Merry Hoefle
Territory Manager at Guilford of Maine
- Role
- Product Development Specialist at Standard Textile
- Location
- Cincinnati, OH, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
Experience
Product Development Specialist
Mar 2008 — Present
Works independently on all new decorative textile collections from start through completionAnticipates trends and direction of the business and thinks strategically through to executionCollaborates with vendors, sourcing, and designers to develop future product offeringsTranslates trends into concepts that reflect company business needs and goalsMaintains fabric library to ensure color and quality standards are accurateCommunicates with vendor to resolve issues prior to goods going into productionProvides vendor with thorough and accurate feedback on evaluation of product samples Plans & attends trade shows and visits to vendors and millsRemains current in textile practices for the contract textile market – ACT memberOversees weekly product development meeting with Sales & Supply Chain upper managementConducts new product roll out meetings to the entire Decorative Products division Works internally with Supply Chain, Customer Service & Sourcing management and associates
Education
University of Cincinnati
Fashion Design, Fashion
1997 — 2002
DAAP, University of Cincinnati
Bachelor of Science, Fashion Design
1997 — 2002
Skills
- Textile Design
- Fabric Selection
- Fabric Development
- Trend
- Sales
- Sourcing
- Trend Analysis
- Wovens
- Product Assortment Planning
- Product Specification
- Visual Merchandising
- Merchandising
- Healthcare Industry
- Product Development
- Textiles
- Hospitality Industry
- Program Development
- Styling
- Sku Management
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