Nicole Bower-Defee

About Nicole Bower-Defee

I have a diverse background covering multiple roles and responsibilities within consumer goods organizations, including data analytics, project management, financial and demand forecasting and planning, technology integration, supply chain and logistics, brand and category management, assortment planning and product development.I take an analytics and solutions focused approach to situations and believe the best results are achieved through collaborative problem solving. I have been nicknamed a “company Swiss Army knife”, often tasked with identifying and implementing processes and solutions to various projects and issues throughout an organization.

Experience

1. Director of Global Production

   The North Face

   Sep 2021 — Present · Denver, CO, US

   Facilitate building an optimized global sourcing strategy that balances speed, cost, and quality against the brand’s short term and long term product strategies• Function as the translator of brand product strategy into the supply chain• Responsible for Multi-Horizon Planning and global sourcing alignment • Responsible for New Product Introduction oversight • Collaborate with the Design and Development team to ensure multi-speed supply chain creation and execution

Education

• University of Colorado Boulder

  Bacherlor of Science in Business Administration, Marketing, Human Resources Management, Tourism Management

  2001 — 2005

Skills

• Purchasing
• Process Improvement
• Management
• Marketing
• Trend
• Trend Analysis
• Forecasting
• Advertising
• Assortment
• Strategy
• E-Commerce
• Product Development
• Analysis
• Merchandising
• Apparel
• Fashion
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Merchandise Planning
• Customer Service
• Visual Merchandising
• Inventory Management
• Inventory Control
• Sales
• Retail