Erica Harmon

Experience

1. Associate Brand Marketing Manager - Fire Safety

   Kidde

   Apr 2021 — Present

   Led cross-functional go-to-market execution for major product launches, aligning brand, product, sales, and trade teams to support omnichannel success.• Collaborated with Canadian trade and sales teams to deliver integrated cross-functional materials that support selling efforts with customers and improved shelf presence.• Spearheaded brand and product commercialization for the North America (NA) Iris detector launch, developing sales tools and content for both retail and pro audiences.• Served as interim Trade Activation Manager (Feb–June 2022), overseeing project tracking and content development, delivering 100+ trade assets for the sales team.• Partnered with the Trade team on planning and booth execution for 2022 International Builders’ Show and NFPA Conference.• Led reboot of Consumer Insights function as interim manager (July–Dec 2022), developing a targeted research roadmap to guide product and channel strategy.• Earned Carrier Manager Training certification (2023) and received Top Performer Award (2021) for exceptional team contributions and cross-functional leadership.

Education

• Fashion Institute of Technology

  Associate of Arts, Fashion Merchandising

  2004 — 2006

• Kent State University

  Bachelor of Science, Fashion Merchandising and Marketing

  2006 — 2008

Skills

• Merchandising
• Assortment
• Customer Service
• Visual Merchandising
• Inventory Management
• Inventory Control
• Merchandise Planning
• Forecasting
• Apparel
• Open to Buy Management