MARGARET DAVIS
Rockville Centre,NY
Summary
Executive Assistant with diverse background in business management, including leading operational teams for Fortune 500. Equipped with exceptional ability to facilitate multiple projects simultaneously, support internal and external communications, and execute day to day administrative, financial and operational functions by working collaboratively with executives. Talent for aligning business objectives with administrative knowledge to achieve maximum operational impacts, conserve time and boost efficiency.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Executive Assistant
Vormittag Associates Inc.
Ronkonkoma, NY
05.2023 - Current
- Execute various administrative tasks, including project management, executive correspondence, scheduling, travel arrangements, creating presentations, and expense management.
- Entered customer information and updates in database system to track leads, interactions, relationships and propel sales opportunities.
- Maintained company confidence and protected business operations by keeping sensitive information confidential.
- Tackled and addressed top-level, high-priority issues with professional administrative discretion.
- Revised and maintained master calendar to coordinate meetings across multiple time zones.
- Collaborated with internal teams to support long-term research, marketing and ad hoc projects.
- Facilitated board meeting agendas and distributed support materials in advance for successful sessions.
- Researched and prepared information for presentations to high-level executives.
- Supervised executive and management calendars while allocating tasks to administrative support team for smooth operational flow.
- Took detailed notes in meetings and disseminated information afterward.
- Created and maintained computer- and paper-based filing and organization systems for records, reports and documents.
Product Manager Data Governance
Gap Inc.
San Francisco
05.2022 - 05.2023
- Product Management of a new Gap Data Platform, driving accessible, quality, real-time data insights that power the iconic brands of Gap, Old Navy, Banana Republic, and Athleta
- Develop product strategy and vision supported by internal stakeholders and marketplace analysis
- Drive cross-foundational teams comprised of both business roles and engineering during the lifecycle of product development and champion the needs of client partners with architecture, development, and testing, as well as internal communications and deployment plans
- Develop detailed requirements and user story definitions for features within data platform and catalogue
- Work closely with engineering teams and program management to deliver products and features, leveraging Agile Product Development (JIRA, Confluence, Alation, Communication platforms, road mapping tools)
- Track defined metrics to measure success of program features, analyze results, and partner across the organization to develop action plans and enhancement recommendations.
Manager, Master Data Office
Ross Stores
New York, NY
02.2018 - 05.2022
- Responsible for the implementation and configuration of Master Data Management Solutions to address business needs across several domains, to overcome inconsistent processes and workflows in multiple applications, and disparate downstream systems
- Lead large scale Cross-functional data projects, partnering with stakeholders to define downstream impacts, and requirements, while minimizing overall risk to business
- Determine the rules and workflows that define and monitor the process of creating, modifying, storing, and deleting data for the Master Data Solution and auditing data to ensure it is in accordance with the Master Data Governance program
- Develop and deliver management dashboards that describe the state of master data health across the enterprise.
Product Development Consultant
KJK Jewelry
New York, NY
01.2015 - 02.2018
- Established a strategic sourcing and product development function, extending the company’s manufacturing capabilities resulting in 20% increase in revenue in 2015
- Lead in system requirements for new product development database, to support IT function with data insights for informed decision making
- Oversee the product development process, partnering with merchants at museums worldwide, conducting trend and historical research to create compelling merchandise assortments while executing processes across design, sourcing, manufacturing, and quality control to deliver collections
- Implemented Vendor Compliance and Social Responsibility guidelines, including Factory Audits, Safety Compliance, Supplier Environmental Practices, and Supplier risk scorecards.
Product Development Manager Jewelry, Watches and Fine Writing Instruments
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York, NY
11.2007 - 05.2014
- Oversaw the product development function for various retail categories for museum retail operations, including sourcing, and production of jewelry (costume and fine), watches, and fine writing instruments
- Owned seasonal product plan and roadmap, defining seasonal product strategy and alignment with Executive leadership for the production 1,200 custom SKUS annually
- Defined project milestones, monitored development timelines, and ensured merchandise launch commitments were met
- Oversaw cross-functional teams and operations including product designers, technical specifications, vendor selection, negotiation, sample review, resolution of production issues, packaging development, import tracking, quality control, and safety and workmanship testing from proof of concept through delivery
- Lead Merchandise System Requirements: supporting IT with strategic roadmap to enhance Product Development database
- Maintained all item related data in PDD with accuracy to support PO creation
- Reduced cost of goods by identifying opportunities and redundancies in manufacturing and materials sourcing
- Established relationships with domestic and international suppliers, optimizing margins, and identifying new manufacturing capabilities and trends in the market
- Optimized sales and customer service experience by providing retail staff with seasonal product training
- Developed marketing content, liaising with curators, legal, and copywriters to depict historical item information for social media, catalogue, wholesale, and web.
Merchandise Manager Ralph Lauren Jewelry License
New York, NY
11.2006 - 11.2007
- Developed compelling visual merchandise strategies and assortments
- Identified product-driven business opportunities and risks and provided recommendations to license to leverage consumer patterns and trends
- Monitored product lifecycle and collaborated with production to ensure sourcing strategies aligned with merchandising.
Education
B.S. International Business -
The University of Scranton
Scranton, PASkills
- Executive Support
- Presentation Development
- Meticulous attention to detail
- Project Oversight
- Information confidentiality
- Process Improvement
- Schedule Management
- Articulate and well-spoken
Hobbies and Interests
Product Management Building a Roadmap, Certified Personal Trainer NASM, health and wellness, cooking, Parent Teacher Association
Affiliations
- Corporate Wellness Champion
Timeline
Executive Assistant
Vormittag Associates Inc.
05.2023 - Current
Product Manager Data Governance
Gap Inc.
05.2022 - 05.2023
Manager, Master Data Office
Ross Stores
02.2018 - 05.2022
Product Development Consultant
KJK Jewelry
01.2015 - 02.2018
Product Development Manager Jewelry, Watches and Fine Writing Instruments
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
11.2007 - 05.2014
Merchandise Manager Ralph Lauren Jewelry License
11.2006 - 11.2007
B.S. International Business -
The University of Scranton