MARIA DEL VICARIO

-Responsible for building a Global product collection during a pivotal International expansion of Europe( France/Italy/Scandinavian/ Eastern European countries) & Asia. Working with suppliers to develop products for International market specific needs

-Responsible for narrowing in on key fashion messages and presenting seasonal compelling global assortments through various market weeks

-Successfully guided international franchisees with their seasonal buys and tailoring buying strategy to ensure maximum sales and profitability by region

As a result of a structure change, promoted to Senior Product Line Director Global for all categories. Shortly after oversaw Design because Design director resigned

-Responsible for overseeing the Design process from Trend research, sourcing materials/components, sketches/color cads, construction & prototype reviews, to final samples. Attended trend fairs & shoe fairs with team and cross teams

-Responsible for collecting & organizing trend research in a focused structured manner. Lead bi-weekly creative meetings- a forum that allowed designers to share, exchange & build creative concepts

-Executed seasonal compelling global ladies product lines across all categories

-Responsible for people management. Setting weekly team meetings to prioritize tasks and ensure calendar deadlines are met. Providing constructive feedback through regular touchpoints. Actively involved in establishing development growth plans and goal setting for each member

-Developed the seasonal calendar to ensure effective workflow management with proper monitoring to make sure deadlines were met

-Created the department annual cost budget and monitored accordingly

-Responsible for Category specific Line Building & Design

-Responsible for overseeing the Design and Product development process from beginning to end- Trend research, Design sketching, Product development, Costing & Product assortment

-Successfully executed a well balanced profitable product line plan to include global international market needs

-Responsible for managing a team of LIne Builders, Designers, and Product Developers. Setting weekly team meetings to prioritize tasks and ensure calendar deadlines are met. Providing constructive feedback through regular touchpoints