Luxury Goods Merchandising & Planning professional with 15+ years of diverse career and category experience working for iconic brands: Ferragamo, Fendi, Gucci and Armani. - Women’s and Men’s - Leathergoods, Shoes, and RTW & Soft Accessories - Fine Jewelry & Watches - Licensed Goods: Sunglasses, Fragrances & Cosmetics - Proven track record in strategic planning, executing, delivering, and sustaining results for high growth, high volume categories while developing under performing categories. - Possesses a strong eye and intuition for product & design - Highly adept at formulating and executing product and assortment strategies to align with financial goals - Establish and sustain authentic partnerships with WW Merchandising team to address market needs and drive growth - Collaborates and leads to elevate merchandising, planning, and supply chain processes and operations - Passionate about mentorship & coaching, people development with a high level of emotional intelligence. - Effective service leader & cross functional partner & collaborator - Results driven, creative thinker, problem solver - Expert Excel, Power BI, and Power Query - Business Analytics & Reporting - PowerPoint Presentations - Sales Forecasting and OTB Planning - Effective Inventory Management / Replenishment - Supply Chain - Buying Process Design / Implementation - Operational Efficiency - North America & LATAM Retail & E-commerce
Women's Handbags, Small Leather Goods, Belts, and Men's & Women's Fragrances USA, Canada, and Ecommerce
Reported to VP Supply Chain - Sales Forecasting, Monitoring - Seasonal OTB Planning - Merchandise Planning and Distribution - Launch Planning (Direct to Store) - Inventory Management - Replenishment - Presented sales performance/metrics and focused analysis monthly to Americas President and executive team. - Gained experience in building, maintaining, and utilizing Power Query/Pivot, dashboards in Power BI Responsible for high growth categories - Men’s RTW, Shoes, Leather Goods, and Accessories; Women’s RTW, Furs, and Shoes Americas - Ecommerce, United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, and Leased All Product Statuses - Newness, Permanent/Cross Seasonal Management of outlet - all categories
Women's Fashion Accessories, Textiles, Belts, Fashion Jewelry, Sunglasses, and Men's and Women's Timepieces Americas - US, Ecommerce, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, and Leased
100+ locations - United States, Canada, St Thomas, and Leased
Sunglasses, Men's and Women's Timepieces, Fine Jewelry, Silver Jewelry, Fragrances, Beauty (Fall 2014 launch) E-commerce - Sunglasses, Beauty, and Fragrances (2014 - 2015) Mexico, and Brazil (2012-2013) United States, Canada, St Thomas (2012 - 2015)
Full Price and Outlets
Sunglasses, Watches, Silver Jewelry, Cosmetics/Skin Care, Fragrances for Giorgio Armani and Emporio Armani boutiques
Women's & Men's RTW, Textiles, Jewelry - Giorgio Armani Responsible for Cosmetics/Skincare, Fragrances - Giorgio Armani & Emporio Armani boutiques
Completed 12-week Executive Training Program