Fashion

Lifestyle

Outdoor

Skate

Snow

Surf

Meeting new people

Trying new things

Volunteering with local soup kitchens

Global issues and resolves.

•	Own direct responsibility for creating and developing Kanopy Brands – Oliver & Rain, Mac & Moon and Sunny & Sal. 
•	Analyze business and market opportunity to develop a line structure and product strategies.
•	Responsible for directing global design and art teams for Kanopy Brands.
•	Directly responsible for private label product development for accounts.
•	Manage the production process from Design Conception, Line Assortment, Product Development to Bulk Production. Troubleshoot with global sourcing teams.
•	Directly responsible for presenting product lines and identifying product strategies and opportunities with wholesale account buyers. 
•	Directly responsible for analyzing costs, wholesale and retail pricing for the private label. Directly responsible for internal margin structure for Kanopy Brands. 
•	Travel Domestic and Internationally. Established sourcing and product development process with newly acquired factory in India.
•	Attend domestic and international tradeshows to manage current and prospective business. 


Merchandise Manager

•	Owned developing the Line Structure and Line Assortment from a creative standpoint for Baby Division (2015-2016) and Sleepwear Division (2016-2017)
•	Analyzed, tracked and presented sales data and identify areas of opportunity for growth in margin and net sales.
•	Developed strong relationships with our nationally recognized wholesale accounts.
•	Built and developed relationships with cross-functional teams (product, sourcing, design, planning) working effective and efficiently across all teams. 
•	Partnered cross-functionally with Retail division and Wholesale Partners focusing on POS analysis, seasonal product mix, pricing and promotional strategies.
•	Consistently met deadlines and margin milestones for department, with proven ability to increase margin.
•	Efficiently and effectively presented product strategies, shifts and metrics to Leadership Executives. 
•	Managed assistant merchants, trainees and interns  – teaching foundational skills and day to day tasks.


Associate Merchandise Manager

• Directly responsible for product development for over 50% of the Baby SKU count, consistently meeting department
deadlines. (Bill of Materials, Linesheets and sample management)
• Actively and efficiently worked cross functionally with Sourcing, Design, Merchandising and Planning.
• Supplied merchants with current knowledge of products with fabrication and trim updates for salability to both
Wholesale and Retail partners.
• Implemented new tracking tool for Merchant counterparts to easily identify inventory and location of samples.

Associate Product Manager

o Cohesively bring all departments of the store together as one, via merchandise & visual aesthetics. 
   o Execute daily duties: pull merchandise from trucks weekly, prepare floor sets, merchandise the RTW department.

Retail Merchandiser

o Coordinated efforts with Catwalk Productions to merchandise and produce the Fashion Shows that occurred     daily. 
   o Posed as a runner in order to relay information to and from the Show Office and exhibitors present at the show. 
   o Lead the models backstage while permanent staff coordinated behind the curtain ie. Dressed models while encouraging them to be on time in the right looks with last minute style changes.

Fashion Show Support

o Coordinated fashion show for annual event “Thriving Children: An Evening To Believe In.” 
o Styled and contributed to merchandise selection from 4 local boutiques (Bill Hallman, Tootsies, Atlanta Beach, La Raines) 
o Managed volunteer dressers & models while ensuring the line-up was correct and accurate while reporting to supervisor.

Assistant

o Analyzed & execute all administrative activities in order to form relationships with vendors and exhibitors. 
 o Assisted in marketing the Fashion Office modeling agency and Production Company.  
 Prepared for market week: booking & confirming staff and models, selecting comp cards for  
 clients, set up go-sees, collecting payment for fashion shows, preparing kits for staff and show  
 managers, tagging outfits, proofing programs, setting up dressing rooms, breaking down show  
 and returning garments.  
 o  Organized and handled inventory control of Fashion Office accessory closet, music and video  
 library.

Fashion Office Intern

Studied Retail Merchandising & Product Development with a Minor in Business.

Student

o Expedited the participants experience before games began, being the first face seen for Campus Rec our customer service was number one.   
 o Liaised important and critical information to supervisors while taking lead positions as well.   
 o Adhered to the players’ needs and help their experience to be as smooth and easy as possible.

Sign-In Attendant Intramurals Campus Rec

o Assembled tent in prior days to fashion week.  
 o Visually merchandised front and back of house, between shows.  
 o Ushered and greeted guests upon arrival to event.  
 o Gained personal and business knowledge about guests and designers.

Volunteer

o Worked at the W under Salon Allure PR Company.  
 o Dressed at evening fashion show.  
 o Constructed tradeshow rooms for designers on 9th floor.  
 o Generated concierge services for designers, exhibitors, buyers—guests of the tradeshow.  
 o Represented PR company while working very closely with designers to ease their tradeshow experience.

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