Katie Pastore

About Katie Pastore

Motivated Global Product & Brand Management professional with 15+ years of both agency…

Experience

1. Product Development Manager

   Melissa & Doug

   Mar 2018 — Present

   Work with domestic and international, cross-functional product development team, including engineering, design, quality assurance, compliance, manufacturing, sourcing, and operations functions to ensure product specifications meet or exceed US and International toy testing standards • Negotiate with factories and manage costs to ensure margin targets are met • Establish and maintain time and action calendars to achieve on-quality, on-cost, and on-time goals for 20-plus new product launches annually – focus lines include 0-2, plush, arts & crafts, on-the-go, STEM, and K’s Kids & Paw Patrol licensed products • Responsible for moving the production of bundled products out of the warehouses and developing directly with the factories, saving over annually • Prioritize efforts to anticipate and proactively address issues throughout the development process from initial concept through product launch • Special projects, including the planning & execution of M&D\'s first Bring your Child to Work Day event.

Skills

• Sales Management
• Social Media Marketing
• Event Management
• Marketing Strategy
• Strategic Planning
• Market Research
• Facebook
• Marketing Research
• Marketing
• Online Marketing
• Luxury Goods
• Event Planning
• International Marketing
• Microsoft Excel
• Visual Merchandising
• Fashion
• Trend Analysis
• Public Relations
• Competitive Analysis
• Microsoft Office
• Press Release Development
• Key Client Relationships
• Microsoft Word
• Contract Negotiation
• Digital Marketing
• Sales
• Social Media
• Corporate Communications
• Powerpoint
• Product Management
• Time Management
• SEO
• Market Planning
• Brand Development
• Budgets
• Copywriting
• Social Networking
• Product Assortment Planning
• Retail
• Brand Awareness