Joanna Antonelli

About Joanna Antonelli

Focused expert in the hottest consumer markets for health, beauty and wellness industry. This business is more difficult than you can imagine, however I\'m always up for a challenge and to learn from different departments and previous roles. This business is compliance, retail, agriculture, biochemistry, manufacturing, delivery, supply chain, lobbying, and a multitude of other infinitely complex businesses all rolled into one. I am a seasoned Executive Quality Assurance/Compliance/Product Integrity professional with 25+ years experience in leading the process and management of quality assurance, compliance, product development, sourcing, packaging & manufacturing for Fortune 500 specialty retail companies, start-ups, local consumer goods specialists and non-profit agencies. Oversee clients business; developing detailed dossiers on global quality process and procedure programs that ensure compliance to voluntary, mandatory and international industry standards and to ensure new products meet regulatory requirements, food safety for elevated levels of product integrity across all product categories (personal care, skin care/OTC, color cosmetics, hard-lines/soft-lines). Strengths in all Quality Assurance directives, through training programs both corporate and abroad; concentrating on quality compliance, audits, cGMP, manufacturing, consumer product testing, supply chain, relationship building/training & development, and overseas management to support rapid international expansion and brand diversity, including ad-hoc Labor, Health, and Safety inspections.A proven leader with a passion for the retail/fashion apparel, gifting and accessories industry for consumer goods. Ready to wear many hats and roll up my sleeves to get the job done.Strengths include- Customer / Client Focus- cGMP | EU | ASTM | CPSC | CAPA | FMEA | QAR | QMS | ISO | SQF | Lean Manufacturing | RCA- Relationship building | Collaboration- Risk Assessment | Risk Based & Mitigation decisions- Factory Remediation | Audit | GAP Analysis | Biosecurity | Inspections- Quality Program | Process Development & Management- Supplier quality | Performance Management | Vendor Scorecard- Vendor Management | Contract Manaufacturing- Problem Solving / Analytical- Continuous Improvement | Six Sigma Methods | Kaizen- Team building, Coaching, Training & Talent Retention | Leadership- Technical Capacity- Negotiating buying terms (price, quantity, delivery/payment terms)- Consumer packaging (CPG)| Press runs | Print strike-offs (catalog/collateral)- Business Acumen

Experience

1. Lead Auditor Compliance Product Integrity - (Consultant)

   Bath & Body Works

   Jan 2025 — Present · Columbus, OH, US

Education

• The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business

  Business Management, Marketing

• Baldwin Wallace University

  Fine/Studio Arts, General

• Rhode Island School of Design

  Fashion Merchandising

Skills

• Problem Solving
• Trend
• User Acceptance Testing
• Access
• Project Planning
• Product Management
• Competitive Analysis
• Quality System
• Microsoft Word
• Team Leadership
• Brand Development
• Global Sourcing
• Excel
• Merchandising
• Retail
• Customer Relations
• Textiles
• Fashion
• Sourcing
• Leadership
• Word
• Strategic Sourcing
• Hiring
• Vendor Management
• Customer Satisfaction
• Testing
• Vendor Relations
• Purchasing
• Process Improvement
• Project Management
• Pricing
• Microsoft Office
• Documentation
• Consumer Products
• Quality Assurance
• Compliance
• Inventory Management
• Coaching
• Customer Service
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership