Director, Product Development eCommerce & Tour at Bravado, Universal Music Group

Director leading product development and sustainable sourcing for Bravado's artist roster across eCommerce and touring initiatives; develops product concepts, manages external vendors, and aligns calendars for 15+ staff and vendors; guides materials/colors to meet creative specs and margins; reviews merchandise assortments and supervises staff; reports to Sourcing VP.

Senior Manager, Product Development eCommerce & Tour at Bravado, Universal Music Group

Oversees tour and e-commerce product development and production for 30+ artists; manages vendor relationships (domestic and overseas), negotiating costings and timelines; creates calendars for 15+ staff and vendors; sources and develops product (apparel and accessories); advises on colors, fabrics, and materials to maintain margins and fit creative specifications; reviews merchandise assortments; supervises Production Manager and Coordinator; reports to Sourcing VP.

Sourcing Manager at Ross Stores, Inc.

Oversaw sourcing and product development for Ross Kids’ private label; grew annual unit volume from 46k to over 2M in one year; communicated with overseas factories and presented trends to buyers; negotiated costing to achieve ideal IMU%; wrote purchase orders and oversaw post-production tasks; managed approvals and time & action calendars ensuring timely shipments.

Associate Director, Production & Sourcing at TwelveNYC

Oversaw sourcing and production for beauty clients (La Mer, Clinique, Bobbi Brown, and others); managed assistants and delegated tasks; collaborated with Creative and Development teams and factory partners to realize product designs and packaging concepts; analyzed performance and prepared trend reports to guide new, brand-right products.

Associate Production Manager at Gap, Inc.

Managed Women’s Gap Fit Tops, Active Knits, Wovens, Outerwear, and Maternity; collaborated cross-functionally with design and merchant teams to deliver quality product within price targets; monitored on-time delivery of samples and reported style status to cross-functional teams.