Naomi Gross
Education
BA, Oberlin College
MA, Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York
2005–2006 State University of New York Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
2018 FIT Faculty Excellence Awards
Biography
After a career in buying and planning, Naomi Gross joined FIT to teach in the Fashion Business Management department. Her interest in data analytics (ML/AI) for supply chain and merchandise planning began in 2013. In 2014, Gross completed a fellowship with SAP that focused on data analytics for a start-up app, MyRunway. She is keenly interested in sustainability related to inventory management and strategy.
Gross received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Oberlin College and earned a Master of Arts from FIT. She has been a member of Blue Yonder Special Interest Group (SIG): Allocation, 2004 - present.
Conferences and Presentations
Retail’s Playbook for Next-Gen Data Analytics, Facilitator, First Insight/The Robin Report Webinar, September 2021
Providing Talent for Your Organization, JDA (Blue Yonder) Focus, Co-Presenter, May 2017, May 2018, & May 2019
The Millennial and Gen Z Workforce: You’d Better Take Them Seriously, JDA (Blue Yonder) Focus, Co-Presenter, May 2017
Using Data Flow from Stores to Maximize Merchandising Fluidity and Flexibility, RIS Conference, Seminar, June 2014
Retailing in an Analytics Era, IBM Tweetchat, Panelist, January 2014
Conscious Consumption, Fashion Evolution, Panelist, November 2013
Our Talent: Meeting Your Demand, SAP Retail Consultants, Keynote, May 2013
Awards
SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2006
SUNY Online Teaching Ambassador, 2017
FIT Faculty Excellence Award, 2017-2018
Courses
- FM 203 Business Analytics in Planning & Buying
- FM 326 Sustainability in Fashion Merchandising (Author)
- FM 322 Fashion Inventory Management
- FM 423 Fashion Planning & Allocation
- SXR 028 Introduction to Planning & Allocation