Diiamond Lewis

Collaborated with Regional and Divisional Beauty Directors, Field Planning Principals, and Store partners to ensure consistent execution of national guidelines and standards, supporting store growth.

• Directed a team of five account coordinators and 14 store teams, managing a $75M territory. Achieved significant year-over-year trend improvement by analyzing business results and identifying sales-driving opportunities.
• Organized and led Bi-Annual Strategy meetings, fostering forward-thinking strategies and challenging the status quo.
• Led the Beauty remodel project, delivering a substantial ROI.
• Spearheaded event execution, including corporate, promotional, local, and vendor launch events.
• Conducted competitive analysis by visiting competitors and communicated findings to central and regional teams, identifying opportunities for improvement.

Conducted an in-depth analysis of the digital and dropshipping business on a weekly basis, identifying trends to inform future buying opportunities.

• Managed the dropship business for Weyco and Wolverine brands, overseeing product selection, cost negotiations, and operational maintenance.
• Achieved YoY double-digit comps for brands through a robust dropship strategy.
• Cultivated and maintained strong relationships with cross-functional partners, including buyers, vendors, marketing, and photo/copy teams, to execute the needs of the dropship and digital business.

Served as a liaison between the internal buying team and external vendor partners, effectively communicating purchase order creation and maintenance.

• Managed the entire lifecycle of purchase orders.
• Resolved issues through thorough research and collaboration with cross-functional teams.
• Utilized internal programs such as Jesta and MMP to create and manage purchase orders.

Supervised diverse business segments, including Ready to Wear ($4M), Jewelry ($5M), and Cosmetics ($11M), effectively managing teams ranging from 20 to 60 direct reports, encompassing a sales supervisor and 10 counter managers.

• Strategized with Senior management to optimize data-driven decisions resulting in a twenty-percent trend change during the first year of leadership in Jewelry and growth over LY during first season of leadership as Cosmetics Manager.
• Participated in HPP (High Potential Program) management group, focusing on new marketing and business strategies.