Welcome to Executive Action Items, a Glossy+ member-exclusive series driven by monthly focus groups with subject matter experts. The bi-weekly series offers immediately actionable takeaways for workers navigating the rapidly evolving beauty and fashion industries.
This month, Glossy brought together a group of executives from fashion and beauty to discuss current challenges related to supply chain management. The executives compared notes on topics like navigating tariffs, vetting manufacturing partners, and dealing with the complexity of international shipping and fulfillment. Below is a recap of the discussion segment on tariffs and shipping, which focused on what’s working now and how these executives are planning ahead amid a rapidly shifting global supply chain.
Focus group members:
Jessica Roberti, the chief supply chain officer of the New York-based fashion brand Marcella. Roberti has experience at apparel companies including Alo Yoga and American Eagle Outfitters, overseeing areas like product development, supply chain management and sourcing.
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