Senior Manager Product Development
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc
06.2006 - 05.2010
- Provided strong leadership to enhance team productivity and morale.
- Led cross-functional teams to achieve project milestones and deliver high-quality results.
- Established strong relationships with clients and stakeholders, ensuring long-term partnerships and repeat business.
- Collaborated closely with peers from other departments to drive organizational success jointly as one cohesive unit.
- Reduced costs, optimized resource allocation, and improved efficiency in managing projects.
- Managed large-scale projects and introduced new systems, tools, and processes to achieve challenging objectives.
- Mentored junior staff members for skill development and career progression within the organization.
- Implemented and developed operational standards, policies and procedures.
- Demonstrated exceptional adaptability in navigating complex situations or rapidly changing environments with ease.
- Achieved operational excellence by streamlining processes and implementing best practices.
- Balanced competing priorities efficiently while maintaining focus on critical tasks requiring immediate attention.
- Conducted performance evaluations, compensations and hiring to maintain appropriate staffing requirements.
- Increased customer satisfaction with timely project deliveries and seamless communication.
- Implemented innovative solutions to overcome challenges, leading to enhanced productivity levels.
- Utilized data-driven insights to make informed decisions that resulted in higher returns on investments.
- Reviewed and analyzed reports, records and directives to obtain data required for planning department activities.
- Championed process improvement initiatives that led to significant cost savings without compromising on quality standards.
- Consistently met or exceeded annual performance targets set by senior leadership.
- Consolidated vendors and renegotiated contracts to optimize costs.