Danielle Hadnott

Noir Photography Studios is a full service photo and motion production company that is based in the NY/NJ area. We specialize in Headshots, Branding and Events and Fashion. We offer photography, videography and content creation. We also offer additional services of production/co-ordination, casting, location scouting to graphic design. Our main focus is to not only ensure and that all your creative needs are executed, but also build relationships with our clients, so we are able to customize and create a personal experience and guarantee an impeccable production on every level.

Fashion, Event, Product and Lifestyle photographer and videographer. Combining my artistic vision with over 15 years of fashion industry experience I bring a fresh new vision to help elevate branding messages for my clients. I am driven by a true passion for fashion mixed with the technical aspects I've learned studying at International Center of Photography in NYC and I am available for freelance shoots and/or an in-house postion creating incredible still and digital content.

Provide leadership and expertise to the Footwear and licensed Accessories teams in driving the business to maximize sales and profitability through the management of inventory at the SKU level to achieve financial goals. Responsible for managing the Outlet distribution channel for Men's, Women's and Kids Footwear, Outerwear, Apparel and all Accessories categories in partnership with our Senior Planner and Sr. Director. Partner with cross functional teams including merchants and marketing to select, purchase and present product to our clients that reflect the core values and innovative spirit of the Cole Haan lifestyle brand. Forecast and present financial results, seasonal budgets and OTB action plans to management and cross-functional partners including merchandising, planning and allocations. Coordinate a close partnership with the Distribution team to analyze store performance of merchandise and create appropriate clusters for regionalization of the buy, while building effective allocation and assortment strategies for new and existing stores. Manage daily corporate operations affecting the store functions including coordinating corp strategy, marketing, visual presentation, as well as managing the in-season and end of season pricing of inventory.

Responsible for all financial reporting and strategic analysis on a daily, weekly, monthly, and seasonal basis, including creation and management of financial budgets, variance reporting, comp store growth performance, new store expansion and daily sales plans by store. Create and manage seasonal merchandise plans at the divisional and class levels accounting for new stores and class expansion. Responsible for inventory management and store planning analysis to maximize volume and gross margin goals across all financial indicators, including weekly store-level OTB management, initial allocations and replenishment strategy by class. Partner with buyers on a weekly basis to manage initial allocations, grow core product and key classes as well as identify new categories to test. Partner with EVP, District Managers and Store Managers to set and manage product and inventory goals, promotional calendar, markdowns and transfers. Team leader with external Point of Sales Client Services team for the design, implementation and training for Pre-pack Replenishment and Merchandise Planning systems.

Created, implemented and managed financial merchandise SKU plans for largest volume accounts of Women's division. Recommended key product mix by door and identified strategic opportunities for growth by account base. Primarily responsible for merchandising and product development for Special Market divisions including fashion concepts and merchandise assortment. Interfaced with upper management and cross functional teams to achieve maximum profitability and meet customer delivery. (60m Ann Vol) Managed accounts' overall business by creating effective analysis tools to analyze seasonal plans, weekly sales/stock, style selling and competition. Partnered with Corporate Finance Department to provide monthly and seasonal projections, variance analysis and recommendations for Sr. Management.

Created, implemented and managed financial merchandise SKU plans, (150m Ann Vol) while developing and executing merchandise strategies with Merchandising, Production and Acct Executives to maximize profit, achieve above average retail sell-thru and minimize overstock inventory position. Provided high-level reporting analysis and recommendations for Sr. Management, including the preparation of Annual Budgets and monthly reprojections. Acted as liaison between Corporate Finance, Sales, Merchandising and Production by preparing weekly, monthly and seasonal variance analysis for Sr. Management analyzing wholesale and retail performance and competitive performance. seasonal plans, weekly sales/stock and style selling. Developed and managed Basics Replenishment business (40% of Department Store Volume). Created effective reporting and analysis tools to manage purchasing, improve forecasting and reduce out-of-stock situations. Created Model Stock reports by account.

Managed team of Analysts in the Corporate Financial Analysis Department to provide centralized analytical, technical and procedural support for the Cross-Functional Teams and Sr. Management with major focus on Financial Planning and Retail Analysis. Prepared weekly, monthly and seasonal variance sales and margin analysis for Sr. Management. Provided high level analysis and recommendations, including Annual Budgets preparation (1 Billion Annual Volume) and Monthly Corporate Projection Meetings. Partnered with Information Services as team leader for the design, implementation and training of MMS Planning System and the conversion from Retail to Cost Accounting. Served as co-team leader on various projects including: The creation of Assortment Planning software and internet site launch.

Managed team of Analysts in the Corporate Financial Analysis Department to provide centralized analytical, technical and procedural support for the Cross-Functional Teams and Sr. Management with major focus on Financial Planning and Retail Analysis. Prepared weekly, monthly and seasonal variance sales and margin analysis for Sr. Management. Provided high level analysis and recommendations, including Annual Budgets preparation (1 Billion Annual Volume) and Monthly Corporate Projection Meetings. Partnered with Information Services as team leader for the design, implementation and training of MMS Planning System and the conversion from Retail to Cost Accounting. Served as co-team leader on various projects including: The creation of Assortment Planning software and internet site launch.