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New York, New York, United States

• Ensure strong alignment of Diamond Collections portfolio with topline company strategy to achieve business goals and elevate brand clarity.• Manage product strategy, assortment, pricing and gross margin objectives, new product launches, lifecycle planning and clear cross functional communication.• Provide clear strategic category direction to key internal and Regional stakeholders.• Manage and support direct reports’ responsibilities including category reporting, managing new productarchitectures, setting new product pricing, setting PDP guidance (web copy & shot direction), conducting competitive reviews, and ensuring timely and accurate product maintenance systematically.

New York, New York, United States

Greater New York City Area

• Managed launch of 200+ new products related to the 2018 Peretti Catalog publication.• Conducted and published contractually obligated sales reporting as well as ad hoc requests.

Greater New York City Area

• Conducted biannual item-level review of active product assortment to determine the optimal lifecycle group.• Executed Core product performance analysis and subsequent review with national accounts resulting in strongerand more profitable assortments by account.• Determined product assortment, sell-in plan and pricing of new launches for biannual Market exhibition.• Developed Quarterly Merchandising Review and Market Hindsight decks providing in-depth analysis of productperformance by product line for review by Chief Merchant, Executive Committee and Board members

Greater New York City Area

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Strategically allocated 50K SKUS to 150 stores in the US and Canada based on weekly analysis of sales and inventory and executed weekly reporting and analysis to aid in refinement of seasonal Buy strategies and financial targets.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Executed the seasonal development of three classifications from design concept to production-ready garmentsEnsured the ability to scale design vision based on Production calendar, costing/margin and quality requirements

Greater Los Angeles Area

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), English-History Interdisciplinary; Fine Art

Activities and Societies: Kappa Alpha Theta

Associate Of Arts (A.A.), Merchandising And Product Development

Activities and Societies: Premier Group, Cum Laude