Mary Rose Amalfitano has over 15 years of experience in production operations, administrative, and management roles in the retail fashion industry. She currently works as a Senior Manager at Ralph Lauren Corporation, where she interfaces with global planning teams to ensure customer expectations are met. Previously, she was an Assistant Production Manager at Gap, Inc. and provided administrative support to executives as a Regional Administrative Assistant. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from De LaSalle University.
1. Mary Rose Amalfitano
144 Oak Avenue, Shirley, New York 11967
Cell: (631) 495-6573 • amalfi6504@gmail.com
Professional Profile
Dedicated Manager with 15+ years of production operations,administrative and management experience in the retail
fashion industry,with emphasis on improvingefficiency,productivity and organizational consistency
Diversified skillsincludecustomer relations,projectmanagement, team buildingand administrativesupport
Great leadership and communication skillswith proven ability to establish strongrelationshipswith both internal and
external clients
Results-driven with success managing sourcingoffices, logistics,accountservices and vendor issues
Comfortable in fast-paced,high-volume environments where team-based communication is critical
Keen ability to assess needs,organize,define priorities and presentsolutions to meet goals
Highly effective in promoting a positiveand productive environment
Professional Experience
Ralph Lauren Corporation –Senior Manager/Manager New York,NY May 2007-Current
Interface with Global Planning,QA, Supply Chain and Logistics to make sure customer expectations are met
Support logisticsstrategies to optimize product delivery from vendors to distribution centers
Negotiate logistics terms and unitdiscounts thatnet 25,000 dollarsin savingsper fiscal quarter
Providegeneral and specific direction to directreports in order to meet shortand longterm business goals
Collaborateregularly with sourcingoffices and vendors to ensure on time delivery of open orders and minimizerisk
Create, analyze,validate and present business reports to vendors and management team of 15-25 people
Streamlined reporting processes by eliminatingredundancy through the useof Global Insightsystem
Evaluate processes and identify best practices to improve operating procedures and consistency
Support employee engagement through coaching, educational workshopsand career navigatingmeetings
Gap, Inc.(Forth&T owne) –Assistant Production Manager New York,NY June 2005-May2007
Managed production sourcingand vendor allocation for knits and sweaters
Ensured fabric,trims and samples were procured on time
Tracked and analyzed costinginformation and hitrequired performance metrics
Managed style definition in productlifecyclemanagement systems
Create, validateand maintain data sets of 30,000 purchaseorders per fiscal year
Gap, Inc.(Gap and Old Navy) –Regional Administrative Assistant New York,NY September 1997 -May2005
Provided 8 years of thorough and skillful administrativesupportto Executives and DistrictManagers
Oversawthe office and facilities management as well as Human Resources administration,including
schedulingtrainingfor new hires and existingemployees
Prepared, analyzed and presented sales and payroll reports to senior management
Ensured complianceof retail stores to payroll,customer serviceand business processes
Served as a liaison between the retail stores and corporate office
Planned and executed high-impactregional kick-off meetings, events and team buildingsessions
Education
De LaSalle University –Manila, Philippines 1990 – 1994
Bachelor ofScience in Business Administration - Majored in Computer Applications
Acquired Skills
Microsoft Excel ● Outlook ● Word● Power Point ● SharePoint ● MicroStrategy ● SAP ● GFE +