Develop total cost financial model for strategic initiatives for both products and processes within Global Supply Chain ($174MM). Assess FAC details, investment/startup costs, key financial indicators, volume projections, key assumptions, fixed overhead analysis, inventory and projected savings/benefits over the life of the case. Integral member of strategic transformation team for Global Supply Chain. Work to reduce current infrastructure and overhead costs by streamlining processes and operations. Drive teams to focus on business and financial justification of initiatives in order to determine the right decisions. Partner with procurement, marketing, LOB’s on the front end to ensure better linkage with operations in terms of impact to the P&L and balance sheet. Develop business cases for new product development. Determine financial feasibility of project through investment requirements, ROI and NPV.

Finance Manager, SLIA Design & Development Member of senior team for SLIA design center. Provided full financial direction to leadership team. Tracked and reported all spending for the location ($18MM). Integral member of project team for the relocation and integration of various design and merchandising brands within Sara Lee Branded Apparel. Managed costing process for new products for line reviews and closes. Evaluated new products for internal vs. sourced production. Assisted design personnel in identifying and implementing profit improvement and cost reduction opportunities in garment construction and engineering. Maintained CER process.Business Planning Manager, Playtex Brand Drove strategic planning for annual operating plans as well as long-term outlook. Developed class of trade selling reports and analysis. Tracked new product forecasts by channel. Directed allocation of all new products for each season. Drove cross-functional best practices throughout the organization, acting as key liaison with marketing, finance, forecasting and replenishment functions.Commercial Finance Brand Manager, Ralph Lauren Intimates Managed all financial aspects of the Ralph Lauren Division of intimate apparel ($36MM revenue). Coordinated annual budget and long-term planning processes. Prepared and evaluated category/customer P&L’s. Monitored, tracked and analyzed budgets and expenditures. Oversaw monthly closing process. Key individual in developing exit strategy of business when license agreement ended. Successfully shutdown business, maintaining profit targets while driving out inventory.