Experience

Norix Furniture

• United States
• Furniture and Home Furnishings Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Marketing Director

  • déc. 2021 - - aujourd’hui

• Product Manager

  • mai 2017 - déc. 2021



Pampered Chef

• United States
• Food and Beverage Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Product Category Manager

  • avr. 2006 - mars 2017

  I'm a dedicated professional with 11 years of experience in product development. I have a wide range of experiences within product development including project management but have also spent time cross-funtionally with marketing.I understand the process of turning an idea to a product, through manufacturing, marketing, merchandising, and cost analysis. I'm innovative, detail-orientated, hardworking and my creativity allows me to work well with others in stressful situations. Key responsibilities include:• Led new product development process from concept through launch for multiple categories.• Drove seasonal/yearly strategy plans for multiple solutions • Recommended new categories and redesign of existing through identification of market place trends, examination of consumer gaps, and analyzing competition in retail and restaurant settings.• Responsible for the portfolio health for multiple categories which involved understanding the analytics, retail pricing and financial health of products and using that information to make category decisions.• Controlled individual projects during NPD stage gate process at monthly product turn-in meetings with key gatekeepers.• Assisted digital and brand teams throughout pagination process to ensure product training materials were properly communicated in videos and catalogs to align with brand strategy.• Mentored and developed direct reports (coordinators and associate level) by providing work direction, training and developmental opportunities for growth.• Led cross-functional teams consisting of Global Procurement, Operations, Forecasting, Engineering, Marketing Solutions, Legal and Food Trend and Innovation Teams through development process.• Managed vendor relationships throughout development process including reducing lead times to meet “drop dead” dates and served as point person for all development issues.