Experience

Paramount Apparel International

• United States
• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Director of Fashion Brands

  • Apr 2007 - Present

  Oversee and manage the Fashion Licensed Brands Department. Manage five employees Respomsible for recruiting, hiring, and training employees within the department. Responsible for inventory levels and production buys within the department Work with several Licensors to build Headwear and Cold Weather Accessories lines adhering to their design direction, color palates, and inspiration. Work with sales reps to meet sales minimums and ensure the product is being sold to approved channels. Work with International Distributors around the world to increase our sales globally. Responsible for creating timelines and working with brand managers and designers to execute the lines and guide them through the approval process. Managed the top brands in the department including True Religion and Robert Graham. Responsible for preparing brand managers and sales reps for trade shows. Assist designer in putting together the lines for each season. Put together pricing, catalogs layouts, sample orders, production buys, managed orders for major department stores, and worked with sales reps to prepare for meetings and obtaining orders. Travel to meet with accounts each season to present concepts for upcoming lines and to trade shows to sell the lines to specialty stores and major department stores.



White House Black Market

• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Manager

  • May 2005 - Oct 2006

  Responsible for opening and closing the store including managing the cash registers, managing the daily tasks, and communicating sales goals. Responsible for inventory counts twice a year and weekly markdowns. Assisted store manager in making the weekly schedules and hiring new employees. Responsible for training new employees. Responsible for floor set changes and visual merchandising. Responsible for opening and closing the store including managing the cash registers, managing the daily tasks, and communicating sales goals. Responsible for inventory counts twice a year and weekly markdowns. Assisted store manager in making the weekly schedules and hiring new employees. Responsible for training new employees. Responsible for floor set changes and visual merchandising.