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Responsible for entire Junior’s swimwear life cycle encompassing all functions from initial development through productionDevelopment: Create & manage comprehensive development & production T&A for all brands on seasonal basis, ensuring critical milestones are maintained Lead all raw material purchasing activities for proto/sample production per T&A key dates Drive pre-costing & direct development costing at garment factory for entire product assortment in accordance with company & customer IMU goalsProduction: In coordination with CFO & VP of Product Management, determine bulk allocation strategy on seasonal basis Oversee Product Managers & all purchasing activities for sample & production orders with overseas garment factories  Directly responsible for all private label internal & customer specific testing @ pre-production & production stagesKey Accomplishments: Effectively implemented sales sample tracking chart for internal & external partners, resulting in 100% OTP post roll out Created centralized internal testing tracking tool for PMs & PD to utilize during testing phase eliminating need for multiple files across the organization Rolled out exception reporting tool with garment factories for effective & timely communication of delays & shortages

Responsible for all domestic/import production, purchasing & logistics for men’s, women’s & youth categoriesProduction: Directly managed & tracked SMS + production orders via WIP tracking template for entire apparel & accessory line Established & managed seasonal buy calendars across 2 divisions, 12 monthly deliveries a year; 1700+ sku’s Created & maintained inbound vendor manual covering entire product assortmentPurchasing & Logistics: Directly oversee Senior Production Coordinator & Production Coordinator roles & all purchasing activities including PO placement, PO acceptance @ vendor & PO maintenance in ERP system Directly oversee Logistics Specialist & all inbound logistics activities via nominated freight forwardersKey Accomplishments: Implemented first standardized WIP tracking tool + process roll out, covering 25+ vendors & resulting in OTP improvements 12-22% Successfully implemented SAP ERP system within the Purchasing, Production & Logistics departments Streamlined production buy process to a monthly schedule, improving overall lead times & buy process efficiencies Established first exception reporting tool’ with a standardized template for reporting vendor delays & shortages

Responsible for sourcing, product development & production life cycle for men’s fashion categoriesSourcing: Directly managed seasonal allocation strategy via multi-facetted analysis & vendor score card, 4 seasons yearly Lead all costing activities; target costs using 80%+ IMU requirements, vendor cost negotiations & CFT review meetings Negotiated vendor lead times, established & executed pre-book calendar/buy dates based on key production milestonesPD & Production Management: Issued production buys according to calendar milestones, platformed shared fabrics to leverage costing & MOQs, manage production life cycle including all WIP tracking & exception reporting Processed all pre-production & production submits; bulk fabric/trim, shade bands, PP & TOP samples  Oversaw Associate PD Manager & all product development activities from initial concept through PP hand-offKey Accomplishments: Implemented new WIP reporting process, resulting in 7-18% OTP improvements with 6 at risk vendors Increased gross sales $601k in 4 four key programs & successfully negotiated costs resulting in 7-14% margin gains Initiated & lead consistent cross functional touch point meetings to discuss open issues, style hand-overs between Design/PD-Production as well as review production exceptions

Responsible for critical process improvement projects with primary emphasis on lead time, calendar & speed to marketStrategic Project/Process Management: Developed, implemented & managed global lead time improvement project to reduce overall calendar lead time Collaborated, executed & managed multiple speed to market programs at greige & raw material stages Managed Apparel & Accessories calendar adherence project from inception through customer start shipAnalytics & Metrics: Established & managed seasonal global buy calendars across 2 divisions, 4 seasons yearly Lead time analysis/negotiation on seasonal basis covering approximately 10k skus annually; identify potential improvement strategies to reduce overall production life cycle in accordance with company targets Comprehensive analysis of internal calendar KPI’s focused on Product, Sourcing & Operation milestonesKey Accomplishments: Developed successful ‘lead time reduction project’ reducing lead times by 30%, resulting in sales & revenue growth for 4 “must win” categories, 3 years in a row Improved global buy calendar process resulting in a 15% reduction in overall lead time & simultaneously creating market buy flexibility in accordance to sales needs Rolled out first ‘calendar adherence project’, brought visibility to milestone delays & created proactive solutions for calendar bottlenecks

Responsible for seasonal PLM, MOQ/ FOB negotiations & salesman sample processDevelopmentSourcing Integration: Developed, executed & managed global salesman sample (SMS) process from raw material commitment through XF Lead MOQ negotiations, cost analysis & cross functional meetings, facilitating efforts with all Sourcing offices Managed excel based PLM; 8k+ sku count annually, across 3 international Sourcing offices & 25 vendorsCross Functional Collaboration: Successful cross functional calendar management of all Development & Sourcing milestones Established & maintained company product T&A’s, issued orders & WIP tracking to support 30% growth plan Partnered with Product & Sourcing teams on allocation strategy alongside Director of DevelopmentKey Accomplishments: SMS process/OTP improvements; created global calendar, implemented SOPs & vendor manual, 15-25% OTP gains Partnered with Development Director to reduce apparel calendar 8 weeks to support lead time reduction initiative Successfully lead Sourcing department transition from Vans internal team to 3 off shore liaison offices

Responsible for all global sourcing activities including allocation, MOQ/FOB negotiations, lead time & production trackingSourcing & Production: Negotiated vendor production lead times on seasonal basis, approximately 25 vendors seasonally Issued, managed & tracked salesman sample & production orders, as well as WIP/PSR tracking Directly responsible for calendar adherence, ensure all key milestones are met including cross functional datesPeople & Process Management: Lead costing process; FOB/MOQ negotiations, gross margin analysis, internal cross functional meetings Crafted company cross functional inbound vendor manual, successfully rolled out to approximately 25 vendors Managed a team of three, including hiring, training, development & formal performance reviewsKey Accomplishments: Created a robust & effective costing process leading to margin gains of 7-15% across multiple categories Implemented a comprehensive WIP tracking tool to effectively manage both global SMS & production orders, resulting in OTP improvements +15%

Responsible for all Sourcing activities including finished goods PO placement & Production status tracking & reporting-Sourcing Specialist: Aggregate customer sales orders, create & issue finished goods production orders Responsible for all PSR monitoring, partner with Sourcing Manager when delays arise Assist Sourcing Manager with initial allocation as well as costing & minimum negotiations-Key Accomplishments: Highly performed in all areas, resulting in promotion to Sourcing Manager after 15 months of being hired