Description
Passionate Product Developer with 20 plus years of progressive experience in product development and merchandising operations seeks a challenging leadership role that will utilize my product development; project management and continuous improvement leadership skills to achieve optimum utilization of resources and to maximize profits.
Work Experience
| COMPANY | POSITION HELD | DATES WORKED |
|---|---|---|
| Stuller | Senior Product Manager, Findings Creative Director Executive Director Manager Of Product Design & Development | 1/2016 - 1/2018 |
| Loren Castings | Merchandising Manager | 1/1998 - 1/1994 |
Social Media
| TYPE | TITLE | URL | DESCRIPTION |
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| Website | media url | Business and Employment Network | |
Accomplishments
Highlights:
Consolidated three product development departments streamlining communication and processes amongst 60 employees, and increased output by 25% in first 6 months. Increased product development ROI by 20%+, identifying cross-category/derivative opportunities Temporarily assumed Bridal mountings merchandising responsibility, developing an initial bridal assortment that increased bridal mounting and diamond melee sales by more than $1MM within the first year and within 18 months reversed multi-year downward trend in sales.Companies I like:
Overnight Mountings; Quality Gold; David Yurman; Chewy; Kendra Scott; Richline; Reo Grande Jewelry
Job Skills
Keywords
Responsibilities
Business and Marketing Strategy; Assortment Planning; Product Development; Product Sourcing; Vendor Negotiations; Pricing; CRM; Performance Analysis; Catalog and Web Merchandising; Inventory Management.
