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Seattle, Washington, Us

New York, New York, Us

* Responsible for the development, production, shipment, and sales of private brand denim bottoms for our largest volume customer, Kohl’s Department Stores.* Built a new Mens Sonoma denim business consisting of 3 fits in 1152 B/M doors + Ecommerce.* Drive Margin growth through strategic costing and analysis of all programs costed and placed with customers. Guide recommendations on cost engineering to support factory on cost-sensitive items.* Schedule and monitor factory production, and make strategic adjustments based on sales results and inventory needs. * Coordinate all daily communication between the design, production, and sourcing teams at Kohl’s, our New York corporate office and showroom, our Central American factories, and our North Carolina warehouse.

Syracuse, New York, Us

• Responsible for the development and production of Kohl’s Juniors and Girls apparel under the brands So and Mudd, as well as JES company exclusive Juniors brand Common Threads.• Accountable for all daily communication between the brand and design teams at Kohl’s, Li & Fung, and our overseas factories.• Drive Margin growth through strategic costing and analysis of all programs costed and placed with customers. Guide recommendations on cost engineering to support factory on cost-sensitive items. • Monitor T/A calendars and strive for consistent on time shipping.• Existing customer relations and new customer acquisitions.• Coordinate and actively participate in customer meetings.

New York, Ny, Us

• Responsible for all aspects of the product development process including trend shopping, competitive pricing, trim and packaging design, sourcing, cost negotiation, fabric and trim approvals, and sales tracking. • Managed large range of product categories including men’s knits, sweaters, woven tops, shorts, pants, and swimwear.• Successfully managed strong interpersonal relationship with world renowned menswear designer, John Bartlett.• Issued inventory chase and markdown recommendations to merchant team at the style level based on in-depth analysis of ladder plans. • Coordinated seasonal Focus / Style Out / Placement meetings with merchandising teams including store GMM, DMM, Director of Planning and buyers. • Directed internal fit technicians and quality assurance team to ensure the quality and integrity of our private label product. • Responsible for all daily communication and negotiation with New York based designer, overseas agents, vendor resources, and factories. • Traveled regularly to New York to collaborate with designer. • Traveled regularly to Asia to work directly with factories.

New York, Ny, Us

• Responsible for all aspects of the product development process including trend shopping, competitive pricing, trim and packaging design, sourcing, cost negotiation, fabric and trim approvals, and sales tracking. • Managed large range of product categories including women’s knits, sweaters, woven tops, skirts, and dresses.• Successfully managed strong interpersonal relationship with world renowned womens designer, Victor Alfaro.• Issued inventory chase and markdown recommendations to merchant team at the style level based on in-depth analysis of ladder plans. • Coordinated seasonal Focus / Style Out / Placement meetings with merchandising teams including store GMM, DMM, Director of Planning and buyers.• Directed internal fit technicians and quality assurance team to ensure the quality and integrity of our private label product.• Responsible for all daily communication and negotiation with New York based design team, overseas agents, vendor resources, and factories.• Traveled monthly to New York to collaborate with design team and vendor partners. • Traveled regularly to Asia to work directly with factories.

New York, Ny, Us

Men's Sportswear - Consensus and Paradise CollectionMen's Activewear - Exertek

New York, Ny, Us

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B.A., Merchandise Management, Business Administration

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