Experience

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• United States
• Wholesale
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Account / Product Development Manager

  • May 2021 - Present

  Responsible for designing, developing, and executing all houseware goods including drinking, eating, and cooking products. Manages cost negotiations to work towards healthy margins. Responsible for designing, developing, and executing all houseware goods including drinking, eating, and cooking products. Manages cost negotiations to work towards healthy margins.



Rafaella

• United States
• Wholesale
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Merchandiser

  • May 2019 - May 2021

  HARPER & LIV . Oversees the launch of new contemporary women's sub-brand as the head merchandiser. . Manages, establishes and evaluates all margin goals as team lead. . Conducts market research on trends, price comparisons, and brand direction for new brand. . Supervises the marketing and creative branding projects to ensure brand identity stays clear. . Involved with design team to select best fabrics, colors, and silhouettes for new brand. RAFAELLA . Responsible for improving profitability and margin on a seasonal basis. . Rolls, reviews and submits seasonal market buy. . Establishes retails and wholesales per garment to meet both customer and company requirements. . Manages and merchandises e-commerce business. . Works in tandem with planning team on inventory, market preparations, and seasonal OTB opportunities . Directs and oversees the seasonal hindsight meetings, detailing selling and performance. . Drives sourcing, design, product, and fabric teams to meet established profit targets. . Actively shops and reports on trends, retail changes, and white-space opportunities. . Actively links visual strategy with product assortments and initiatives. . Contributes to market appointments to monitor price points, make assortment suggestions and maintain overall line direction. Show less



Rafaella

• United States
• Wholesale
• 1 - 100 Employee

• • May 2017 - 2019

  . Led weekly meeting with Design team to present current selling and analysis. . Identified local and international trends and newness in the market.. Executed line strategies while managing sku, volume and margin targets. . Shopped retail stores, providing competitive analysis to enhance brand strategies and opportunities. . Supervised Product Coordinators work-flow and deadlines.

• • Aug 2015 - May 2017

  . Supervised Product Coordinators by delegating workload and managing productivity, accuracy and efficiency.. Managed fabric and color selection for each season on linesheets, technical packages, and garment development.. Was responsible for fluid and constant communication with in-house teams and overseas offices regarding style decisions, changes, and updates.

• • Aug 2014 - Aug 2015

  . Conducted trend, silhouette, trim and fabric research for seasonal collections based on design direction.. Managed technical packages, print and color comments via PLM to ensure garments are production and market-ready.



TRIM magazine

• Writer

  • Sep 2013 - Jun 2014

  Write fashion and style articles for online and print magazine. Research fashion trends through social media, fashion publications, shopping stores and on-street inspiration. Direct photo-shoots, dresses models, arranges layout/theme, works closely with photo-editor and fashion director. Write fashion and style articles for online and print magazine. Research fashion trends through social media, fashion publications, shopping stores and on-street inspiration. Direct photo-shoots, dresses models, arranges layout/theme, works closely with photo-editor and fashion director.



Tahari, ASL

• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Design Intern

  • Apr 2013 - Aug 2013

  Supported designers and observed the design, development, and merchandising process. Prepared preview boards to show to buyers for future seasons. Helped designers manage flow of work through in-house cutting and sewing room. Was responsible for making garments market-ready by selecting trim, creating beading/embroidery mockups and pressing. And organized trim sheets and color submits into monthly binders. Supported designers and observed the design, development, and merchandising process. Prepared preview boards to show to buyers for future seasons. Helped designers manage flow of work through in-house cutting and sewing room. Was responsible for making garments market-ready by selecting trim, creating beading/embroidery mockups and pressing. And organized trim sheets and color submits into monthly binders.