• Maintain 95% on-time deliverables through weekly WIP management and lead time standardization• Negotiate deliveries and MOQs while protecting vendor relationships and prioritizing quality• Initiate post-launch meetings with vendor partners to review performance and assess areas for growth• Partner with Product Development and Accounting teams to create communication cadence surrounding cost revisions and SKU updates• Align with cross-functional teams and vendor partners to develop and implement process for communicating overages and shortages in bulk• Onboard new vendors by initiating systems training and outlining company protocols and expectations• Facilitate all PO and SKU revisions through internal platforms GTNexus, TM1 and Great Plains (GP)

• Support showroom sales team in creation of line sheets and presentation of samples. • Assist sales director in presenting S/S 17’ line to buyers.• Record incoming and outgoing samples for all media pulls.

• Develop marketing and merchandising plans.• Identify potential customer markets.• Develop customer-care protocols and methods.• Access grant funding for projects.• Assist in the creation of packaging and hang-tags for seasonal line.• Create and implement the company’s first brand ambassador program.

• Updated social media accounts with promotional material and fashion photography.• Connected with fashion bloggers for interviews/submissions.• Coordinated online marketing and advertising campaigns.• Collaborated with editor and fellow interns to complete projects and assignments.