Experience

Brickell Men's Products
• United States
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Production Manager

  • Jun 2022 - Present

Pine State Trading Co.
• United States
• Wholesale
• 100 - 200 Employee
• Buyer- Wine -- world wide

  • Feb 2016 - Jul 2022


Village Candle Co.

• Director - New Product Development

  • Mar 2004 - Feb 2016

  - technical candle development/ lab - fragrance development, both candle and home fragrance products - innovation development - new product sourcing - both finished goods and raw materials - strategic relationship development - project management - product management; full lifecycle development - all creative development - product quality leadership - technical candle development/ lab - fragrance development, both candle and home fragrance products - innovation development - new product sourcing - both finished goods and raw materials - strategic relationship development - project management - product management; full lifecycle development - all creative development - product quality leadership


Village Candle Co., Inc.
• Director of Product Quality

  • Mar 2004 - Feb 2016


Yankee Candle Company., Inc

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Operations Business Team Leader

  • May 1983 - Jan 2004

  Created Operations Business Team Leader Position and Standard Operating Procedures of department Developed Home fragrance Products cradle to grave assuming multi-million dollar budgets with products including items such as Electric and Passive Diffusers, Potpourri, Refresher Oils, Aerosol & Pump Sprays, Sachets, Personal Care Products, Candle Products, and fragrance development for all Implemented New Product Lifecycle strategy as well as Discontinuation process Tammie Patterson-Smith resume continued - Page 2 Sourced all new products with external vendors and completed site visits to qualify them as a vendor of record Maintained margin structures as determined by company Worked with cross-functional team to create and implement Withdrawal, Defect, Recall program Led Commercialization Team to standardized procedures and develop critical path methodology for all New Product launches Show less



Yankee Candle Positions include

• Operations manager

  • 1983 - 2004

  Managed $10MM budget of off-site warehouse and shipment facility Managed 250+ employees and state-of-the-art Order Management System Public Spokesperson for The Yankee Candle Company in the Salt Lake City area Closed Salt Lake City warehouse/ shipment facility as detailed in company restructure / public offering in 2000, laying off 250+ hourly and salaried workers Managed $10MM budget of off-site warehouse and shipment facility Managed 250+ employees and state-of-the-art Order Management System Public Spokesperson for The Yankee Candle Company in the Salt Lake City area Closed Salt Lake City warehouse/ shipment facility as detailed in company restructure / public offering in 2000, laying off 250+ hourly and salaried workers



Yankee Candle Co

• United States
• Retail

• Manufacturing Plant Superintendent

  • 1983 - 2004

  Managed night shift manufacturing operations at production facility leading 5 salaried and 250+ hourly employees Hired/ trained/ supervised salaried and hourly staff Managed $3MM budget Chaired focus group for Quality Control Business Unit leader for all areas of Manufacturing at various times, able to run all equipment as well as produce all candle mixes as required Managed night shift manufacturing operations at production facility leading 5 salaried and 250+ hourly employees Hired/ trained/ supervised salaried and hourly staff Managed $3MM budget Chaired focus group for Quality Control Business Unit leader for all areas of Manufacturing at various times, able to run all equipment as well as produce all candle mixes as required