotion of events including a 100 days ‘til THON concert and PSMA fashion showParticipated in weekly meetings and events to network within the marketing association

Managed an ongoing staff of ten employees for the merchandising and selling of productsEstablished and enhanced strong relationships with vendors while negotiating prices Selected styles and determined the merchandise assortment for buying and assisted owners in determining the quantity and flow of goodsPrepared and performed financial obligations through invoice and payout for the budgeting of the companyFacilitated the training of new sale staffPerformed marketing and online media public relations via Facebook

Scheduled and managed a seven day fall recruitment period for a sorority of 90 girlsConducted and planned events for a 45 hour spring recruitment COB weekLed multiple recruitment workshop classes teaching the process of recruitmentParticipated and raised money for several philanthropies including donating over 3,000 dollars for Service for Sight and 90,000 dollars to THON

Utilized organization and communication skills while expanding knowledge and understanding of retail operations of one of the largest department store corporations in the United StatesEvaluated daily, weekly, and seasonal sales and inventory reports to assist managers in developing merchandising, selling, and service strategy decisionsConducted research and analyzed data to find opportunities for the business and implemented new processes that eliminated inconsistenciesTrained a group of 25 associates for knowledge of Macy’s MyClient and Customer Feedback Log programsRecollected data and measured results of the training to present findings to regional corporate management

Rules and Regulations Committee Member Participated in weekly meetings and events leading up to the event in order to enhance security knowledgeWorked with a team of 30 members to provide security for the 46 hour dance marathon; Increased morale of the 30 person committee by encouraging to attend and participate in several social eventsIcebreaker ChairMonitored and recorded the point system for all events of my specific committee