Jaime Duncan
Product Development Manager · FAHERTY BRAND
NY, NYWork Experience
Product Development Manager
FAHERTY BRAND2020 – Present
• Manage the development for men's and women's woven products, which is 60% of the total company assortment. • Established the standard operating procedures and internal development calendar for design and product development milestones. • Created the long lead-time development process to ensure target delivery dates are achieved and bulk orders are committed on time. • Host weekly virtual meetings with key vendors to oversee product development and production progress and foster partnerships. • Drive company sustainability goals across the supply chain. Converted core fabric programs to utilize organic or recycled materials and managed the roll out of paper bags (rather than standard plastic bags) for bulk production across the vendor base. • Manage two direct reports and lean in to the technical design function in an effort to establish best practices and procedures.
Manager of Product Development, Production, Special Projects
ANN INC2018 – 2020
- Lou & Grey • Managed product development for three distinct product lines - Lou & Grey, Lou & Grey X LOFT, Lou & Grey wholesale. • Drove profitability and achieved IMU targets across varied product cost structures through negotiations with manufacturing partners. • Analyzed production lead times and transit options across the supply chain and negotiated bulk deliveries with suppliers. • Motivated the cross-functional team to ensure the time and action calendar was adhered to in order to bring concepts to market. • Established the tools and processes for the first extension into wholesale business operations through a partnership with Nordstrom. • Traveled internationally to garner support from manufacturing partners to implement HERProject programming which supports female empowerment across the supply chain.
Product Manager
MACY'S MERCHANDISING GROUP2018 – 2018
• Analyzed omnichannel sales and created sales recaps to report product performance to the cross-functional team and leadership. • Reacted to in-season sales trends and chased immediate short lead-time product opportunities to quickly serve customer needs. • Constructed assortment strategies in collaboration with the design team; provided style frameworks and sourcing direction. • Identified cost targets and negotiated with overseas suppliers to achieve IMU goals to support varied pricing strategies. • Conducted weekly production meeting and ensured time and action calendar was adhered to amongst cross-functional teams. • Managed two direct reports and supported them towards development goals. Conducted quarterly check-ins and annual reviews.
Associate Product Manager - Denim & Wovens
MACY'S MERCHANDISING GROUP2017 – 2018
• Selected participant of the Macy's Business Innovation Mentorship Program. Identified a $285M white space opportunity in Health & Wellness at Macy's, formed a detailed strategy for implementation and pitched the proposal to senior executives. • Re-launched a denim program in 500+ stores with enhanced fabrications, new fit specifications, and updated packaging.
Associate Product Manager
MACY'S MERCHANDISING GROUP2015 – 2017
• Identified a niche suiting assortment opportunity and grew sales in this category by $1.2M in 2016. Set the assortment and financial strategy for this category as a key volume driver in Q3/Q4 2017, which then drove $3.5M in incremental sales. • Created a product strategy for an online exclusive opening price point tuxedo, driving exponential suiting sales on Macys.com.
Product Assistant
MACY'S MERCHANDISING GROUP2014 – 2015
• Presented product performance in weekly selling presentations, managed samples, and created purchase orders with factories. • Selected by leadership to organize a FIT alumni luncheon with former CEO Terry Lundgren and over 200 guests in attendance.