RETAIL OPERATIONS & PROJECT MANAGER

Highly motivated, results

driven, professional with 12

years of experience in a

fast paced retail corporate

environment including both

private label and branded

businesses. Strong strategic

and analytical skills with a

great eye for

product/merchandising and

sourcing/procurement.
Skillful communicator,

motivator and team player
able to effectively

collaborate with vendors,

customers and upper

management to support

company initiatives with the

focus on achieving business

goals while coaching and

developing talent.


NYTIA


BAKER

Create and maintain all company processes and strategies including product pricing and selling strategies
Responsible for maintaining the company's public image through the implementation of marketing initiatives while overseeing social media accounts to ensure brand
consistency
Identifies potential problems or points of friction and working to find solutions in order to maximize efficiency and revenue
Owns all communication and decision making with product labs, packaging factories
overseas and web design teams
Plan, implement, manage and monitor company website maintenance via Shopify
platform

Owned and oversaw procurement, production and supply chain management for 2
businesses with annual sales volume of $70M+ in 520 locations
Managed and effectively communicated all product and project risks across all key
stakeholders and teams - consistently and transparently
Onboarded, managed relationships and partnered with key vendors and factory matrix to identify business needs, determined and carried out necessary processes,

monitored progress and results to recognize and maximize on improvement

opportunities

Managed and responsible for overall financial health of 25% of total company sales,

costs negotiations and final cost confirmation on raw materials, trims, fabrics and

products for designated departments; successfully renegotiated costing on programs

that saved the company $1M in COGS on an annual basis

Ongoing overview and understanding of quota situations, labor issues/labor rates and

customs requirements

Monitored and maintained strict development and supply chain T&A Calendars for all

areas including buying, design, fabric and color approvals with respective teams

SR. PRODUCTION SOURCING MANAGER

Managed the development, merchandising and selling process for business with

annual sales volume of $40M in 530 locations while driving and delivering sales, turn,

Mark Up %, and Vendor Margin by utilizing and maintaining open to buy

Owned day-to-day operations and execution of all sourcing, costing, financials,

producing, selling of product and marketing strategies for total Sterling Silver Private

Label Brand that represented 30% of total Fashion Jewelry Company sales

Served as a project leader to implement product and organizational changes from

concept through launch, creating actionable business plans as well as functioning
work streams that streamlined processes to successfully deliver multiple projects in a high velocity environment
Owned product buying process by creating monthly/quarterly buys with vendor
matrix to determine targeted and strategic brand right trends and assortments
Collaborated with cross- functional and OMNI teams to merchandise monthly buys at
line reviews and buy meetings by developing line plans, organizing, assorting and selling product to Macy's Department Store Buying counterparts
Monitored and analyzed business KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) to identify
potential efficiency improvements, determined solutions for at-risk areas and taking
action to achieve targets at a profitable cost.
Assessed market competition by comparing competitors' assortments and developing into new products that filled the white space identified resulting in up to 15% over LY
in incremental annual sales
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (CONT.)

SENIOR PRODUCT MANAGER

Managed the development process for total business totaling an annual sales volume of
$25M in 495 doors
Responsible for the execution of all sourcing, costing, producing, selling and marketing
strategies for total RTW Material Girl Private Label Brand.

Created and drove strategies by collaborating with Design and all cross- functional
teams to determine brand right trends and climate appropriate fabrications to develop a
true geographically localized assortment that is customer-centric

Owned leadership and stakeholder approvals, including creating presentation decks,
business cases, roadmaps and status reports for an executive audiences
Owned weekly sales meetings with team to review sales, identify new ideas, strategize

new projects and react to in season best and worst sellers by identifying and measuring
KPI's

PRODUCT MANAGER - MATERIAL GIRL JUNIOR APPAREL

Managed $25M business for 495 stores, ensuring on time shipping through
production, design, marketing and logistics
Created a unique product assortment for E- Commerce and develop marketing
incentives to drive their business, such as exclusive introduction of new programs and distinct style and color offerings that resulted in a 20% increase in incremental
annual sales
Communicated with vendor matrix regarding sourcing, development, garment fit,
quality, sampling, sales and price negotiation
Owned TOP review and approvals for all garments in department in order to maintain
all QC standards
Contributed business and trend strategy ideas in Line Development meetings for upcoming seasons based on program plans and unit projections
Partnered with marketing to produce the quarterly brand guide for entire brand,
detailed dollar volume opportunity, trends, key selling tactics and merchandising/execution direction to all locations

PRODUCT MANAGER - MATERIAL GIRL JR. APPAREL

Assisted in producing customer- appropriate merchandise to maximize sales and margin totaling a $36 million annual volume for over 500 stores
Created and analyzed data reports to assist Product Manager in recommending

strategic reactions for best/worst sellers and buyer's purchase orders, in addition to

presenting monthly bestseller information to senior management

Assisted in executing, analyzing data for store level allocations using the A3 system

for multiple businesses based on sales trend to maximize sales and  margins totaling

$150 million annual volume for 676 stores and multiple brands
Intricately worked with all level planners and buyers to create accurate and improved
by location allocation plans and ensure accurate breath of assortment and consistency, respectively.

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Nytia Baker

BEDON BEAUTY

WOVENS & SHAPEWEAR

STERLING SILVER JEWELRY

STERLING SILVER JEWELRY

STERLING SILVER JEWELRY

MACY'S INC

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