Christine Kennedy

• Managed direct reports of varying skill levels across global offices, fostering professional growth and achieving project milestones.
• Led the team behind the brand’s most profitable business unit.
• Supported multiple product categories, implementing process improvements.
• Partnered with cross-functional teams to navigate multiple product calendars and improve speed to market.
• Collaborated with supply chain partners to build framework to support margin‑improvement efforts, resulting in significant savings.
• Utilized virtual technology to streamline process and improve accuracy of early cost assessments.
• Organized and led product and manufacturing seminars to expand the team's knowledge.
• Created global standards to deliver consistency for the consumer.
• Developed and led onboarding training for internal teammates and external partners to standardize processes and improve workflows.
• Conducted on-site training for vendor partners across Asia and Latin America. Converted training to an e-learning format, lowering training costs and supporting vendor scalability.
• Assessed vendor production strengths to improve cost engineering and streamline workflows, shortening lead times.

• Led the highest-volume categories to develop and deliver a diverse range of products with innovative technology.
• Managed on-site launch of a new Guatemalan vendor partner, successfully setting up operations to handle a high volume category within the business.
• Led on-site production line solutions that improved efficiency, strengthened quality assurance, and supported consistent on‑time delivery.
• Managed annual budgets for freelance labor, travel, and staff training initiatives.

• Collaborated with Design and Merchandising leaders to build seasonal product, meeting margin expectations.
• Managed late product adds and CEO change requests while consistently meeting calendar deadlines.
• Led alignment on global fit strategy that reflected the brand’s identity.
• Coordinated the purchase of technical software and trained the team to leverage it, increasing day‑to‑day efficiency.
• Established a new role that strengthened the greater team, leading a dedicated group focused on preventative strategies to drive process improvements and efficiencies.
• Extensive global travel to support vendor onboarding.

(now known as Thomas Jefferson University)