Category: APPAREL

         SENIOR PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT MANAGER       Summary      PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT, SOURCING AND RETAIL PROFESSIONAL            
Respected Retail Professional who leverages expertise in production, negotiation, supplier management, and relationship building skills, to drive and deliver solid business results. Highly adept with working  with cross-functional teams and key stakeholders to maximize business opportunities . Strong leadership skills, demonstrated success with managing initiatives of varying scope and sizes, and working collaboratively for optimal results.       Skills            Team Leadership     Global Experience   Project Management   
Problem Solving   Budget Management          Product Launch    Process Improvement   Innovation   Client Relations  Contract negotiation             Experience      Senior Product Development Manager     Jul 2015   to   Current      Company Name   －   City  ,   State      ​ Created a robust Product Development Team that interacts with Design and Sales in partnership with the parent company TAL, the world's leading manufacturer   of Men's high quality dress shirts.  

Created
structure and organization to build a Product Development team that executes to
strict time & action guidelines.   Developed
 Processes and Systems to improve
workload efficiencies and improve timing of deliverables.  Worked
to maintain focus and execution while encouraging innovative thinking and ideas.  Conducted
intensive  competitive shopping  activities both in store and on line.   







Worked across Design
, Sales and External Customers  to
deliver over $ 100 million at cost annually.   
           Sourcing Senior Manager     Jan 2007   to   Jan 2015      Company Name   －   City  ,   State     Sourcing Senior Manager (2007 – March 2015)     

2014
- 2015 Women's Sweaters   $100 million at cost                2012 - 2014 Men's knits             $120 million at cost


 
   
2011-  2012  Mens
& Wo's  Sweaters 
 $100 million at cost  2007- 
2010   Woven Bottoms             $100
million at cost 

   

Served as a key member of JCPenney's private label sourcing team.   Leveraged extensive knowledge of cotton
rich products, fabric construction, and garment production, and drove the  execution of strategic global sourcing activities,
including vendor and supplier selection, negotiation, quality control, and
critical project management.   Ensured sourcing plans and strategies were aligned
with business objectives to maximize profit and growth margins.

 
  Traveled extensively to
maximize business opportunities, evaluated factory capabilities, and visited
apparel operations in Egypt, Bahrain, Bangladesh, India, Vietnam, China and
Hong Kong.

 

   Managed key vendor
relationships and collaborated with international buying office, buyers,
designers, and product development teams to procure quality garments that met
buyer costs targets.  Produced cost savings of millions of dollars over multiple programs.         Allocation Manager     Feb 2003   to   Feb 2006      Company Name   －   City  ,   State     Led and directed a team of allocators across multiple buying offices, and managed the allocation of more than $200M in merchandise to 1100 stores annually.  Drove continuous improvement initiatives, and enhanced operational efficiencies, including special focus on managing inventory in top stores, and implementation of an allocation system, resulting in increased sales and revenue.  Collaborated with buying, merchandising, and marketing teams to determine merchandise allocation to optimize sales performance, and monitored and analyzed sales and demographic data, to drive continuous improvement in sales and profit.         Senior Project Manager Business Operations     Feb 2000   to   Feb 2003      Company Name   －   City  ,   State     Provided leadership, oversight, and management of multiple key initiatives within various business units, with budgets ranging from $2M to $20M.  Managed overall scope, design, resources, testing, deployment, implementation, and training for a company wide systems launch.  Drove strategy and processes to revolutionize the company's buying operations, leading to improved efficiencies and profitability.  Supported the business operations division and worked with a cross-functional team including buying, planning, IT and allocation, and developed and implemented a company-wide allocation system.  Created  training documentation and led the training of 200 newly hired Allocators.         Prior Experience  Sr. Assistant Buyer, Assistant Buyer, Merchandise Manager      Company Name   －   City  ,   State          Education and Training      Bachelor of Science  ,   Merchandising and Marketing          Activities and Honors      Textile Academy I,II,III Cotton , Inc.    Volunteer : Samaritan Inn of McKinney , Texas  Collin County's largest Homeless Shelter  Volunteer : JCP Cares , JCPenney's Volunteer Organization          Skills    Budget Management, Business Operations, Client Relations, Corporate Social Responsibility, Innovation, Inventory, Leadership, Team Leadership,Marketing, Merchandising, Microsoft Office, Negotiation,Problem Solving,Process Improvement, Product Development, Profit, Project Management,  Quality control, Sourcing.