Senior Product Development Manager @ VivaStyle (January 2023 - February 2025)
Senior Product Development and Trend Manager @ (August 2021 - February 2025)
Senior Buyer and Product Development Manager @ (August 2021 - February 2025)
Product Development and Trend Manager @ At Home Group Inc. (July 2018 - May 2020)
Director | Buyer - Wall and Festive Décor @ (November 2013 - August 2018)
Senior Buyer | Home Décor and Lifestyle @ Celebrating Home and Penelope Ann (January 2011 - November 2012)
Senior Merchandise Manager | Catalog and E-Commerce | Home Décor @ Harper Direct, LLC, RSH & Touchstone Catalogs (September 2009 - December 2010)
Senior Buyer | Catalog and E-Commerce | Home and Lifestyle @ Room Service Home (July 2006 - August 2009)
Key Account Manager | JCPenney @ In-Detail/ The Mix (June 2004 - July 2006)
Buyer and Merchandising Consultant | Home and Lifestyle @ Various Catalogs (October 2000 - May 2004)
Progressive Retail and Direct-to-Consumer Merchandising Leadership Roles @ Neiman Marcus | NMD | Horchow (March 1986 - September 2000)
Grace Watson Education
Stephen F. Austin State University
Bachelors of Science (Merchandising and Marketing)
Grace Watson Skills
Emerging Trends
Teamwork
Written Communication
Merchandising
Retail
Product Development
Trend Analysis
Inventory Management
Sales
Merchandise Planning
E-commerce
Global Sourcing
Assortment
Textiles
Marketing
Purchasing
Private Label
Strategic Planning
Catalogs
Visual Merchandising
Styling
Wholesale
Project Planning
Pricing
Forecasting
Retail Buying
P&L Management
Packaging
Store Management
Planning
Financial Analysis
Vendor Management
Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Word
Management
Cross-functional Team Leadership
Communication
Negotiations
Problem Solver
Interpersonal Skills
Customer Service
Catalog Layout
Category Management
Profit
Trend
Domestic & International Travel
Creative
Large & Small Company
Leadership
Analytical Skills
Annual Budgeting
Assortment Development
Category Planning
Coaching & Mentoring
Collaborative Problem Solving
Competitive Landscape
Cross-functional Collaborations
Design Thinking
Garden
Internal Communications
International Agent Relations
Merchandise Development
Merchandising Strategies
Multi-channel Retail
OTB
Outdoor lighting
Product Assortment Planning
Product Catalogues
Product Concepts
Product Design
Product Launch
Product Management
Product categories
Quality Control
Quality Management
Retail Category Management
SKU Management
Sales Forecasting
Sales Presentations
Seasonal
Sourcing
Strategy
Supplier Sourcing
Team Building
Team Leadership
Team Management
Training
Trend Forecasting
Vendor Negotiation
Vendor Partnerships
Grace Watson Summary
Grace Watson, based in Texas, United States, is currently a Merchandising and Product Strategy Consultant at Independent Consulting. Grace Watson brings experience from previous roles at VivaStyle, Evergreen Enterprises, Plow & Hearth and At Home Group Inc.. Grace Watson holds a Bachelors of Science in Merchandising and Marketing @ Stephen F. Austin State University. With a robust skill set that includes Emerging Trends, Teamwork, Written Communication, Merchandising, Retail and more. Grace Watson has 3 emails and 3 mobile phone numbers on RocketReach.
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