Holly Tanner: Senior Product Developer & Merchandiser in Northridge, CA
Holly Tanner
Senior Product Developer & Merchandiser
Northridge | United States
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Careismatic Brands
Senior Product Developer & Merchandiser | 08/2017 - Current
Walmart USA
* Recognized as a category expert. Responsible for facilitating and leading product development by working with cross functional teams through all stages from concept to production.
* Working closely with the VP to create new styles to meet sales goals and sales margins. Familiar with style performance: Best and Worst sellers by brand and adjusts development based on business.
* Adheres to line plan to support creation of seasonal styles that meet line plan requirements to ensures we meet costing margin requirements.
* Liaison between design team, preproduction, and production teams to ensure that development runs smoothly and efficiently all the way through production.
* Manage and oversee the development from start to finish for Seasonal Solids, Seasonal Prints, Core & Premium collections for Walmart USA.
* Provide leadership in managing and overseeing Product developers, responsible for separate accounts.
* Working day to day with my patternmakers and sewers to ensure styles are executed properly and meet the Walmart guidelines and expectations.
* Manage collection style set ups in our PLM/BOM System to prepare styles for patternmaking and costing
* Oversee product development progress on a regular basis to ensure that projects are on track and meeting all objectives.
Lovestitch
Associate Designer/Product Development | 07/2016 - 08/2017
* Assisting in forecasting future trends and design ideas for the brands print division to create bold, new & fresh designs.
* Worked closely with the creative director to analyze and create styles that met our sales goals and margins.
* Creating bold new fresh ideas for future designs.
* Liaison between design team, preproduction, and production teams to ensure that development runs smoothly and efficiently.
* Responsible for style and BOM set up to ensure styles were developed accurately
* Assisting in styling and photoshoot creative direction.
* Light illustrator design and sketch work.
Kandy Kiss of California
Associate Designer/ R&D Fabric & Trim | 07/2014 - 07/2016
* Assisting in forecasting future trends and design ideas.
* Working with the Design team on fabric and trim sourcing and development.
* Keeping track of all concepts and developed fabrics & trims FDF/swatch/punch with accurate GSM.
* Daily communication via polycom or email with Shanghai team for import fabric and trim sourcing.
* Creating detail sheets for all potential orders and style developments: listing all styles, creating color codes, art codes, listing fabric contents, quantity, size range, target cost
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