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Seattle, WA, US

Greater Seattle Area

Seattle, Washington, United States

Seattle, Washington

• Drove 60% of total private label sales volume equaling $156M at retail for 2019 fiscalyear
• Collaborated with cross functional teams to chase $2.5M in receipts for Q4 2019closing the gap and fueling growing demand in H2 2019
• Resolved $3.2M of aged inventory liability through strong negotiation and strategicallocation to generate incremental sales in H2 2019

Seattle, Washington

• Launched an updated dress shirt program to combat declining sales generating over$1.2M in the launch year in the pillar item alone
• Implemented continuous improvements reducing end to end lead time by 15 weeksand eliminating superfluous sampling, increasing adoption rates by 40-50%
• Partnered with Off Price to eliminate 9 weeks from allocation improving sell through by7% and sales by 5% in the first quarter of implementation

Seattle, Washington

• Maintained strong relations with 30 vendors to deliver on time, trend right productacross 14 classifications from apparel to accessories
• Renegotiated legacy underwear program improving mark ups 2-3% while maintainingquality
• Trained and mentored assistant propelling them to promotion after two years of closecollaboration and guidance
• Developed and taught an in depth Leathergoods course to increase knowledge andproficiency in a niche category across the organization

Seattle, WA

• Standardized processes and rolled out Flex PLM software streamlining and improvingcollaboration, accuracy and speed
• Reworked source base strategy to deliver 72bps IMU improvement, on time deliveryand adoption rate
• Designed the Anniversary 2014 Halogen Leathergoods collection which achieved85-90% sell through and was featured in marketing
• Awarded the Q4 2014 All Star Award

San Francisco, CA

• Head of the belt division designing brand, trend and cost appropriate product for thecompany portfolio of 15-20 major US retailers
• Collaborated closely with suppliers reducing costs, strengthening sourcing andincreasing quality through factory visits and clear, concise designs and tech packs
• Drove company growth through tailored designs: 4.5% increase in total orders, 43%increase for Gap Inc. brands, 84% increase for Levi Strauss & Co.

Paris, France

• Constructed custom made wedding dresses and gowns with couture techniques formarketing and brand clientele

Paris, France

• Aided in launch collection for Fall/Winter 2006 through construction of runwayprototypes and fashion illustrations for marketing