Jay Anderson
A Project Manager with a passion for innovation. I am a #Generalist and have worked across #ecommerce, #retail, #manufacturing, #licensedbrands, #production, #marketing, #styling and even work as a #fashion model. Fashion for me has allowed me to explore interests from sports to technology and my desire is to continue to forge relationships that continue to nurture my passion while helping brands accelerate their growth.
•SME leader in operational infrastructure who leads client-facing teams in the design, management, and reporting of organizational sustainability programs for luxury brands in apparel, accessories and CPG industries. •Assess and manage sustainability-related risks and opportunities across the value chain; Design sustainability performance targets and accompanying strategies and achievement plans. •Manage value chain and product life cycle inventories for energy, GHG, water, waste, and other resources. •Develop sustainable product strategies, assortment architecture and pricing strategy that realizes business objectives across sustainability, growth/profitability, and customer acquisition goals. •Own all aspects of assortment edit/presentation preparation including samples, reporting, assortment architecture, line sheet creation. •Analyze global sales, BU feedback and focus group data to create briefs, memos, reports, and recommendations. •Leading a multi faceted team to conduct in depth market and competitor research (online, stores, runways) to understand emerging trends and developments in the broader sustainable fashion market and identify voids within the assortment and opportunities for future growth. •Utilizing knowledge areas based on the principles of PMI, Scrum and PRINCE2 to streamline and modernize business solutions for future success.
• Managed the development and delivery of 50+ assets end to end including scope development, timeline development, vendor selection, and budget reconciliation. • Initiated and cultivated relationships with several global licensees (inbound and outbound) including long term deal negotiation, and develop long term strategies and growth plans aligned with consumer, retailer and region team needs. • Cross functionally collaborated with internal stakeholders and colleagues to develop processes, frameworks, templates, forms, and 30-, 60-, and 90- day milestones against objectives. • Communicated via email, phone, and Zoom with project stakeholders including merchandisers, designer, sourcers, and technical designers to ensure project understanding, project progress, and identify and remove impediments. • Led the expansion of the celebrity licensed brands' partnerships, increase the footprint of the company’s brands, and deliver top-line revenue for the organization by developing, executing, and evaluating the impact of strategies.
• Developed, managed, and distributed annual, quarterly, and monthly training calendars for Macy’s, in partnership with Fame & Partners (F&P). • Drafted and distributed project plans, project timelines, and project budgets for all learning and development initiatives, including integrating a new Learning Management System (LMS). • Employed Adult Learning Theory to create blended learning instructional content and measure the impact of trainings for groups of 25 class participants. • Managed and mentored F&P US and Australia styling teams. Developed training and standard operating procedures for styling and facilitated bi-weekly product update meetings. Training of styling team resulted in new 24-hour customer service, increased speed of order processing and returns. • Improved learning outcomes by evaluating individual learning styles, creating individualized learning plans, and aligning career objectives to training courses. • Decreased onboarding by 2 weeks by developing virtual training modules covering company policies, industry best practices, and regulatory compliance. • Significantly decreased waste from fabric mills during sample process by implementing a sustainability strategy. • Improved revenue by forging new B2B partnerships with Gilt Groupe, Loverly, and Amazon. • Improved retention, understanding, and consistency across communication by creating guides, handbooks, and reference sheets.
• Increased revenue by developing, implementing and overseeing brand awareness programs, including B2B partnerships, client interaction guidelines, social media management, guerilla marketing, and event coordination. • Oversaw sales strategy and new client development initiatives, successfully generating over $3 million in 2014. • Exceeded sales goals by working one-on-one with clients to create a superior styling experience, fostering a strong business relationship and educating clients on brand and trends, resulting in increased brand loyalty.
Print and Runway model.