Catalyst Brands India

Strategy

• Lead and manage multiple strategic initiatives across various retail brands and business functions, from problem definition through execution.
• Establish, build and maintain rapport with executive team to foster strong partnerships.
• Collaborate with senior leadership to develop short and long-term strategic plans.
• Leverage insights and remain current on market, competitor, and financial news, strategies and analysis to support data-driven recommendations.
• Translate complex business challenges into actionable strategies and communicate them effectively to stakeholders.
• Facilitate cross-functional collaboration with teams including Marketing, Finance, Merchandising, and Operations, while guiding business unit leaders to maintain focus on key resources and priorities.
• Prepare and deliver executive-level presentations and strategic updates.
• Monitor industry trends and emerging opportunities to inform strategic direction, while reassessing established practices and encouraging internal and external benchmarking to drive continuous improvement.
• Support business case development, growth driving strategies and post-merger integration planning as needed.

Senior Manager, Corporate Strategy

Financial Planning and Analysis

• Design, maintain, and enhance reporting that is distributed to executives and others throughout the organization
• Support the development and execution of department financial planning, forecasting, budgeting and analysis to improve JCPenney results
• Ensure key daily, weekly, and monthly reports are delivered accurately and on time
• Develop a solid understanding of report metrics, data structure, and tools used to produce the reports/mine data
• Provide financial analysis (IRR, NPV and Discounted Payback), business insight and coordinate capital expenditure funding requests for business teams while validating compliance with accounting policies
• Address questions from leadership regarding report content as needed
• Utilize a proactive approach through the design of processes that ensures data accuracy/integrity and be able to effectively identify upstream data issues
• Complete adhoc/deep dive assignments as they occur and proactively seek opportunities to conduct analysis that will drive bottom line results for JCPenney

Senior Financial Planning Analyst

Marketing

• Assist the marketing team in the execution of in-store and external marketing efforts with a focus on local campaigns including updating mall marketing sites with current Aeropostale & Lucky Brand promotions.
• Assist in briefing in store and online advertising efforts consisting of emails, site updates, store collateral and more.
• Monitor and report on retail competitors.
• Assist on photo shoots activities (creating photo libraries, preparing shot documents, presentation boards, shot lists etc.).
• Provide research, maintenance, and support for assigned departmental projects and tasks as assigned.
• Participate and provide feedback in group meetings and discussions if applicable.
• Perform such other duties as directed by the supervisor.
• Participate in a filmed Summer Intern content series, including occasional on-camera moments that highlight the design process, team culture, and day-to-day life at Aéropostale.
• Collaborate with the Brand Marketing and Social teams on approved content ideas that showcase the intern experience.
• Retrieve, unpack, process, and organize all visual samples for Aero and Lucky.
• Maintain stockroom organization and complete frequent merchandise purges.
• Maintain cleanliness and maintenance of mock stores.
• Fold, hang, and style merchandise.
• Prepare mock stores for all scheduled events and walk-through’s.
• Organize and place marketing elements as directed.
• Assist in creating and utilizing merchandise checklists.
• Assist visual team in creating seasonal floorset guides.
• Uphold all corporate visual, marketing and operational standards.
• Work directly with visual management to execute all assigned visual direction.

Marketing Intern

Designer

• Participate in cross-functional meetings and gain an understanding of the role of Design in the product lifecycle.
• Supports the design team during the product development process
• Identify the steps that Design goes through in order to design a line including trend research, concept development, sketching, detailing, and translating into samples.
• Learn more about the day to day tasks accomplished by an Assistant Designer including sketching, creating tech packs and line sheets, communicating with the cross functional team, and preparing for seasonal presentations.
• Provide research, maintenance, and support for assigned departmental projects and tasks as assigned.
• Support the design team in exploring and incorporating AI-assisted tools (e.g., ideation, prototyping, asset generation) into day-to-day design work
• Participate and provide feedback in group meetings and discussions if applicable.
• Assist with the preparations of meetings & presentations
• Provide administrative assistance, such as filing, record keeping, etc.
• Perform such other duties as directed by the supervisor.
• Participate in a filmed Summer Intern content series, including occasional on-camera moments that highlight the design process, team culture, and day-to-day life at Aéropostale.
• Collaborate with the Brand Marketing and Social teams on approved content ideas that showcase the intern experience.

