• Co-create and execute innovative long-term sourcing strategies with Sourcing Director for proprietary brands. • Apply industry knowledge of commodity cost drivers and global supply chains to source raw materials for Isaac Mizrahi Live! worth $176M gross, contributing to +8% growth from 2020–2021. • Build and monitor partnerships with 30 factories, 7 global vendors, 6 agents, effectively reducing costs while driving performance improvements by preparing detailed vendor scorecards.• Optimize functional workstreams for group covering international markets (UK, Italy, Japan, Germany), achieving benchmark results in under 8 months. • Influence key decision leaders by serving as a SME on four corporate committees: Mentorship Program, Ethical Sourcing, EU Workstream, and Supply Chain & Sanctions.• Offer strategic, actionable insights as a liaison between corporate responsibility, legal, and international teams.• Compose data-driven reports for Sourcing Director/Senior Leadership, detailing sound plans for driving margin increases and slashing costs based on historical data. • Manage 3 direct reports while coaching and mentoring each individual to attain strengths-based professional development goals.• Solely managed the successful launch of 3 new brands in 2020 worth $33M gross.• On-boarded 4 global vendor suppliers in Southeast Asia, India, Bangladesh, Latin America, and Central America.

• Performed cost analysis of 500 products for consumer goods start-up in the food industry, evaluating bulk suppliers, co-packers, demand plans, and forecasts to devise successful product strategy.• Advised senior leader to drop category assortment from 500 to 50 products and reduced vendors from 100 to 25 for soft launch, achieving reduction in calculated spend from $800K to under $65K. • Facilitated creation of private label product assortment through nutrition labeling, vendor management, and quality assurance in compliance with FDA, Organic Certifications, SQF, HACCP, NSF regulations. • Managed soft launch involving 25 vendors and copackers for 50 dry and liquid products; placed purchase orders and paid vendors.• Reduced cost of goods sold (COGS) through skilled negotiations and purchase quantity optimization.• Created and instituted processes and calendars for supply chain management to track and meet all launch deadlines.

• Developed sourcing strategy with VP, generating IMU savings by increasing directly sourced products for select categories from 25% to 76%. • Analyzed financials against historical data to devise best-in-class recommendations for 1-to-3-year sourcing strategy, covering implementation, commitment, and actualization.• Oversaw $185M gross margin categories including largest volume driver, achieving $150–300M in savings. • Continually evaluated current and potential global vendor matrix to maximize opportunities with production planning, timing, and cost efficiencies. • Cultivated close collaborations with vendor partners, reviewing all components in detail and negotiating best price on raw materials, resulting in 6% AUC consistent reductions with comparable styles.• Implemented structured processes and efficiently managed relationships with suppliers to enhance materials, reduce production & commitment lead-times, and improve speed to market.• Led negotiations to obtain desired costs without compromising brand’s quality or delivery schedules.• Managed direct factory vendors in Los Angeles, India, Mexico, Guatemala, and China as well as internal overseas teams in Hong Kong and Korea. • Promoted to Senior Manager and earned President’s Club award in 2014 and 2017.

• Orchestrated bonding, insurance, licenses, qualifications, and registrations for $145M construction company. • Negotiated and managed contracts for 50 general contractors and 100 subcontractors.• Channeled private, public, and federal RFP bid proposals worth $750M from creation to approval.

• Promoted from Product Manager to Senior Product Manager after 8 months. • Developed products and executed deliverables based on brand requirements and aesthetics within cross-functional schedules while maintaining targeted profit margins. • Redeveloped new product based on existing print screens, reducing over $1M in product liability.• Created, implemented, and disseminated packages to vendor/factory for sample execution. • Sourced raw materials and prints with key business partners, mills, and suppliers. • Oversaw approval process of all styles during development and pre-production processes. • Partnered closely with CAD artists and vendors to create original copyrighted artwork. • Created and communicated custom product features to marketing for all advertising campaigns.• Partnered with merchant team to calibrate product designs to business objectives.