Jana Blechova Email & Phone Number

Culver City, California

• Direct all day-to-day financial and marketing operations for Attias and serve as lead negotiator for apparel purchasing. • Guided initial start-up operations, business development and restructuring functions. • Implemented functions and processes to optimize expenses and reduce costs. • Increased ROI by 30 %. • Monitor and review financial results and operating expenses and provide guidance on financial goal settings. Execute market industry research and develop comprehensive analysis of industry data. • Experience with hiring, training and managing staff. • Successfully built and managed several accounts such as Guess, JC Penney, Bebe, J Brand, True Religion, Adriano Goldschmied, Velvet, Ed Hardy. • Led our U.S. and international teams during all aspects of operation, including garment development, production, import and compliance processes and participated at international meetings in Paris, Portugal and Shanghai.

• Managed client relationships both domestically and internationally. • Participated in the formation of a satellite office in Lima, Peru. • Traveled extensively to Europe, Asia and South America to meet with clients and serve as liaison between manufacturing facilities and clients in development and production processes. • Identified new leads and retail industry trends through active participation at National Trade conventions and exhibits and by reading daily industry publications.

• Coordinated international operations in handbag division. • Oversaw shipments of apparel from factories overseas to the international customers. • Facilitated customer financing for export shipments and reconciliation of all export accounts. • Created newly improved drop shipment and aging accounts payable reports for senior management. • Participated in completion of the transfer of international footwear division to a licensee of BCBG footwear brand.

• Executed order processing for Skechers in excess of $30 million annually. • Monitored and facilitated international shipments exceeding $3 million annually. • Administered the Letter of Credit process with clients.• Negotiated and established draft controls for Letters of Credit with various banks on behalf of Skechers USA.

Mba, Finance, 3.32

Certificate, International Trade And Commerce

B.S, Economics

Candidate Level Ii