Personable management leader with an outstanding background across sales, operations and logistics.

  Outstanding ability to build and lead a team of personnel to maximize their potential and excel.

  Experience working in a dynamic, fast-paced and deadline-driven environment to improve processes.

  Established quality, safety and financial operational standards to achieve performance objectives.

  Proficient with MS Office; ACS; PDM; XPC; JDA; 7th Online; and ERP.

> Team Building/Leadership > Operations Management > Budget Management

> Staff Training & Development > Policies & Procedures > Report Generation

> Supply Chain Management > Purchasing > Distribution

Phillips-Van Heusen (PVH) Corp. Bridgewater, NJ 2000-Present

Director of Sales Operations, Men s Dress Shirts (2012-Present)

  Demonstrate stellar leadership and sales skills for this leading clothing company which owns iconic brands such as Tommy Hilfger and Calvin Klein, among others, and also licenses brands.

  Oversee 20 brands and a team of six associates, including managing more than 16,000 SKUs and $290 million in volume through a product lifecycle, from creation to disposition.

  Prepare quarterly budgets based on costs and sales estimates for managers to present to stockholders.

  Compare fashion purchases to parallel with quarterly and yearly sales estimates, fiscal budgets and margins.

  Oversee international purchasing and distribution for all joint venture business arrangements, managing and maintaining margins and reviewing and negotiating contracts with consumer and legal teams.

  Collaborate with supply chain planning and sales teams to fill monthly vendor capacity, including challenges related to delivery procurement as well as any potential risk to the business.

  Monitor calendar deliverables, prioritize activities and work closely with functional teams to ensure timelines are maintained and milestone achieved.

  Help integrate a new planning system, working with cross functional teams to meet deadlines and budgets.

Manager, Merchandise Operations, Men s Dress Shirts (2007-2011)

  Oversaw production and distribution of nine brands in the U.S., Canada, Europe and South America.

  Led a team of four merchandising assistants to coordinate and complete daily product review sessions with sales for raw material purchases; customer buying trends; finished goods deliveries; market behavior; and seasonal fashion analysis.

  Negotiated costing to achieve profitable margins at all price points and marketing channels.

  Worked with technical and fashion designers; sourcing; merchandisers; raw material teams; overseas agents; and personnel in import departments to ensure meet product schedules and finished goods deliveries.

  Analyzed inventory flow with sales and warehouses on a weekly basis to ensure product was turned over in a timely fashion and fulfillment levels were continuously maintained.

  Implemented new business acquisition onto company systems for daily business transactions.

Senior Merchandising Assistant, Men s Dress Shirts (2002-2006)

  Managed two assistants while controlling daily production, development and issues for three designer labels.

  Maintained responsibility for following up on seasonal sample production with garment cutters in Asia.

Merchandising Associate, Men s Sportswear (2000-2001)

  Played an integral role in the production of sport labels, knits and wovens.

  Ordered fabric and trim for bulk programs, as well as ensuring timely fabric and garment deliveries, and also created purchase orders and maintained computer system for raw material and finished goods purchasing.

Bachelor of Science, Business Administration (BSBA), Messiah College; earned 2000