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Seattle, Wa, Us

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Lynnwood, Washington, United States

 Manage and mentor a team of two who are responsible for the costing and production for their cut and sew categories: Monitor time and action calendar (TAC) to ensure dates are met Cost product and work with design/development/supply base to meet IMU% goals Determine product placement to be in line with sourcing strategy goals to be reviewed by me Communicate directly with vendors and internal partners regarding all production related issues to ensure quality and on time delivery Responsible for costing and production for skate hardgoods, snow outerwear, sweaters, and Coal Apparel/Snow programs: Cost product and work with design/development/supply base to meet IMU% goals Determine product placement to be in line with sourcing strategy goals Communicate directly with vendors and internal partners regarding all production related issues to ensure quality and on time delivery Analyze product development issues and proactively communicate with applicable parties to find solutions Resolve vendor claims and issues with my team Assist on projects as needed for my manager (i.e. calendar creation/updates and sourcing strategy)  Act as the “point person” for the cut and sew team when determining if a licensed style should live with cut and sew or the printables team  Completed all applicable ZHOTs within the program

Lynnwood, Washington, United States

 Managed and mentored a team of one, who was responsible for the costing/production for their cut and sew categories: Monitored time and action calendar (TAC) to ensure dates were met Costed product and worked with design/development/supply base to meet IMU% goals Determined product placement to be in line with sourcing strategy goals Managed the costing and production for specified product categories. Costed product and worked with design/development/supply base to meet IMU% goals Determined product placement to be in line with sourcing strategy goals Communicated directly with vendors and internal partners regarding all production related issues to ensure quality and on time delivery Analyzed product development issues and proactively communicated with applicable parties to find solutions Attended and participated in weekly production and product development meetings Resolved vendor claims and issues Assisted on projects as needed

Lynnwood, Washington

 Managed the costing and production for specified cut and sew categories. Monitored time and action calendar (TAC) to ensure dates were met  Costed product and worked with design/development/supply base to meet IMU% goals Recommended product placement to be in line with sourcing strategy goals  Communicated directly with vendors and internal partners regarding all production related issues to ensure quality and on time delivery  Monitored product development issues and proactively communicated with applicable parties to find solutions Wrote and maintained Purchase Orders  Attended and participated in weekly production and product development meetings Resolved vendor claims and issues Assisted on projects as needed Attended the Managers Retreat as a Home Office representative

Greater New York City Area

Worked with vendors overseas to place ordersMake sure goods come in on time and correctly to customersRaise, participate in resolution of technical issues such as ticketing, EDI etc.Manage/communicate vendor capacities, order minimum requirements, and special lead times respective to the buy calendar. Provide feedback and work with partners on their order placements to finalize orders for placement to vendors.Manage production material tack-on or coordination activities with other departments for shared materials

Greater New York City Area

Assisted with organizing and maintaining supply of marketing materialsWorked with updating client list and client contact information in the company databaseAssisted with preparation of materials for internal and external client meetingsWorked with mailing color cards, fabric development requests, and other key itemsAssisted with minor account functionsAttended and assisted at Import Support Educational Workshops in NY

West Chester, Pa

Did research on their upcoming T-shirt lineHelped work on their Buzzbi site and was in a video made for Buzzbi

Bachelors, Textile Development And Marketing

Activities and Societies: American Association of Textile Colorists and Chemists (AATCC)

Bachelors, Marketing

Activities and Societies: DJ at WSYC radio station American Marketing Association (AMA) Activities Program Board (APB) Related Coursework.