Linn Nilsson

Product Development of imitation pearl shapes & colors for customized & catalogue assortment for use in jewelry, apparel & accessories.

• Sourcing and Supply Chain Management
• Secure product quality and differentiation - drive quality improvement implementation
• Ownership of Go-To-Market strategies
• End-to-End responsibility product net sales & profit

Product Development of Imitation pearl shapes & colors for customized & catalogue assortment for use in jewelry, apparel & accessories.

• Launched first customized pearl effect for Chanel December 2017 – further customized developments generated customer turnover increase of 25% in 2018 vs 2017.
• Launched one of the most bestselling pearl color families & bestselling shape development in a decade.

Ownership product selection & management of regional assortments Eastern Europe, Russia Middle East markets.

• Regular assortment reviews to maximize sales and productivity.
• Competitive mapping & market research
• Regional input to global product strategy and collection structure
• Product Life Cycle management
• Manage execution plans for new drops and new category roll-outs

Ownership of assortment planning and inventory management

• Sales reporting & analysis
• Developed and established central replenishment process for Polish stores
• On the Project Management team that launched Poland’s first Pandora online store in November 2014 – responsible for product selection, sales forecast, promotion planning and tracking.

Management of the product development process for Men’s & Women’s accessories; close co-operation with the design team to develop each category from initial concept through to finished product

• Maintenance and ensuring accuracy of Flows, Specification packs and Buy sheets
• Critical path management
• Sample co-ordination
• Supply base evaluation
• Quality assurance

Order Management and planning of delivery schedules, administrative support to Franchise clients.

• Order management and planning of delivery schedules
• Sample co-ordination
• Sales reporting

Administrative support to Merchandising department

• Sales reporting
• Replenishment
• Critical Path Management
• Promotion planning & tracking