Industrial Safety PPE-Gloves, Eye, Face & Head, First Aid, Hearing Protection•Oversight of 300+ Global Sourcing portfolio of projects including productivity, raw material/supplier base continuity for 4 categories of PPE with $200M+ sales volume.•Managed offshore staff of 8 sourcing project managers (India, Mexico, China) to execute over $7.7M in productivity savings projects involving supplier RFQs and transitions, engineering/manufacturing/quality/marketing validations, regulatory certifications; and $14M+ revenue transition projects to protect from raw material/supplier outages. Served as the escalation point of contact to break through project roadblocks, risks and timeline impacts across leadership/project stakeholders. Improved project execution date push-outs from >6months to 3-6 months. •Led multiple Kaizen events with suppliers and cross functional leadership to review product lines, re-engineer, re-map supply chain, in/outsource products/subassemblies, perform yield improvement analysis, e-auctions, and bring in supplier led innovation to implement over $7.2 in annual direct materials savings and increased value in products.•Provided leadership and support to NPI team to ensure success in achieving sourcing KPIs related to cost effectiveness, project milestone/phase gate adherence, and supply chain matrix. Balanced workload for a 16-member team and acquired staffing resources for new launches.

Soft Home-Bath, Kitchen, Flooring, Bedding, Window•Responsible for product development process from initial concept to adoption of final product including sourcing, packaging design, price negotiations, regulatory requirements, and production timelines.•Owned 5 different product categories totaling $309M in annual sales which follow 11 different timelines in one year.•Strategic management of over 50 suppliers, qualified new suppliers, and aggressively pursued a competitive purchase environment by constantly seeking alternate resources, product replacement, and substitution. •Executed project timeline tools to ensure supplier performance on sampling, production, inspection, and shipping.•Close collaboration with cross-functional teams-Quality & Compliance, Packaging, and Import Logistics to execute program/item projects. •Analysis of category needs and supplier base led to the reduction of supplier lead-times by 15-25%.•Identified and adjusted sourcing strategy-negotiations resulted in year over year cost savings of $1.7M

Kids Apparel (Boys 2-20)•Direct management of 3 private label brands in the Boys 8-20 area totaling $18M+ in annual sales. •Conceptualized, sourced, and launched an active wear brand which achieved $1M in sales the first year and exceed over $2.6M in year two (+62.5%). •Led the branding, label, trim, and store collateral development to include copy and graphics.•Identified margin rich opportunity buys with several active wear suppliers to achieve seasonal promotional strategies.•Provided key strategic brand profile and design shifts for the J Khaki line resulting in an explosive annual placement growth of +35-60% in major key item categories. Split the brand into 2 separate lines in 2018 given growth success. •Implemented a new speed to market process with domestic and overseas vendor partners for graphic tee opportunities that reduced turn time by 60-70 days.•Traveled overseas semi-annually to finalize negotiations and seasonal buys with suppliers and factory owners and domestically for trade shows and market.

Young Contemporary-Junior Apparel•Identified a need for a brand image refresh through profile and customer analysis. The packaging updates, assortment and sourcing changes resulted in beating the annual sales plan by 4.3% and overachieving margin goal by 119 basis points.•Partnered with the e-commerce team on strategies to build social media brand awareness and promote website special features to drive millennial target customer traffic. Website sales increased 30% over last year.•Analyzed customer needs, usage, and attitudes as basis for executing a denim re-brand and launch centered on new fits. Also developed store collateral design and merchandising directives around the new concept which drove the denim category to annual sales +20% PLN and 1000 basis points over margin plan.

Missy Contemporary Sportswear •Directed the product development cycle from concept to production for the Special Sizes Petites and Plus areas producing sales revenue of $30M annually.•Captured 20% sales growth by driving initiative to expand into special items and fabrics unique to Petites and Plus. •Effectively managed and provided direction to cross-functional teams, multiple merchant partners, vendors, textile/design, and technical design to execute line developments and special adaptations needed for special sizes.

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