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Sr. Sourcing and Product Development Manager

Managed entire company’s production inventory. Accomplished on time delivery for BJ’s multi style programs from a handful of overseas manufacturers. Oversaw launching of company’s on-line brand. Orchestrated SAP system maintenance and clean-up in preparation for GTNexus onboarding.· Responsible of complete production cycle of underwear and loungewear for a vast line of brands: Lucky Brand, Reebok, USPA, Body Glove, Head, and Basic Outfitters. · Oversee product allocation, by monitoring… Show more Managed entire company’s production inventory. Accomplished on time delivery for BJ’s multi style programs from a handful of overseas manufacturers. Oversaw launching of company’s on-line brand. Orchestrated SAP system maintenance and clean-up in preparation for GTNexus onboarding.· Responsible of complete production cycle of underwear and loungewear for a vast line of brands: Lucky Brand, Reebok, USPA, Body Glove, Head, and Basic Outfitters. · Oversee product allocation, by monitoring and analyzing vendor’s capacity plans, to secure on-time and quality production.· Oversee entire product execution. Working together with packaging suppliers and garment manufacturers to meet company’s production needs and requirements. · Work closely with Design and Marketing teams, securing vendors execute as per design and quality standards.· Monitoring QA systematic inspections by working closely with (10+) QA managers in China, India, Bangladesh and Pakistan. · Manage a team of Production Coordinators and assistant Coordinators. Overseeing their growth and development. · Oversee PO issuance and maintenance in SAP. · Daily monitoring of Production status by reviewing Pre Production and WIP reports with associates and troubleshooting issues. · Oversee shipping schedule approvals, working closely with associates and Import/Logistic teams. · Interact actively with Sales teams to secure customer’s requirement. Enforcing product quality performance and compliance. Show less

Oversaw sourcing, costing, vendor allocation and production follow up for CK, Ivanka Trump and private label for Men’s and Women’s swimwear. · Responsible for Sourcing and Development of Men's and Women's Swimwear for Calvin Klein and Private Label. (Mark NY, Ivanka Trump, Kirkland for Costco, etc) · Work closely with cross functional teams in fabric quality and color approvals. · Conduct regular meetings with teams to rev Oversee product allocation, by monitoring and analyzing… Show more Oversaw sourcing, costing, vendor allocation and production follow up for CK, Ivanka Trump and private label for Men’s and Women’s swimwear. · Responsible for Sourcing and Development of Men's and Women's Swimwear for Calvin Klein and Private Label. (Mark NY, Ivanka Trump, Kirkland for Costco, etc) · Work closely with cross functional teams in fabric quality and color approvals. · Conduct regular meetings with teams to rev Oversee product allocation, by monitoring and analyzing vendor’s capacity plans, to secure on-time and quality production.iew status of development.· Oversee Salesman Samples execution. · Work with vendors on engineering cost effective strategies. · AS400. Setting up styles in the system using AS400. · Responsible for writing and maintaining Vendors PO’s. · Monitoring Post Production approval process (PP, marketing, packaging, product presentation)· Overseeing shipping status by weekly follow up with vendors.· Monitoring stock inventory. Work closely with Sales team to meet customer’s needs. Show less

Successfully managed all stages of Product Development, Sourcing, Costing and Production execution for Gap Global. Responsible for Vendors evaluations and production allocation. Successfully worked on Gap’s Khaki relaunch program. Traveled overseas on a regular basis for costing, sourcing and production/QA trips.- Managed production for both Men’s and Women’s Outerwear, - Responsible for leading costing negotiations to meet AUC targets.- Work directly Design and Merchant Teams to… Show more Successfully managed all stages of Product Development, Sourcing, Costing and Production execution for Gap Global. Responsible for Vendors evaluations and production allocation. Successfully worked on Gap’s Khaki relaunch program. Traveled overseas on a regular basis for costing, sourcing and production/QA trips.- Managed production for both Men’s and Women’s Outerwear, - Responsible for leading costing negotiations to meet AUC targets.- Work directly Design and Merchant Teams to ensure assortment is executed flawlessly.- Also Managed production for multiple departments: Men’s Woven’s Shirts and Underwear. Men’s Woven’s Bottoms and Swimwear. - Responsible for leading cost negotiations to meet our AUC targets. Lead weekly cross functional team meetings with Design, Product Managers and Global Merchant Teams to review open issues providing a detailed status of production and development projects. - Worked with Design teams to ensure BOMs reflect all items and details adopted at milestone meetings. - Responsible for maintaining Gap’s Costing Tool up to date reflecting latest garment costs. Execute and follow up on all post adoption changes. Working directly with Sourcing Offices to minimize potential delivery delays. - Traveled overseas. Show less

Oxford Collections, Target Division (3/05-4/09)Managed Production the Target Account for the Men’s Woven’s Collections, comprising a $15 million business.Analyzed market trends and helped to planned business strategies at regular meetings with Target Buying Team.Provided ongoing supervision of shipping status of our finished goods, from Vendors to our Distribution Centers into Target’s warehouses. Oxford Collections - Wal-Mart Division (7/03-3/05)Coordinated with Walmart… Show more Oxford Collections, Target Division (3/05-4/09)Managed Production the Target Account for the Men’s Woven’s Collections, comprising a $15 million business.Analyzed market trends and helped to planned business strategies at regular meetings with Target Buying Team.Provided ongoing supervision of shipping status of our finished goods, from Vendors to our Distribution Centers into Target’s warehouses. Oxford Collections - Wal-Mart Division (7/03-3/05)Coordinated with Walmart Buyers and Brand Managers on pricing architecture.Responsible on negotiating costing and deliveries with Vendors.Oversaw quality control throughout the production processTraveled to Wal-Mart’s HQ for seasonal supplier meetings on a regular basis. Show less

Managed and monitored domestic production and supervised domestic warehouse inventory for a fast-growing $5 million apparel companyOversaw Quality Control Testing processes.Assisted in purchasing fabric and trim from local and international suppliers.Managed Retail Link portal to provide sales reports from various analytical points.