Audrey Basbas Email & Phone Number

Middleton,Ma

Middleton, Ma

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• Partner with multiple teams on design, production, packaging, web, and delivery of products• Negotiate costs and deliver margin goals• Manage pre-production schedules to meet deadlines and deliver results in a fast-paced environment• Key liaison with Asia production teams

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Performed all aspects of product development from conceptualization and design to pre and post-production. Traveled extensively overseas to develop new fabrics, patterns, silhouettes, and color for brand appropriate curtains and accessories.• Improved gross margin by more than 5% over 2 years through negotiations of product and fabric costs working directly at mills in China, India and Portugal• Developed direct sourced assortments in all aspects of the development and buying processes from conceptualization to delivery of bulk product to warehouse• Established color standards for the company and approved color matching & quality of fabric to protect liabilities• Developed and executed profitable assortments for 10 annual catalogues, stores, and web• Financially accountable for web, catalogues, and retail stores• Collaborated with QC, Inventory Management, Customer Service, Advertising, and Finance• Collaborated with advertising, web teams and retail store teams to support Company vision• Drove quality improvement which lowered return rate• Collaborated with Country Curtains own factory to guarantee quality of workmanship & on time deliveries

TALBOTS – Hingham, MABUYER/PRODUCT DEVELOPER, 2002 to 2008Initial team member for launching a new Men’s business within the Company. Responsible for product development process through to sale results. Financially accountable for retail stores, catalogues and web. • Piloted product development process for neckwear from initial concept and color palette through delivery to stores. • Financially accountable for retail stores, catalogues, and web• Established, monitored and forecasted model stock levels by location• Increased sales volume by more than 33% despite a downturn in the economy, through accuracy in forecasting sales, adjusting forecasts and adjusting production to meet changing needs• Achieved sales increase of more than 42% by delivering consistent flow of new Dresshirts• Researched and developed innovative, yet effective color palettes and designs by analyzing international trends inspired from travel across England and Italy.

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