Design Intern

Intern – Design

Artificial Intelligence

• Assist in identifying opportunities to apply AI to improve digital experience across our brand portfolio, including personalization, search, product discovery, customer service, and content creation.
• Support the development and testing of AI-powered tools, such as chatbots, recommendation engines, workflow automations, and generative AI solutions.
• Conduct research on AI trends, emerging tools, and competitors to help inform digital strategy.
• Partner with Digital Experience, Marketing, UX/UI, and e-commerce teams to understand brand-specific needs and propose data-driven improvements.
• Help evaluate the performance of AI features using analytics dashboards and user feedback.
• Document findings, create presentations, and share insights with key internal partners.
• Participate in brainstorm sessions to generate new ideas for enhancing customer interaction across websites, apps, and social platforms.

Intern – Technology & AI Innovation, Data & Analytics

Procurement

• Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing sourcing team
• Maintain business continuity by providing high-level coverage for Senior Product Manager/Product Manager duties during peak seasons or staffing gaps
• Spearhead specialized sourcing and product development projects that align with enterprise-wide business priorities
• Ensure organizational resilience through succession planning and scalable team structures
• Orchestrate the full product lifecycle from initial concept through production execution in collaboration with Sales, Merchandising, Planning, and Design
• Establish and enforce product development requirements and workflows for both internal teams and external vendors
• Synchronize complex production calendars across diverse brands, channels, and categories
• Oversee sampling and counter-sourcing strategies
• Schedule in office and virtual appointments with new and existing vendors to build business relationships
• Drive vendor and mill consolidation strategies
• Partner with Demand Planning to align vendor capabilities with seasonal product strategies
• Ensure adherence to retailer routing guides, labeling standards, and EDI requirements
• Develop agile sourcing strategies
• Direct all costing negotiations to drive competitive pricing
• Collaborate with Quality Assurance (QA) to proactively resolve factory-level issues
• Manage the bulk order lifecycle, monitoring raw material deliveries and factory production

Wholesale Sourcing Director

AI Engineer

• Assist in identifying opportunities to apply AI to improve digital experience across our brand portfolio, including personalization, search, product discovery, customer service, and content creation.
• Support the development and testing of AI-powered tools, such as chatbots, recommendation engines, workflow automations, and generative AI solutions.
• Conduct research on AI trends, emerging tools, and competitors to help inform digital strategy.
• Partner with Digital Experience, Marketing, UX/UI, and e-commerce teams to understand brand-specific needs and propose data-driven improvements.
• Help evaluate the performance of AI features using analytics dashboards and user feedback.
• Document findings, create presentations, and share insights with key internal partners.

Intern – Technology & AI Innovation, AI Engineering

• Assist in identifying opportunities to apply AI to improve digital experience across our brand portfolio
• Support the development and testing of AI-powered tools, such as chatbots, recommendation engines, workflow automations, and generative AI solutions
• Conduct research on AI trends, emerging tools, and competitors to help inform digital strategy
• Partner with Digital Experience, Marketing, UX/UI, and e-commerce teams to understand brand-specific needs and propose data-driven improvements
• Help evaluate the performance of AI features using analytics dashboards and user feedback
• Document findings, create presentations, and share insights with key internal partners
• Participate in brainstorm sessions to generate new ideas for enhancing customer interaction across websites, apps, and social platforms

Intern – Technology & AI Innovation

Software Engineer

Technology & AI Innovation Intern – Digital Engineering

Human Resources

• Serve as the senior HR partner to field and brand leadership, aligning people strategies with business objectives across a large, geographically dispersed store network.
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders on organizational design, workforce planning, leadership effectiveness, and change management.
• Translate enterprise HR strategy into practical, scalable solutions that drive performance, engagement, and retention in the field.
• Design and lead enterprise–scale talent development strategies for store, district, regional, and field leadership populations.
• Build and continuously strengthen succession plans for critical field leadership roles, ensuring a robust and diverse leadership pipeline.
• Oversee performance management, talent reviews, and development planning processes that clearly differentiate performance and potential.
• Lead the transformation of the field HR team from a tactical, transaction–focused model to a proactive, consultative HR Business Partner model.
• Ensure consistent, compliant, and effective HR support across all stores, including associate relations, performance issues, policy interpretation, and risk mitigation.
• Leverage people data, analytics, and insights to inform talent decisions and workforce strategies.
• Model and reinforce company values while helping shape a high–performance, inclusive, and customer–focused culture across the field.

