Julie Thompson
Senior Director, Quality Assurance & Warranty at The North Face, a VF Company
- Role
- Senior Director, Quality Assurance & Warranty at The North Face
- Location
- Denver, CO, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Julie Thompson
Experienced leader of large teams with 25 years of experience. Broad knowledge of retail supply chains including product development, sourcing, vendor management, product quality, product safety and compliance, technical design, color management. Includes both softlines (apparel, accessories) and hardline (toys, decorative accessories, etc.) categories. Implemented RSL/chemical management program for $1B+ company in less than 6 months. Excels at risk management balancing brand protection with financial goals of company.Driven problem solver who leads cross-functional relationships within companies and with suppliers, agents, vendors and other third party networks.Proven leader of operational excellence projects which reduce complexity and improve margins.
Experience
Senior Director, Quality Assurance & Warranty
Aug 2019 — Present
Education
University of California, Davis
Master of Science - MS, Textile Science
1994 — 1996
Skills
- Global Sourcing
- Apparel
- Product Development
- Merchandising
- Strategic Sourcing
- Sourcing
- Retail
- Trend Analysis
- Quality Assurance
- Consumer Products
- Vendor Management
- Inventory Management
- Visual Merchandising
- Negotiation
- Textiles
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