Monica Campbell: Product Manager in Salzburg, 5

Enforced calendar adherence for Design, Merchandising, and Product Development teams. Partnered with Engineering and Design to identify cost-saving constructions and functionality options and in return increased internal margins one to five percent on average seasonally. Coordinated with Hong Kong office counterparts to evaluate cost breakdowns and negotiate costs for Men's leather categories from concept to market. Orchestrated team Work in Progress meetings between Product Development, Merchandising, Design, and Sourcing to flag risks, status updates, and upcoming calendar milestones to ensure development deadlines were met. Collaborated with Sourcing team and Director of Product Development to leverage liability materials and flag risks minimizing off-price opportunities. Fostered leadership among Product Coordinators and Managers to coordinate collaborative solutions.

Launched 600 SKUs annually from concept to commercialization, attributing to USD$425 million of volume. Traveled internationally visiting suppliers to ensure specifications and quality were meeting Fossil Group standards as well as build and maintained positive vendor relationships. Flagged margin risks to Merchant team before each seasonal line meeting and worked closely with designers each season to engineer cost savings. Reacted quickly and with flexibility to changes related to business performance. Tracked development samples from concept to final approval and managed wear test protocols and construction comments to suppliers through PLM system. Partnered with engineers to review samples for construction and execution. Approved final photography and marketing materials for each product. Consulted with Merchandising and Packaging teams to manage marketing initiatives for Women's Leather category.

Corresponded with factory partners in Asia and sales partners in Europe and Asia daily. Spearheaded belt product line reviews while collaborating with design, sales, and brand team stakeholders each season to determine final line assortment. Played an integral role in cultivating a global small leather good category with Senior Product Manager, while overseeing a global belt category and achieving internal margin goals.

Coordinated with Senior Merchandisers to facilitate seasonal line reviews with Design and Sales teams to determine final assortment. Organized, maintained, and negotiated all costs coming in each season for belt category to exceed internal margin goals. Created and maintained purchase orders in SAP R/3. Corresponded with factory suppliers in Asia and India daily. Cultivated a global belt business.

Utilized SAP BW reports to analyze replenishment and place monthly purchase orders to factory partners for wallet and belt categories. Ran weekly inventory and selling reports to analyze and distribute best-seller lists to Sales Team. Maintained all re-order and newness purchase orders in SAP R/3. Monitored inventory and flagged off-price opportunities to Senior Planner.