Brad Lauter
Director, Business DevelopmentNewtimes Group
- Role
- Director of Business Development at Newtimes Group
- Location
- Chicago, IL, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Brad Lauter
A lifetime of developing business and identifying opportunities that are synergistic with my stable of suppliers, from a premier USA Made supplier, a “design to delivery” global home and apparel resource and a provider of trims and apparel technology working with clients ranging from boutique privately held concerns to Fortune 100.Never been afraid (before and during technology) to pick up the phone (old school but effective) and navigating yesterday, today and tomorrow’s complicated corporate landscape zeroing in on the decision makers. The pandemicalso taught me to look and think “outside the box” as I was able to provide several hundred million pieces of PPE to a select group of Fortune 500 customers in 2020. I continue to look for business (sales) opportunities based on relationships as opposed to staying in my (apparel) lane.Look for an exciting new (footwear) startup sometime in
Experience
Director of Business Development
Feb 2024 — Present · US
Cultivating and developing relationships in this hemisphere on behalf of a multi billion dollar Global Apparel Resource targeting- retail (apparel & home)- wholesale/brands- workwear/uniform suppliers
Education
University of Arizona
Bachelor of Science, Business & Public Administration
1980 — 1984
Skills
- Cpfr
- Visual Merchandising
- Brand Management
- Sportswear
- Global Sourcing
- Merchandising
- Trade Shows
- Fashion Design
- Sewing
- Retail Marketing
- Wovens
- Retail Buying
- Qualifying Prospects
- Communication
- Consumer Products
- Tailoring
- Private Label
- Fit
- Target Costing
- Luxury Goods
- Trend
- Shoes
- Business Development
- Apparel Sourcing
- Retail
- Textiles
- Fashion
- Pricing
- Sourcing
- Sales
- Wholesale
- Product Design
- Trend Forecasting
- Textile Industry
- Brand Development
- New Business Development
- Purchasing
- Product Development
- Multi-Channel Retail
- Contract Manufacturing
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