Emily Miller: Senior Product

requirements; appraising each opportunity's end use and packaging needs. • Provides design renderings, trend research, and determines product pricing while maintaining margin goals. Works with sales team to devolop reorderable gifting programs and new product offerings. • Onboards new suppliers. Expanded capabilities to soft lines and home accessories. • Maintains technical knowledge by attending relevant tradeshows, reviewing professional publications; and networking through personal relationships. • Developed several high-profile success cases such as American Girl's annual holiday doll and Complexcon's crystal embellished collaboration with Japanese artist, Takashi Murakami. • Responsible for research, development, and strategic purchasing of raw materials and brand- GLOBAL ed components for Juicy Couture and Bebe apparel lines. • Coordinated all branded materials for licensees and new supplier onboarding. BRANDS GROUP • Developed all logo apparel components including hangtags, labels, denim hardware, Senior Manager of zippers, and graphic apparel. Maintained "brand bible" with IP holders. Crosschecked and Materials Development registered IPs with legal. Managed artwork/ print library with graphics department. October 2015- April 2019 •Reduced cost and lead-time of annual raw material buy for core carryover materials by 55% Los Angeles, CA by re-evaulating and cleaning up ordering process. • In 2018, reduced material liability by $148k by collaborating with GBG's other brands, maintaing pre-negotiation cost savings and exiting excess inventory to another brands. • Saved $20K in testing cost by consolidating and limiting metal suppliers across 4 companies in order to create plating finish standards that could be applied to all brands. • Lead local production for limited edition collaboration projects with VIP clients/ celebrities. Worked closely with PR team for celebrity gifting projects • Designed and developed softline accessories, evening handbags, seasonal gifts, apparel BCBG trims, and retail packaging. • Responsible to present seasonal collections and collaborate with creative director on design MAXAZRIA direction. Met weekly to review inspiration and sketches/ CADs. Accessories Designer • Lead a team of 7 associate/ assistant designers and product developers.