Problem:  Ambiguity in roles, responsibilities, timelines, and dependencies was leading to late decisions and hand offs resulting in almost 60% of the product line being late to market. Solution:  End-to-end seasonal development calendar and processes were created to clearly outline order of operations, role/responsibilities of each team, dependencies with master company calendar, and lead-times forRead more about David Yurman: Concept to Market Process & Calendar Creation[…]

Problem:  #1 volume panty program development to consumer timeline was too long and seasonal change outs too infrequent leading to lost sales on fashion trends. Solution:  Cross functional team was pulled together to figure out methods for shortening timeline without reduction to quality or increase in cost.   Materials, trims, color palettes, and prints were chosenRead more about Victoria’s Secret: Speed to Market Initiative[…]

Problem:  Office set up and inventory management not conducive to business on precipice of scaling for growth. Solution:  Small operations team was interviewed and led to reimagine, redesign, and implement a new inventory process and office layout.  Goal was to re-organize/document existing inventory and create a process for new receipts, fulfillment and on-going maintenance in order toRead more about Haven Collective: Inventory Organization and Management[…]

Problem: All business support functions were being managed by owner/founder, leaving little time for strategic thinking and sales outreach needed to grow the business.   Solution: Temporary/freelance work staff was replaced by a few critical part time hires who could work with more autonomy and free up time for the owner to focus on sales generation.   JobRead more about agent-cy: Business Infrastructure & Staffing Support[…]

Problem: COG’s for non-perishable raw materials were up 10% to industry standards and overtime hours were at an all time high for the company. Solution: New Manager of Operations was hired from internal talent.  Production schedules were vetted against peak need for the business and adjusted accordingly.   New hours tracking system was put into placeRead more about Ovando: Decreased operating costs to realize higher net margin[…]

Problem: Lack of resources to support planning and organization of two major fundraising events, critical to organization’s bottom line. Solution: Managed outreach, documentation, and procurement of donated goods and services for two major fundraising events which raise more than $1M+ annually for the organization.  Participated day of event to help with set up/breakdown, schedule, andRead more about Rocking the Boat: Managed Donation Procurement for Annual Fundraisers[…]

Problem:  Due to the volunteer nature and reliance on past procedures, organization was experiencing high turnover of leadership, inconsistency of policy & process, increased costs, and declining revenues with ideas on how to resolve, but no real plan in place to implement these solutions. Solution:  Internal and external assessments were conducted and new longer term Board ofRead more about Blue Hill Troupe: Assessment & implementation of new governance, organizational process, and oversight[…]