Helen Artime

Leading the Product Development strategy for the furniture & lighting home decor product categories. Brick & Mortar & e-commerce.

Responsible for $900M in revenue. Responsible for the global sourcing strategy for Fanatics Brands a technology-driven company and the market leader for licensed sports merchandise. Categories of product sourced includes: blanks, jerseys, finished apparel goods and headwear. Leads a US based as well as a global team (6 Directors and 50+ indirect reports of Sourcing professionals in the execution of the Fanatics source base strategy. Leads the overseas sourcing Hubs in Asia and Latin America in the development and implementation of the source base strategy, process, strategic supplier relationships, while identifying opportunities for increased speed, efficiency, and risk reduction. Supplier reduction of approximately 50% awarding business to suppliers based on core competencies and COO criteria. Experience working with Merchandising teams on sourcing quality margin building products for Private & National Brands. Spearheaded Country of Origin assessments and duty mitigation. Led the strategic purposeful reduction of our Nicaragua source base amid in country political turmoil. Significantly reduced risk by exiting responsibly shifting majority of production to other Latin American countries. Launch supplier score cards, implementing a data driven view of the source base. Implement supplier agreements where none existed in order to evaluate suppliers on their ability to meet the established criteria for product and quality requirements. Direct report to COO

• Responsible for leading a team of 27 Product Development, Sourcing & Technical Design associates in the design, development, sourcing of the Athletic & Outdoor Apparel categories. ~Created and implemented the Product Development Process implementing milestone meetings, setting time lines and establishing a creative, Development & Sourcing process to meet the overall goals of Academy's Private Brand portfolio. ~Led team to execute responsible Sourcing strategies including volume aggregation, competitive bidding and preferred supplier programs. • Provided product lifecycle management services from product ideation to product execution for the entire Private Brand Apparel Division • Accountable to grow the private label business with significant margin improvement. • implemented and guided Supplier Matrix and negotiate cost savings through effective supplier consolidation and design engineering. ~Created comprehensive and detailed reports, competitive analysis, product pyramid analysis, to aid team in the overall execution of Academy's proprietary designs. ~Consolidated brands, increased profitability and private brand penetration while consistently growing sales and margin. ~Led the implementation for a PLM system to automate the sourcing and product development process and improve efficiencies, speed to market, decrease in development costs and boost product quality. Championed the launch of Opti Tex ~Led the design, spearheaded the research and marketing “look book” for the newly created Fall 2017 BCG women's plus size activewear launch.

Led product development for the lighting categories, worked with merchants & sourcing to deliver & execute the product assortment.

-Responsible for the origination of new product and product concepts for soft & hardgood product categories including seasonal decor, furniture, table top accessories, outdoor living furniture & outdoor accessories. -Created and implemented the product development process, conducted market assessments, researched industry trends, managed product specifications and led a team of product development managers in achieving market share growth and revenue goals. -Establishment and communication of product design, product roadmap and prioritization process for categories of business totaling $1B in sales. -Conducted analyses of market opportunities and competitive products. Maintained awareness of trends and advancements in the home goods and decor consumer space. -Identified market opportunities and defined product strategy to reflect those, using assumptions driven by data

-Led & managed the product development process of the Men's private label bottoms category. Managed the assortment design and development process with internal partners and suppliers, ensuring design was consistent with brand positioning, category direction and business requirements. -Led team of PD managers in the implementation and execution of the product development process, conducted market assessments, research on product trends and managed through the product specifications in the development and creation of Private Label apparel.

Responsible for the Gitano denim fabric sourcing, full package and CMT production. Coordinated with internal manufacturing, managed supply base, negotiated costs and managed time line and process.