Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Global product strategy lead with full oversight of Cloudsteppers stores and e-commerce across footwear and non-footwear categories. Driving assortment, range strategy, and shaping the brand’s product vision, growth, and commercial performance globally.
- Led sourcing and buying for circular knit and woven categories across Turkey, China, and Spain, aligning with Zara’s fast fashion timelines - Negotiated FOB pricing and collaborated with suppliers to reduce lead times while maintaining strict quality standards - Reviewed prototypes, lab tests, and fabric performance to ensure brand compliance and production feasibility - Analyzed daily sales data from over 1,600 global stores to drive repeat orders, new product development, and real-time capacity planning - Partnered with local product managers to develop market-specific styles and optimize regional assortments - Oversaw seasonal capacity planning, adjusting timelines in response to budget forecasts, trends, and shifting customer demand - Collaborated with design teams and global vendors to build trend-right seasonal collections - Led daily sales meetings, making quick buy decisions to support agile product flow - Curated and presented top-performing styles from each supplier during buying sessions, shaping final assortment decisions
- Managed the Zara account, leading the development of new seasonal collections aligned with brand expectations - Conducted trend and market research to support collection planning and fabric innovation - Oversaw initial costings and fabric sourcing to ensure competitive pricing and quality - Visited fabric and trim mills to identify new materials, techniques, and sustainable options - Delivered fabric and print presentations received from the UK design house to internal teams - Collaborated closely with in-house designers, guiding them with customer insights and supplying appropriate fabrics to execute design briefs