Responsibilities:Analyze data or insights to determine industry and consumer trendsDevise long-term development strategies for product categoriesDevelop exit strategies for unsuccessful productsFoster trust relationships with vendors to achieve better pricing and quality of servicesPlace appropriate orders to ensure product availability that meets consumer demandsDetermine the positioning of a product category to maximize visibilityLiaise with marketing teams to determine competitive pricing and promotional activities of a product categoryMake forecasts for product demand to ensure the sustainability of inventoryAssume responsibility of budget development and revenue for category

Responsibilities:• Responsible for the design and production of products for private labels. • Developed merchandising strategies, budgets, sales targets, and profit objectives. • Ensured that the label meets sales and profit goals. • Managed, developed and executed new item, brand and program launches.• Managed, developed and implement key marketing initiatives and campaigns; inclusive of strategy, creative execution, and media placement.• Provided marketing support for trade shows, selling events, etc.• Responsible for department management including staffing, training, performance management and career development of associates, and developing and monitoring department goals.• Developed and monitored department budget as required.

Responsibilities:• Provided on demand excel & technical support/training to sales team. • Created PowerPoint customer business reviews by utilizing internal sales data. Participated in bi-weekly conference calls with sales team. • Provided monthly reports and tracking for all Customer Marketing budgets.. • Provided event lead information to sales team for appropriate follow-up and tracking.