The JJill Group

Amy Bloom '96

Sourcing Manager for The J Jill Group

Oversees costing & production for knit cut/sew sweaters

Travels to Asia twice a  year to work with overseas agents & factories, also travel as needed to Turkey to help a new agent get “up and running” with our processes/procedures, sent to Korea to negotiate prices for important new Fall program

Gucci Group 

Christine Pollard '99

Order Manager for Balenciaga and Bottega Veneta:

-Works directly with Sales in entering/monitoring and managing all orders to Wholesale customers (Barneys, Saks, and hundreds of small boutiques across the country)

-Constant contact with Gucci Factories overseas ( Milan , Cadempino) to ensure timely shipments

-Corresponds with (buyers/AE’s/directors) accounts to answer any inquiries regarding shipment, style information and internal system updates.

-Attends Market Meetings in NY to view new seasonal lines and meet account contacts.

-Daily interaction with all facets of the company-warehouse/shipping, imports, AR/AP, MIS, Inventory Control.

 ANT USA, Inc.

Ron Fleischer, ANT USA, Inc. talks with the students.  Mr. Fleischer is formerly a buyer and planner for Macy’s, Bed and Bath, and TJX Corporation. He is currently the Director of Retail Systems and Services at ANT USA, Inc. Retail Planning, assortment and analysis is his specialty. He demonstrated how to use Academic Lite version of Buyer’s Toolbox.

Robin Brousseau '95             

TJX Corporation

Students in the Fashion Merchandising: Planning, Policies, and Implementation and Case Studies classes had the pleasure of hearing Jackie Forkey ’00, Dave Ambach
‘97, and Robin Brousseau '95, FSC graduates, talk about their responsibilities as Merchandise Analyst and Buyer for TJX
Corporation

Career Symposium

Graduates of the Consumer Sciences Department in Fashion Design and Merchandising talked about their careers and lives since they graduated.

Dan Touma's Designs for Natick R&D 

Framingham Cooperative Bank

Students heard from Vice President Commercial Loan Officer, Peter Anderson. Mr. Anderson discussed what bank officers expect in business
loan applications. He discussed business plans and the financial aspects of opening a retail store.