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Sayreville, Nj

• Develop process to track tooling and production deposits to satisfy ship dates• Create and maintain comprehensive COGS timeline tracker• Support marketing to ensure design maintains aesthetic and quality within target COG• Ensure packaging meets brand initiatives, regulatory and environmental legislation• Drive innovation by presenting new packaging concepts and technologies• Perform package testing, validate functionality and quality, approve technical drawings• Generate fill & assembly BOMS for fragrance and gift sets with ancillaries• Evaluate factory production schedules to identify and mitigate risks• Assess project feasibility to select suppliers and award business• Maintain cooperative relations with manufacturing partners• Source and qualify new suppliers globally to build and cultivate new relationships

New York City Metropolitan Area

• Create and release RFQ’s and PDR’s for new product development in the personal care sector• Lead bi-weekly client meetings to review formula and fragrance feedback and communicate revisions to contract manufacturers, track samples and approvals• Establish comprehensive timelines and monitor milestones to ensure timely delivery• Create and manage budgets to maintain target margins through the course of development• Source packaging components, evaluate supplier quotations and negotiate costs• Manage contract manufacturers through production to safeguard budget, timing, and quality• Initiate requests for purchase orders working closely with operations and logistics team

New York City, Ny

• Establish comprehensive timelines from onset of project, monitor project milestones throughout the development and production process to ensure on time delivery of new product launches• Lead weekly operations meeting with cross functional teams and hold internal teams accountable for missed dates, work on finding solutions to maintain launch dates• Work on budget creation for assigned projects by obtaining quotes directly or through cross functional teams (packaging, testing, logistics and marketing)• Create and issue RFQs for all formula, fill and pack out• Work with subcontracted fillers and product development houses alongside Maesa internal teams to ensure formula development is within the allocated budget and production lead time• Work to plan, organize, and direct activities related to the purchasing and manufacturing of company products (components, fragrance, fill and pack out)• Ensure purchase orders and planning schedules are kept in line to meet project launch dates• Work to review production reports and direct the resolution of operational, manufacturing problems to ensure minimum costs and prevent delays• Create item codes, communicate BOM and Fill &Assembly instruction with subcontracted filler• Work closely with fillers and product development houses to ensure their awareness of budget, timing, packaging, quality expectations and shipping methods needed• Act as logistics liaison to find best shipping route and ensure clients complex delivery requirements and deadlines are met

Clark, Nj

• Design promotional secondary and tertiary packaging in the consumer products division• Issue technical packaging specifications to suppliers for development and production• Approve packaging samples to validate construction, material, quality and dimensions• Approve die-lines and technical aspects of printable artwork including legal weight claims• Perform vibration, drop, decoration and adhesion tests for compatibility and homologation• Release bill of materials and fill & assembly instructions to assembly and quality teams• Manage internal record of finished good dimensions and weights by unit, inner and case pack

Bridgewater, Nj

• Manage client relationship as the on-site representative of InnerWorkings• Work closely with marketing and brand teams to develop promotional campaigns• Source promotional gifts, create presentations, quotations and production lead times• Negotiate vendor terms, pricing and timelines, issue purchase orders, invoices and credits• Maintain purchasing database, providing benchmark quotes to prove contracted savings rate• Supervise approval process and monitor production timelines to facilitate timely delivery

Clark, Nj

• Provide support to the promotional packaging team in the consumer products division• Issue technical packaging specifications to suppliers for development and production• Approve packaging samples to validate construction, material, quality and dimensions• Approve die-lines and technical aspects of printable artwork including legal weight claims• Release bill of materials and fill & assembly instructions to assembly and quality teams

Woodland Park, Nj

• Collaborate directly with clients and company president to design and develop promotional packaging and premium incentives• Create graphics to establish and finalize product specifications, design and color selection• Issue factory specifications for development and production, approve samples for production• Travel overseas to attend fairs, source innovative products, meet and qualify new suppliers• Attend supplier tradeshows and industry events to develop new business opportunities

New York City, Ny

• Purchase promotional secondary packaging and componentry for assigned fragrance brands• Collaborate directly with cross-functional teams and external suppliers to monitor the approval process and production timelines to ensure critical milestones and delivery dates are met• Provide detailed project cost feasibility including tooling estimates, timetables and risks• Negotiate vendor pricing and timelines, analyze quotes and research historical purchasing database to establish and apply benchmark savings rate to satisfy current purchasing contract

Orangeburg, Ny

• Work closely with clients to source promotional brand incentives• Create presentations and quotes, issue work orders to production team• Monitor production timelines and ship dates to ensure on time delivery• Collaborate with company president and cross-functional teams to build internal e-commerce site, create site content, FAQ page, terms & conditions• Manage internal e-commerce site, negotiate vendor pricing, update product categories and product images, update supplier product databases and confirm accuracy• Manage several client-based e-commerce sites, maintain product inventory through demand planning, execute order processing, exchanges and returns, provide customer service

Hawthorne, Nj

• Issue Purchase Orders and negotiate vendor pricing• Track production timelines to ensure client delivery dates are met• Monitor international freight and approve shipments• Design promotional packaging and premium brand incentives• Create factory specifications for development and production

New York City, Ny

• Track production timelines to ensure client delivery dates are met• Monitor international freight and facilitate document verification • Design cosmetic and travel bags for premium brand incentives• Create factory specifications for development and production

Lodi, Nj

• Work closely with clients to expedite approvals for print and color• Maintain client production schedules and coordinate on time delivery with distribution centers• Purchase tooling and bulk production materials• Execute quality control checks for production materials and finished goods

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba

Associate Of Arts - Aa

Fine Arts