Carly Beth Heiser-Nath

* Assisted in the design and development of new belts * Worked with designer and CAD department to complete our high-end line * Communicated with overseas vendors daily for design and product development of samples up to production stage * Attended multiple fashion shows for European Inspiration Accounts: J.C Penney, Rampage, Rainbow

* Designed customized style proposals for new potential account buyer * Gained national coverage in high profile magazines * Coordinated invoicing and manage relationships with overseas key vendors * Developed tween jewelry and life style toy items for Limited Too such as locker items, plush toys, stickers, games and other items Accounts: Limited TOO

NY Style Division * Brought on to introduce and design an entire hair accessory line to an otherwise jewelry only showroom which resulted in the overall increase of existing business as well as acquiring new customers * Manage a team of design support, development, CAD and sample making employees in the development of innovative accessories * Research product market, runway, forecasting trends and competitive retailers * Provide design and trend direction as well as fashion forecasting while simultaneously making sure all styles meet price margin requirements, stay on track to meet key seasonal scheduling dates and stay in line with our customer's brand * Travel to China for design, sourcing and factory control * Design jewelry, hair accessories, belts and many other accessories to stay ahead of the trend * Responsible for selecting and providing key components, parts, beads, and additional materials for product introductions of new colors and silhouettes * Create seasonal product lines, trend books and travel to customer headquarters to present each collection * Work closely with sale's team to analyze each category's historical volume, best/ worst sellers, top trending items and sit in on each customer meeting for the best possible understanding of wants and needs Accounts: Charming Charlie, Payless, Avenue, Love Sick, Nasty Gal, Mod Cloth, Hot Topic, Free People, Macy's, Wal-Mart, Anthropologie, Meijer, Pac Sun, Francesca's, Torrid, Bebe, Saks, Guess, Shopko and others

Essilor Senior Product DVP Hair Accessory Designer for Target Department Stores- * Designed hair accessories and hats exclusive for Target Kid's, Infant, and Cross Merchandise Departments * Traveled to China for Target's line development and factory management * Managed Target's testing procedures, yellow seal trackers, POL, IMN and other department line samples * Traveled to Target headquarters to present each seasonal trends as well as new hair accessory design presentations at market week * Organized trend packets, trend boards and competitive shopping reports for Target * Accountable for tracking inventory, sample management and PO assurance and order tracking * Responsible for showroom presentation and updates each market Accounts: Target, Belk, Kohl's, Ulta

* Designed jewelry exclusive for customer accounts and our showroom line by way of specing retail samples, manipulating jewelry from our sample room, and sourcing vendor offer samples * Solely developed our kid's and tween hair/jewelry line * Managed customer change requests, vendor resourcing and negotiating for customer price points * Provide scheduling and coordination support to the director * Request and provide direction on new color adds of best selling styles Accounts: Cracker Barrel, Spencer's, Limited TOO and American Eagle