Senior Product Development Manager Resume Example Walmart Stores, Inc.

SENIOR PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

Summary

Strategic cross-functional team leader offering ten years of progressive experience in product development and retail operations. Transforms high-potential staff into outstanding leaders who demonstrate the creativity and adaptability that is critical to merchandising and financial success.

Highlights

Cross-functional team leadership
Strategy and process focused
Highly adaptable
Business results driven

Training and development
Excellent communication skills
Strong supplier partnership
Proficient in PowerPoint, Excel, Word, and Outlook

Accomplishments

Led junior product team and successfully exceeded sales, profit, and turn goals in FYE 13 by 107.3%, 111.4%, and 106% respectively
Received softlines category team of the year FYE 13
Successfully guided cross functional product team through apparel relocation and reorganization resulting in a high-functioning fully integrated product and merchant team.

Experience

Senior Product Development Manager
December 2011 to CurrentWalmart Stores, Inc. － Bentonville , NY

Lead cross-function junior apparel product team.
Responsible for $900MM in product development across junior tops, bottoms, and licensed categories.
Remove barriers in process to improve speed to market.
Develop business strategies outlining strengths, weaknesses, new opportunities and risks.
Teach and train high functioning and engaged associates.

Regional Merchandise Manager
August 2010 to December 2011Walmart Stores, inc. － Beckley, NY

Drove business results for region by ensuring execution of key corporate merchandising initiates at store level.
Responsible for 110 stores/$9B in sales
Maintain communication channels between operations and Home Office merchants.

Senior Designer
April 2008 to August 2010Walmart Stores, Inc. － New York City, NY

Directed the creative direction for first intimate apparel then seasonal themed apparel.
Managed a team of designers and supplier partners to create and execute design direction for private label products within assigned categories.
Analyzed weekly selling to understand current sales trend and forecast future opportunities.

Designer - Intimate Apparel
October 2006 to April 2008Walmart Stores, Inc. － New York City , NY

Research color and trend to establish seasonal color and trend direction by quarter
Partner with product development, technical and merchant team on privatel label assortment for sleepwear and intimate apparel.
Analyzed weekly selling to understand current sales trend and forecast future opportunities.

Associate Creative Manager
July 2003 to October 2006Walmart Stores, Inc. － Bentonville, NY

Responsible for textile and graphic design and print execution for private label intimate apparel.
Research color and trend to create seasonal color pallets and design direction.

Education

Bachelor of Science : Apparel and Textile Design, 2003Michigan State University － East Lansing, MI

3.3 GPA
University Cognate in Design Communication

Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

Walmart Stores, Inc.
Walmart Stores, inc.

School Attended

Michigan State University

Job Titles Held:

Senior Product Development Manager
Regional Merchandise Manager
Senior Designer
Designer - Intimate Apparel
Associate Creative Manager

Degrees

Bachelor of Science : Apparel and Textile Design , 2003

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