Allison Picard

• Maintain 95% on-time deliverables through weekly WIP management and lead time standardization • Negotiate deliveries and MOQs while protecting vendor relationships and prioritizing quality • Initiate post-launch meetings with vendor partners to review performance and assess areas for growth • Partner with Product Development and Accounting teams to create communication cadence surrounding cost revisions and SKU updates • Align with cross-functional teams and vendor partners to develop and implement process for communicating overages and shortages in bulk • Onboard new vendors by initiating systems training and outlining company protocols and expectations • Facilitate all PO and SKU revisions through internal platforms GTNexus, TM1 and Great Plains (GP)

• Support showroom sales team in creation of line sheets and presentation of samples. • Assist sales director in presenting S/S 17’ line to buyers. • Record incoming and outgoing samples for all media pulls.

• Develop marketing and merchandising plans. • Identify potential customer markets. • Develop customer-care protocols and methods. • Access grant funding for projects. • Assist in the creation of packaging and hang-tags for seasonal line. • Create and implement the company’s first brand ambassador program.

• Updated social media accounts with promotional material and fashion photography. • Connected with fashion bloggers for interviews/submissions. • Coordinated online marketing and advertising campaigns. • Collaborated with editor and fellow interns to complete projects and assignments.