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Click here or scroll down to respond to this candidateCandidate's Name EMAIL AVAILABLE LinkedInMorristown, NJ Street Address , US PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLEQualications SummaryAccomplished and top performing leader with extensive experience in strategizing competitive products and merchandising strategies to drive high levels of consumer engagement and maximize corporate marketability. Renowned professional; expert at devising end-to-end product strategies, executing customer-centric product management plans, and driving informed decision-making. Stellar history of executing in-depth reviews and proposing eective recommendations for improvements within systems/products for maximum performance. Track record of success developing and implementing innovative products, ensuring successful launch of products as well as devising and rolling out compelling marketing campaigns/strategies. Exceptional leadership talents utilized to direct future roadmap development initiatives and provide training/mentorship to internal teams for consistently meeting and exceeding set performance goals and delivering best-in-class services to elevate customer experience. Articulate communicator; skilled in building solid relationships with executive management, stakeholders, vendors, licensors, and cross functional departments to accomplish short-/long-term goals. Areas of Expertise Product Lifecycle Management Product Roadmap Development Continuous Process Improvements Customer Satisfaction & Retention Revenue Optimization Vendor Management Merchandising Strategies Stakeholders Management Team Leadership & Training Risk Assessment & Mitigation Cross-Functional Collaboration Strategic Planning & ExecutionCareer ExperienceVice President of Product Management, Match Eyewear, Westbury, NY 2018 PresentSpearhead all phases of product development, encompassing user interface design, usability testing, and customer research as well as product launch and marketing. Deliver optimum service in formalizing product management department by implementing necessary processes and procedures. Establish product vision, objectives, and key performance indicators (KPIs) to achieve success. Administer end-to-end vendor management operations, including coordinating with eyeglasses and component vendors across the globe, negotiating prices to attain optimum gross prot margins, monitoring vendor lead-times in accordance with dened schedules, and ensuring eyewear vendors meet set quality standards. Oversee all aspects of supply chain, including sourcing, price leveraging and release smoothing. Lead the Hong Kong base sta, while maintaining constant contact with vendors. Identify and onboard new vendors and coordinate with them during contract negotiation. Develop licensor policies and product approvals to foster greater cooperation amongst various cross-functional teams. Boosted prots by engaging Supply Chain to identifying SKU proliferation, collection size, and inventory stability. Collaborated with Leadership and the Sale Management to ensure pricing optimization with cost analysis through margin structure and customer expectations. Designed, planned, and executed private label and exclusive branded programs ranging from $500K to $5M in collaboration with major retailers such as NVI (Americans Best), New Look, Walmart Canada, etc., optical accounts, and sales leadership. Implemented product roadmap, promoted continuous process improvement, and maintained consistency, resulting in greater levels of eciency and communication among teams. Drove product adoption globally through innovative strategies and collaborated with key business stakeholders to deliver strategic growth prospects.continuedSenior Director, Product Management, Marchon Eyewear, Melville, NY 2004 2017 Identied and sourced potential suppliers of components, negotiated prices for bulk orders, and evaluated overall quality. Oversaw procurement and warehouse operations as well as manage logistics processes. Coordinated with quality control department to ensure adherence to vendor requirements. Supervised ongoing growth of company's ecommerce platforms, such as web, mobile, and applications to achieve revenue and commercial objectives. Supported with identication, measurement, and improvement of key performance indicators for customer experience and promoted data-driven decision making. Developed and regulated budgeting procedures for unit sales as well as ensured seamless execution of new releases, reorders, and forecasting in collaboration with stakeholders, sales leadership, supply chain, and brand. Implemented product roadmap across all internal and external touch points along customer experience. Created licensed, proprietary house, and private label collections. Designed professional prospects of direct reports through mentoring, coaching, and career planning. Successfully led product management team, managing global revenues of more than $300M. Enhanced customer's experience through experimentation, optimization, and customization. Increased gross margin by 10% and secured the Nautica and Michael Kors licensor approvals for major account programs with Grand Vision (Formerly Pearle Europe) by implementing procedures to provide extensive analyses of protability and strict costing structures by country. Lead Product Strategy with Supply Chain for all Domestic Global Fashion Brands, designed to focus on SKU proliferation and protability which aided smoothing the product life cycle. Collaborated with Brand, Product Development, Sales, and Finance Teams to ensure pricing optimization with cost analysis through various channels including margin structure, budget goals, and customer expectations. Fostered and established long-term professional relationships with vendors and other strategic partners to strengthen the global presence of the companys brand. Established strong, product-based connection with Nautica Corporate and Licensors, resulting in renewed contracts and greater income. Increased Brand presence by contributing products perspective to both B2B and B2C marketing programs for Calvin Klein Eyewear, Michael Kors Eyewear, Nautica Eyewear, Nine West Eyewear and Sean John Eyewear. Collaborated, Developed, and Executed complete private label programs for Henri Bendels, J Crew, and Victorias Secret based on a rm pricing strategy and short lead times. Additional ExperienceVP, Merchandising, New Millennium, Freeport, NYVP, Merchandising, Marcolin Eyewear, Somerville, NJ Brand Manager, Creative Optics, Scottsdale, AZBrand Manager, Silhouette Optical, Green Island, NY Operations Manager, Viva International Group, Somerville, NJ EducationBachelor of Science in MarketingMontclair State University, Montclair, NJ |
