Ali Barbera Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

• Responsible for costing all Collection, Calvin Klein Jeans, Calvin Klein, and off-price footwear lines.• Maximize margins by analyzing cost breakdown sheets and negotiating with overseas office.• Promote cost savings initiatives by recommending spec changes without sacrificing quality.• Liaison between design, sales, merchandising, production, and sourcing teams.• Monitor seasonal Product Development Timeline and manage coordination of all timeline steps.• Manage all product development and showroom staff members.• Oversee factory compliance for 37 factories located in Cambodia, China, India, Italy, and Vietnam.• Trained to be PLM Super User to launch the system for the division.• Organize annual sample sale that donates ten thousand dollars to charity. • Completed Ars Sutoria Footwear Value Class.

New York, Ny

• Responsible for commercializing all full-price and factory men’s and women’s lines• Coordinate functions in all offices, from line inception to shipment of product.• Manage team of showroom coordinator, commercialization managers, and intern.• Obtain all product approvals against tight timeline and ensure production stays on schedule. • Write all production specs and control quality throughout production process.• Attend all construction review/pattern approval meetings and communicate results overseas.• Conduct weekly category team meetings and bring open items to closure.• Monitor seasonal Product Development Timeline and manage coordination of all timeline steps.• Travel to China and Vietnam.• Special projects include traveling to the Coach Distribution Center to repair shoes.

New York, Ny

* Responsible for Purple Label, Ralph Lauren, Double RL, RLX, and Made-to-Order shoes. Key success factors are communication, attention to detail, and organizational integration.* Increased the Purple Label initial mark-up 40 points over the last three years and the Ralph Lauren margin 10 points over the last season.* Generate technical development packages to communicate intended construction and aesthetic details of each project to development partners in Italy, England, United States, Spain, and China.* Establish development and production calendars guaranteeing timely sample deliveries and production. * Examine all prototypes to ensure all specifications are correct and within product cost target. * Approve specification sheets and confirmation samples, partnered with appropriate articles and factories to maintain the unique image of each brand.* Coordinate the fit and wear testing at appropriate prototype stage with the fit model, evaluating the feedback and implementing revisions ensuring all deadlines are met.* Source production materials meeting quality, price, minimum, and lead time constraints.* Develop and source new box, bag, tissue, hangtag, and label packaging.* Collaborate with analysts on pre-classifications and binding rulings to implement cost savings initiatives.

New York, Ny