Experience

G-Form
• United States
• Sporting Goods Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Apparel and Equipment Product Development Manager

  • Jul 2022 - Present


Staples

• United States
• Retail Office Equipment
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Specialist Product Management - Business Essentials

  • Nov 2019 - Jul 2022

• Project Specialist - MyIncentives

  • Sep 2017 - Nov 2019


Fourstar Group USA, Inc.
• United States
• Manufacturing
• Assistant Account Executive

  • Oct 2016 - Sep 2017


The TJX Companies, Inc.

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Product Development Specialist

  • Sep 2013 - Oct 2016

  Worked on below children's product development teams: - Playwear - Costumes & Dress Up - Girls Separate Tops & Bottoms (knit) - Children's Sleepwear - Girl's Swim Coverups Responsibilities: - work with buyers to determine market voids and and seasonal goals - prepare and present seasonal wall reviews for buying teams and management - visit stores for comp shopping and trend research - track weekly selling data for 3 global banners and generate reports for distribution to children's PD department, management, and merchants - participate in pre-proto and prototype meetings with design, sourcing, management, and merchants - work with technical designers to review fits and AW placements on daily basis - created month-end selling recap to be utilized by merchants, design and management in order to better prepare for future development plans - collaborate with merchandise assistants, logistics teams, and testing specialists regularly to monitor flow of goods - participate in video conference calls with overseas agents as needed - traveled to southern India to negotiate spring development program, review initial counter samples and submits, tour factories and specialty facilities (sequin facility and denim wash facility) - assist manager in training and development of interns and PDS contractors - manage mail delivery schedule of children's product development department Show less



Kidville

• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Birthday Party & Retail Manager

  • Feb 2013 - Sep 2013

  - Sell, plan, and execute children's birthday parties - Recruit and hire staff - Manage, train, and consistently develop birthday party staff - Organize and implement boutique merchandise plans and window displays - Purchase merchandise for retail boutique - Analyze retail sales and track profitability - Forecast and implement sales and promotions according to sales trends and special events or holidays - Train staff on POS system and boutique sales - Sell, plan, and execute children's birthday parties - Recruit and hire staff - Manage, train, and consistently develop birthday party staff - Organize and implement boutique merchandise plans and window displays - Purchase merchandise for retail boutique - Analyze retail sales and track profitability - Forecast and implement sales and promotions according to sales trends and special events or holidays - Train staff on POS system and boutique sales



TJX

• Product Development Intern; Children's Costumes

  • Sep 2012 - Mar 2013

  - assist team in organization of counter, fit, PP, and TOP samples - generated seasonal stamp reports - generated weekly sales data to communicate to merchants and management - worked with interns on other teams to distribute mail throughout the department - assisted PDS in communicating submit comments to overseas teams - assist team in organization of counter, fit, PP, and TOP samples - generated seasonal stamp reports - generated weekly sales data to communicate to merchants and management - worked with interns on other teams to distribute mail throughout the department - assisted PDS in communicating submit comments to overseas teams



LUSH FRESH HANDMADE COSMETICS

• South Africa
• Retail Health and Personal Care Products
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Keyholder

  • Jul 2010 - Oct 2012

  - recruit potential hire candidates and train new staff members - operate and manage store's personal Facebook page - manage promotional campaigns within shop; train staff on promotions and see that product is ordered appropriately - participate weekly management meetings to review sales and staff development - manage weekly staff schedules - participate in monthly inventory counts and product replenishment - recruit potential hire candidates and train new staff members - operate and manage store's personal Facebook page - manage promotional campaigns within shop; train staff on promotions and see that product is ordered appropriately - participate weekly management meetings to review sales and staff development - manage weekly staff schedules - participate in monthly inventory counts and product replenishment