Chantelle Wright Email & Phone Number

Long Island City, Ny, Us

Manages entire Product Development Life Cycle from design to commercialization for the B Brian Atwood luxury brand and Betsey Johnson Label.Daily interaction with factory’s in China and Brazil.Collaborates with lead designer & global partners to execute designs, produce styles and execute all protos during the product design lifecycle.Creates and maintains specs sheets from concept thru commercialization.Partners with material vendors and overseas teams in ordering of early Development materials & trims. Approves confirmation Samples.Negotiates pre costing with vendors to produce premium products maintaining design aesthetic and quality while meet/exceed company’s margins.Corrects product to resolve fit issues in respect of last/constructions, upper patterns etc. Inspects all test cases to ensure product quality.International travel to Sourcing offices/markets and factories for development and work with technical teams.

Long Island City, Ny, Us

● Manages early development process by collaborating with internal partners including design, marketing and sales to development and execute seasonal product lines and samples● Reviews selling with planners by style/SKU to identify successful concepts for each season and modifies product to conform to trends; which resulted in a 27% more sell through● Managed the full-scale production for Fruit of the Loom, L.E.I and Fresh Collection brands producing 300,000 retail units monthly for sports bras, Intimate Apparel and swimwear programs● Black Sole Employee Resource Group- CO-Lead● International Travel

Miami Beach, Florida, Us

• Managed the full scale production of Fruit of the Loom, L.E.I, and Fresh Collection brands producing approximately 300,000 retail units monthly for FTL Sports bras, intimate and swimwear programs for Walmart Stores.• Communicated daily with vendors to ensure purchase factory order confirmations and delivery dates are carried out Maintained Production W.I.P reports through Blue Cherry System• Assisted in fit sessions with live models to ensure garments were constructed properly• Liaised across departments (including Product, Technical, and Color departments) to streamline production inefficiencies, creating a systematic production workflow for brands • Worked with color department to assist in tracking lab dip & Bulk fabric concerns; Maintained sample charts for style materials and assisted in creating Bill of materials.• Supervised 3 newly hired employees; assigning daily work and administrative projects as well as providing proper guidanceJune 2006 - May 2008 - Production Assistant • Reviewed streamer and care labels, price tickets, collar tags and special instruction layouts from factories to ensure accuracy • Managed and issued purchase orders to factories creating a seamless order process • Tracked collateral order forms and layouts for each brand confirming correct shipment