Senior Director HR Business Partner – Stores

Customer Support

• Process product orders and provide prompt and efficient response and resolution to all customers’ requests.
• Assist customers, sales reps and management with inquiries or issues concerning orders.
• Analyze, review and process customer’s request for return authorization and credits.
• Maintain effective communication with customers to provide on-going information flow as it relates to sales, promotions and problems to ensure accurate billings and shipments.
• Provide technical and/or product information as required to respond to customer inquiries.
• Create spreadsheet reports from data base queries to analyze seasonal or time based sales and order information.
• Develop and maintain professional relationships with the buying staff and sales team to maximize service levels to customers.
• Monitor and communicate needs for final order confirmations.
• Collaborate with the vendor compliance team on new account requirements, vendor requirements changes and other brand initiatives.
• Provide documents and change process recommendations as needed to resolve and prevent chargebacks.

Account Support Representative

Manager

• Oversee all inbound/outbound sample logistics including shipping, receiving, labeling, and distribution to studio teams.
• Manage tracking systems to maintain visibility of sample status from order to return, ensuring minimal loss or delay.
• Collaborate with Photo Coordination and Production teams to align sample readiness with shoot schedules and brand priorities.
• Serve as the primary liaison between Studio Operations, Merchandising, Marketing, and external vendor partners for sample requests, approvals, and issue resolution.

Manager – Sample Management

Marketing Operations

• Own the end-to-end intake, prioritization, and workflow management for all marketing and creative initiatives.
• Serve as the operational lead for all work requiring creative resources, including PDPs, seasonal brand campaigns, video, photography, print, and special projects.
• Translate brand, marketing, and business objectives into clear scopes, briefs, timelines, and delivery plans.
• Balance competing priorities, capacity, and deadlines, making informed tradeoffs to protect quality and delivery.
• Oversee planning and execution of 360 marketing initiatives from concept through delivery.
• Partner with Brand Strategy, Integrated Marketing, Merchandising, Digital, and Channel teams to align priorities and timelines.
• Provide operational leadership for campaign shoots, asset development, and production calendars.
• Identify risks, dependencies, and resourcing gaps early and drive solutions.
• Design, implement, and continuously improve marketing operations processes that increase efficiency, clarity, and speed-to-market.
• Own project management tools, documentation, and workflows supporting creative and marketing execution.
• Establish standards for briefs, approvals, timelines, feedback, and handoffs.
• Drive consistency and discipline across teams while remaining flexible to business needs.
• Act as the primary operational bridge between creative, marketing, product, merchandising, and channel teams.
• Set clear expectations and decision frameworks for stakeholders engaging creative resources.
• Facilitate alignment and accountability across cross-functional partners and external agencies.
• Own visibility into workload, capacity, timelines, and delivery performance across the creative organization.
• Provide regular updates to marketing and creative leadership on priorities, risks, and progress.
• Lead post-campaign and post-project retrospectives to drive continuous improvement.
• Lead, mentor, and develop project management and operations talent within the marketing organization.
• Foster a culture of ownership, clarity, collaboration, and high standards.

Manager, Integrated Marketing Operations

• Manage and drive the development, sourcing, and placement of programs on a seasonal basis, emphasizing quality and maintaining brand margin goals.
• Build and maintain strong partnerships with cross-functional merchants and design departments to develop long-term strategies to achieve the goals of the business within the parameters of cost targets and delivery schedules.
• Drive business by keeping focus on the sourcing goals and initiatives; lead team in adjusting to changing priorities.
• Partner with merchandising to maintain an awareness of brand key items and overall assortment across classifications while considering cost containment and set margin goals.
• Partner with design to gain an understanding of seasonal concepts and design direction across classifications to guide the appropriate allocation plan.
• Guide team in the resolution of production issues while upholding internal and external partnerships.
• Analyze processes, resources, and techniques across classifications and create plans to drive efficiencies and standardizations.
• Partner with vendors across margin challenged categories to deliver vendor innovation while meeting our cost targets and margin goals.
• Manage deadlines in accordance with the corporate calendar across all channels of business; find creative solutions to calendar issues throughout the production process.
• Manage raw material commitments as needed to position the brand.
• Monitor production via WIP reports to ensure on time shipping of the product.
• Work with vendors and internal teams in case of any delivery delays.
• Investigate ways to shorten lead-times and increase flexibility within our supply chain.
• Communicate and enforce Aeropostale brand production, quality, and delivery requirements with all team members and suppliers.
• Lead change; coach team of two to three people in a rapid changing business environment.
• Direct team’s responsibilities to ensure accomplishment of department goals and deadlines.