Jillian Forbes-Johnson
Product Lifecycle Manager @Gildan
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WORK HISTORY
Product Lifecycle Manager @Gildan
Charleston, SC, US
Launches and manages new projects from start to finish to ensure timely completion for all accounts in mass and accounts such as Nike-Manages 6-8 projects at a time with tight deadlines-Coordinates and manages meetings and conferences with all cross-functional departments such as engineering, product development, forecasting and planning as well as vendors in other countries using Web-Ex, Teams, email, and phone-Assigns style numbers, request UPC’s, complete item set up on our excel sheets, uploads and manages them on Share Point-Organize all components for existing and new projects. Ensure all required information is available and ready to proceed-Develop spreadsheets to keep track of customer requirements and Gildan specific requirements for accounts-Develop tracking spreadsheets for style history for each account-Developed cross reference spreadsheets for Nike due to the many countries we ship to-Creates and updates manufacturing specification sheets in PLM-Research the market on the internet as well as in stores locally and out of town to conduct product analysis on competitor’s products for what’s available in the market-Review and update processes for item set up and requirements. Adjust needs and requirements based on customer needs and internal needs.
EDUCATION
Trident Technical College
Associate Business Management, Business Management-Leadership/Development
Trident Technical College
Associate's degree, Business Administration and Management, General
ABOUT JILLIAN FORBES-JOHNSON
Experienced Merchandiser with a demonstrated history of working in the apparel and fashion industry. Strong marketing professional skilled in Trend Analysis, Retail, Sales, Textiles, and Fashion Design-Highly skilled project manager with 8 years experience managing multimillion dollar projects with major retailers and customers to include Wal-Mart, Nike and Dollar General-Developed trend presentations for new product idea generation by shopping the market, developed presentations to communicate market trends, product features and benefits, built teamwork within product development and manufacturing to bring innovation to company market areas-Understands customer(s) needs and product preferences, as well as an understanding of manufacturing capabilities-Presented product lines to customers and works with customer product teams, branding teams, and sourcing teams to place new items-Manage product design process and timeline for each season/product line; selects product assortment; determines color pattern, packaging and styling-Proficient in Microsoft Office to include Excel, Power Point, Word and Outlook-Strong attention to detail-Experienced merchandiser with a demonstrated history of working in the apparel and fashion industry-Strong product management professional skilled in retail, sales, communication, event management and product management.
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