Diane McCaffrey: Vice President in New York, New York

-Responsible for management of total wholesale and DTC business for men's and women's active/lifestyle apparel and accessories -Perform research to identify competition, market trends, and customer needs -Establish a seasonal budget, line plan, and forecast retail prices -Create seasonal calendars and monitor target date completion -Direct design staff regarding development of fabrics, styles and colorways -Manage all fabric and trims sourcing, including advanced development of new fabrications and finishes with a focus on sustainability and traceability -Manage costing of all styles and raw materials; negotiate pricing with factories and suppliers -Work with suppliers on fabric/trim/color approvals, sourcing, production planning, delivery, testing, and quality control -Allocate styles and project buys to manufacturers based on sales and forecasts -Manage a team of 10 product managers who create technical specification packages in Gerber PLM for development -Manage a team of 4 technical design staff who manage the size specs and the fitting process -Manage relationships with licensees, including children's, big and tall, socks, hats, underwear, bags, and exercise equipment -Develop marketing programs and materials including sustainable packaging -Present and sell product lines to buyers, senior management, sales force, international subsidiaries, and licensees -Oversee quality control from initial development to delivery in the warehouse -Frequent travel to manufacturers and offices in China, Cambodia, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Indonesia, India, Egypt, South America, Central America, Europe, and the United States

-Responsible for overseeing all product development and merchandising functions of the following lines: Le Coq Sportif tennis and lifestyle apparel, Prince apparel, United States Tennis Association's private label tennis apparel, and Academy Sports & Outdoors private label apparel -Build business plans, create seasonal line plans, and forecast retail prices -Oversee all fabric, color, detail, design direction, product development and production functions -Develop sales and marketing strategies

-Responsible for development of licensed men's activewear, youth and kids activewear, outerwear, printables, and headwear -Create development plan and perform market research -Work alongside of designers, sourcing managers, and inventory planners to follow products from conception to delivery stages -Frequent communication with factories and agents

-Responsible for the development and production process for licensed apparel and accessories produced in the Far East, United States and Latin America -Negotiate pricing and place goods in factories -Order fabrics, trims and accessories; write purchase orders to factories -Extensive record keeping and follow up of all programs

-Coordinate production process for six licensed collections produced overseas -Assist designers in choosing fabrics, colors, and accessories -Place purchase orders to factories -Follow up of all samples, artwork, lab dips, and accessories for approval -Quality control of all goods -Track shipments ex-factory to warehouse

-Work with designers to collect information on current and future market trends -Collect and interpret domestic and international sales figures and feedback reports -Create seasonal SKU plan, forecast retail prices -Work with sourcing on product from design stage to delivery -Conduct fit sessions -Create concepts for sales presentations and trade shows -Travel to domestic and Far East manufacturers