- Managed total of 1000 SKUs across home décor, pet, travel, outdoor, and cookware categories- Drive timelines, packaging sample and product color reviews with suppliers in China, Bangladesh, and India to ensure on-time delivery to company warehouses- Collaborate weekly with buying, packaging, design, and procurement teams to identify and prevent timeline disruptions- Led implementation of unified SharePoint tool to streamline product timeline updates and create a shared status tracker- Implemented vacuum packaging process for soft home goods, reducing shipping costs by > 20%- Perform comparative shopping at stores (e.g. Walmart, Petco, Target, Michael’s) and present analysis to management- Manage product drops, carryovers and packaging BOM’s in Flex PLM

- Opened and closed for lunch and dinner, including on Friday and Saturdays- Tended to 6-8 tables an hour for approximately 4 hours during rush hour- Booked reservations, sat customers, and handled To-Go orders as a hostess

- Helped create tech packs for women’s swimwear and re-organized sourced fabrics for designers and product development team- Researched current market trends in sustainable swimwear; presented results to design team and management - Shadowed fabric selection and fit meetings between technical designers and international suppliers

- Worked in womenswear, including shoes, swimwear, formal wear and accessories - Prepared presentations for management and transported garments for meetings with buyers at Bergdorf’s, Neiman Marcus, Barney’s, and Nordstrom- Developed and maintained spreadsheets to track office sample inventory

- Sold more than $20,000 in luxury handbags and accessories- Developed visual merchandising skills