Product Line Manager For Women's And Kid's Footwear resume example with 20+ years of experience
Jessica
Claire
resumesample@example.com
(555) 432-1000,
Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA94105
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Executive Summary
Project Manager effective in leading and directing Product Creation from inception to launch. More than 5 years of progressive management experience and repeated success in developing global product initiatives to grow market share and drive revenue, as well as theĀ managing and buildingĀ of product line plans and roadmaps
Core Qualifications
Market Research and Analysis
Competitive and Trend Analysis
Product Development and Lifecycle
Performance tracking and evaluation
Account Management
Time Management skills
Adobe Illustrator
MS Office
SAP
SoftShoe
Education
Simi Valley High SchoolSimi Valley, CAExpected in 1997 ā āHigh School Diploma: - GPA:
Pierce Community CollegeWoodland Hills, CAExpected in 2003 ā āAssociate of Arts:General Study - GPA:
Cal Lutheran UniversityThousand Oaks, CAExpected in 2007 ā āBachelor of Arts:Business Management - GPA:
Professional Experience
K-Swiss Global Brands - Product Line Manager for Women's and Kid's Footwear City, STATE, 2014 - Current
Conducted market research to rationalize category and segment opportunities
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IdentifiedĀ gaps for new product ideas to grow market share and growth, while supporting the business goals
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Manage the Product Line Lifecycle from Ideation Stage until after it delivers to the market
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Segmented the market and optimized all segment product mix elements, including product positioning, product merchandising, and pricing
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Build and Manage the Global Range Architecture, including all style details, target product pricing/margins, and regional assortmentsĀ to be distributed and usedĀ internally
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Conduct seasonal sku analysisĀ by tracking YOY sell in #'s,Ā as a resultĀ reducing total sku counts by +50% to save on sample costs and increase efficiencies with both development and sales, without losing revenue
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Work closely with Global Sales Managers to identify regionalĀ opportunities and develop product sales strategies to drive revenue; as well as managed the Quick to Market program to serve immediate needs
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Run sell-in and sell-thru data reports to track performance
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Work closely with Marketing on the go-to-market plan for all key initiatives and merch collections to drive sell thru at wholesale and retail
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Partner with E-Commerce on web calendar and help build content around seasonal product launches to drive consumer traffic and sales
K-Swiss Global Brands - Project Manager for Design and Development City, STATE, 03/2008 - 2014
Create and Manage the product development calendar to ensure we hit all deliverables related to product design, development, marketing,Ā and Sample ETA's
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Allocate and Manage development responsibilities and identify the resources needed to perform and finish each assignment on time.
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Work closely with the in-house and overseas development teams to ensure product specifications are without issues, following it through till samples are confirmed and ready for production
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Delivered status reports toĀ the executive teamĀ for budgeting and planning purposes.
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Monitored team progress and enforced deadlines.
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Partnered with IT, Operations/ManufacturingĀ and Head of Development to move away from manualĀ input and spreadsheets and implement a customizable PLM system (SoftShoe)Ā to increase our efficiencies and support all aspects of Product Development in one user friendly database, from storing and tracking ofĀ Line Plans, Product Specifications, Costing, Production Running Changes, and Materials Management. Once in production, I was the point of contact to report all system glitches and upgrades, to keep the system runningĀ smoothly and maintain its speed.
K-Swiss Global Brands - National Account Manager/Customer Service City, STATE, 2001 - 03/2008
Managed 10 key accounts, 5 of which brought in 40% of the total volume
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Maintained high levels of partner satisfaction by working closely with the sales force and retailers
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Offered feedback to executive-level management on the effectiveness of selling programs and initiatives
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Handled customer calls into our call center inquiring on products and services, as well as handling the processing and tracking of purchase orders
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Resolved customer questions, issues and complaints.
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School Attended
Simi Valley High School
Pierce Community College
Cal Lutheran University
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Product Line Manager for Women's and Kid's Footwear