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Tyler Miller

New York,NY

Summary

10+ year experienced Senior Product Manager with extensive merchandising and supply chain management background from concept to development. Self-motivated and dependable with strong communication skills across different platforms and audiences.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Product Manager- Home

Macy's Backstage
New York, NY
02.2024 - Current
  • Managed the off-price Backstage private label home business, covering over 20 product categories.
  • Pre-assorted and financially rolled monthly buys for omni buyers and planners to review and approve, based on annual plans.
  • Launched the first cookware and bakeware line within Backstage under Macy's private label, totaling over $1 million in receipts.
  • Prepared assortment projections for vendors based on class plans for large-scale program costing negotiation.
  • Lead and executed several large-scale sell-offs from vendors, totaling over 200,000 units annually.
  • Worked with numerous teams of buyers and planners within Macy's and Bloomingdale's to sell product and leverage material to accommodate our small minimum order quantities.

Senior Product Manager- Girls Active

Macy's Merchandising Group
New York, NY
08.2022 - 01.2024
  • Tasked with relaunching children's activewear within Macy's private label.
  • Successfully moved 100% of production out of China within one year through more efficient sourcing within current vendor matrix, and the introduction and onboarding of new vendors. Previously, Chinese production accounted for over 70% of the assortment.
  • Revised production materials and practices to comply with sustainability standards, such as OEKO-TEX, Better Cotton Initiative, Recycled Polyester, etc. Afterwards, over 90% of our assortment legally qualified under one or more of the sustainability certifications. Prior to this, none of our products had qualified.
  • Organized and led routine weekly meetings for cross-functional team members to collaborate on assortment-related issues across the product lifecycle.
  • Surpassed initial mark-up targets annually by +5 points, and exceeded LY mark-ups by +10 points.

Associate Product Manager- Girls and Boys (2-16)

Macy's Merchandising Group
New York, NY
02.2019 - 07.2022
  • Independently prepared and conducted correspondence, negotiation, and maintenance of costing with vendors for four departments.
  • Owned and operated the entire ticket structure; totaling over $150 million in annual receipts and $100 million in annual sales.
  • Lead a diversified sourcing project for a new clothing basics program to improve quality, costing, and agility.
  • Piloted analysis of Western Hemisphere sourcing project to introduce duty free vendors into our matrix, which led to the onboarding of new vendors and improved markups and margin.
  • Grew business by 5-10% consecutively each year through global expansion by selling to Macy's stores internationally and military bases; as well as Chinese, Indian, and Canadian retailers.

Associate Product Manager- Men's Active and Golf

Macy's Merchandising Group
New York, NY
08.2017 - 01.2019
  • Planned and executed seasonal sku passoff for omni buyers and design team based on class plans from financial planning.
  • Presented topline strategies and assortment structure following each quarterly buy to top executives.
  • Arranged preparation for each quarterly buy, and lead presentation to omni buyers and planners.
  • Provided onsite training to acclimate new assistants with product related systems, responsibilities, and processes.
  • Managed career development and annual reviews for two direct-report assistants.

Product Assistant- Men's Active

Macy's Merchandising Group
New York, NY
07.2016 - 07.2017
  • Was a founding team member of the first men's active brand within Macy's private label.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to streamline launch of Ideology Men.
  • Conducted market research on competition both internally and externally of Macy’s to determine competitive pricing and white space opportunity.
  • Worked collaboratively with the marketing team on creating fit videos, social media content, and digital/print campaigns.
  • Grew annual receipt plan from $1 million to $5 million.

Product Assistant- Men's Sportswear

Macy's Merchandising Group
New York, NY
07.2015 - 06.2016
  • Effectively controlled the input, maintenance, and release of proprietary product information to vendors via PLM.
  • Prepared departmental contracts for vendors in OMS, and conducted timely releases based on transit calendars.
  • Assisted in gathering product data for team analysis and reporting.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Business Management And International Business

Penn State University- Smeal College of Business
University Park, PA
05-2015

Skills

  • Maintaining responsibility for product assortment costing and total brand mark-up
  • Leading and training multiple assistants and colleagues
  • Managing workflow and calendars for cross-functional teams
  • Building and sustaining vendor relationships; both domestic and foreign
  • Skilled in sales and data analytics
  • Well versed in excel and product software such as PLM, OMS, and Fedbrands

Timeline

Senior Product Manager- Home

Macy's Backstage
02.2024 - Current

Senior Product Manager- Girls Active

Macy's Merchandising Group
08.2022 - 01.2024

Associate Product Manager- Girls and Boys (2-16)

Macy's Merchandising Group
02.2019 - 07.2022

Associate Product Manager- Men's Active and Golf

Macy's Merchandising Group
08.2017 - 01.2019

Product Assistant- Men's Active

Macy's Merchandising Group
07.2016 - 07.2017

Product Assistant- Men's Sportswear

Macy's Merchandising Group
07.2015 - 06.2016

Bachelor of Science - Business Management And International Business

Penn State University- Smeal College of Business

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