Manage the company's Go-To-Market (GTM) calendar and processes. Lead a diverse team encompassing the Sample Management Team and Centric PLM Product Owners.
• Navigated evolving in-season calendar initiatives for the Product Creation Team, collaborating with leadership to adjust deadlines and facilitating cross-functional team meetings to support issue resolution and obtain alignment on new deadlines. Effectively communicated all calendar updates to the entire organization.
• Spearheaded the development and implementation of a Go-To-Market Calendar strategy, establishing a reliable and sustainable GTM calendar season after season. Presented initiative to Senior Leadership securing support and commitment for calendar compliance to deadlines. Successfully established milestone meeting dates that would drastically reduce in-season calendar disruptions.
• Guided, mentored, and coached the Product Development Operations team through leadership changes and layoffs, offering clear and empat

Collaborated with the North Face Apparel Team to execute a comprehensive quick turn initiative, while concurrently partnering with the VANS Footwear Team to seamlessly incorporate 3D software into FLEXPLM
• Spearheaded the North Face Apparel team in defining the essential timeframe and associated parameters crucial for the successful implementation of the quick-tun program that focused on closer-to-market incremental business opportunities. Collaborated closely with Technology and Business partners to ensure project alignment with schedule and budgetary goals.
• For both projects: Executed weekly and monthly status reporting, oversaw the project plan management, and ensured adherence to project timelines. Developed Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) documentation and RACI. Facilitated weekly stakeholder meetings and led various leadership presentation sessions.
• Skillfully identified and navigated project risks and roadblocks conversations with key stakeholders and upper manageme

Joined Nike's Global Logistics Product Management Team to lead the development and implementation of the Warehouse Management intake operating model and improve cross-functional collaboration. Revamped the operating model to enhance transparency through clear communication, weekly status updates, and centralized information sharing.
• Led weekly intake meetings, monitored and reported on Warehouse Management Systems requests from submission to implementation for diverse audiences, facilitated business requirements gathering, identified risks, collaborated with Global Technical Product Managers to propose solutions and prioritized requests for quarterly PI planning.
• Part of a pilot team that accelerated the transition into Aha! Software for the Product and Portfolio Management Team. Evaluated Aha! functionality for existing capability management. Influenced Aha! hierarchy, product roadmap, and workflow standards. Conducted product demos to cross-functional teammates.

Collaborated with the product creation team, offering sourcing suggestionsto support company and category strategy. Delivered design guidance to the product team, informed by cost and margin analysis insights.
• Created and implemented sourcing and margin strategy for the Nike collaboration category.
• Analyzed factory inventory, cost reports, and data to optimize manufacturing decisions.
• Supplied Product Line Managers with pre-season cost and margin breakdown reports for every style, aiding them in crafting their seasonal product lines. This information influenced the retail pricing strategy by offering insights into wholesale costs. Additionally, furnished Designers with material and trim cost breakdowns aligned with wholesale prices and margin goals at the season's outset, resulting in fewer changes through the development cycle.

Collaborated with a diverse group of partners, both upstream and downstream to take Designs creative vision from inception to commercialization. Responsible for the construction and fit standards of the garment, and working with overseas partners to adhere to these standards. Accountable for the team's adherence to calendar deadlines.
• Developed an onboarding program aimed at instructing new category team members in product standards and processes. This initiative effectively minimized file errors, reduced misinformation, and enhanced adherence to deadlines.
• Successfully modernized the NFL retail jersey by improving its fit, fabric, and construction, contributing to its overall quality. Played a pivotal role in the development of a streamlined process for sampling NFL jerseys, resulting in a substantial reduction in the number of samples required each season.
• Streamlined the creation of Design schematics for the promo and retail teams by collaborating with promo Product Develop

Held the role of interim manager within the Design Operation Team for a duration of 4 months. During this period, assumed the responsibilities of the Design Operations manager for the innovation team, concurrently serving as the Project Manager responsible for guiding the Design Organization through a transition into the Flex PLM system.
• Streamlined Design Team operations by managing budgets, coordinating calendars, and fostering cross-functional collaboration, resulting in increased creative time, enhanced organization, and improved productivity.
• Conducted and complied interview feedback from 6 different design categories and 3 design functions to understand the current state of the design tools and product creation process. Layered this information with the requirement needs of downstream partners and the Flex PLM system to produce a restructured design schematic layout and information workflow.
• Successfully presented and obtained alignment with Senior Leadership from Design

Created compelling visual displays for 26 accounts across the Los Angeles area, adhering to merchandising standards.

Provide technical development support to the design and product development teams, communicating out critical design and color information. Responsible for inputting assigned style-related data into the Product Data Management (PDM) program and accountable for updating design related changes via Adobe Illustrator