David Yurman: Concept to Market Process & Calendar Creation

Jennifer Dorre February 12, 2018 Posted in Corporate Retail

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[…]

Victoria’s Secret: Speed to Market Initiative

Jennifer Dorre February 12, 2018 Posted in Corporate Retail

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[…]

Haven Collective: Inventory Organization and Management

Jennifer Dorre February 28, 2018 Posted in Small Business

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[…]

agent-cy: Business Infrastructure & Staffing Support

Jennifer Dorre March 28, 2018 Posted in Small Business

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[…]

Ovando: Decreased operating costs to realize higher net margin

Jennifer Dorre February 12, 2018 Posted in Small Business

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[…]

Rocking the Boat: Managed Donation Procurement for Annual Fundraisers

Jennifer Dorre February 28, 2018 Posted in Non-Profit

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[…]

Blue Hill Troupe: Assessment & implementation of new governance, organizational process, and oversight