Elyse Robinson

• Lead seasonal product creation across multiple assortments.

• Manage seasonal calendars, milestone tracking & deliverables to support all product launches.

• Facilitate alignment meetings and development reviews, ensuring clear communication to overseas partners mitigating development risks.

• Maintain project documentation, product specifications and development timelines in Centric.

• Support leadership with reviews through product status updates, risk assessments, and development recommendations.

• Conducted category performance analysis, competitive research, inventory management, and business reporting to support strategic future new product advancement and line drops for 250+ skus over a 3 year calendar.

• Pitch and build retail specific decks for major retailer buyers, sales, and internal upper management teams.

• Review and approve product packaging, artwork, and copy to guarantee customer product recognition.

• Coordinated product creation in revolving assortments while partnering with Licensing stakeholders to ensure alignment brand standards.

• Maintained product records, approval documentation, and QC testing reports for 25-40 pieces per assortment.

• Collaborated closely with Merchandising, Design, Sales, overseas and domestic partners to execute seasonal product assortments.

• Managed calendars, sample tracking, costing analysis, and production readiness.

• Identified and resolved development and manufacturing challenges while maintaining quality, margin, and timeline objectives.

• Sneaker Essentials Certification
• Sports Management Certification