Leigh Nicole Sutton Email & Phone Number

Texas, United States

Dallas, Texas

• Supported traveling sales staff and Marketing team in all areas of the business
• Provided timely agent support including contracting, product questions, and IT problem resolution
• Facilitated communication and coordination between Licensing, Accounting, Underwriting, and Compliance departments
• Generated detailed and accurate reporting and provided analysis of sales data
• Coordinated shipment of marketing supplies for industry events
• Served as executive assistant to company President

Richardson, Texas

• Managed the largest company account at all levels – including customer service, accounting, and logistics
• Oversaw the development of custom packaging projects from quoting to production and delivery
• Collaborated with vendor and factory partners to imported and domestic products
• Resolved domestic and international freight issues
• Conducted warehouse inventory management

Carrollton, Texas

• Effectively coordinated and managed 20-35 hotel projects simultaneously - from conception to delivery
• Provided accurate quotes to clients and sales representatives within specific pricing margins
• Recommended specification revisions for product suitability in contract/hospitality environments
• Determined which factories were most suitable for product bids based on product specifications
• Created detailed product specifications for communications with overseas and domestic factories
• Prepared Shop Drawings in AutoCAD for client approval

Richardson, Texas

• Requested and reviewed lab dips and print strike offs on leather, fabric, PU and PVC materials
• Collaborated with Design and Brand teams to approve colors, print and leather material qualities and communicated color standards for bulk production to our overseas suppliers
• Communicated with tanneries and suppliers to acquire or produce the necessary materials for sampling needs in accordance with the development calendar
• Worked alongside Product Development team to address any quality issues with materials such as texture issues, color matching issues, costing, or testing results
• Communicated with our Hong Kong team to requested counter-sourcing of alternative materials to achieve the same overall look at lower price points
• Determined material adoption rates post season and communicated results to our Merchant team

Richardson, Texas

• Maintained and organized physical library of all production samples across all leather divisions
• Catalogued detailed measurements and specifications for each product to be used in our online retail website

Richardson, Texas

• Created a “How to Measure” guide with detailed pattern evaluation instructions for our overseas factories and production partners using Adobe Illustrator
• Performed fit sessions on live models to address fit and construction issues with sample garments
• Communicated pattern changes and craftmanship issues with overseas factories
• Used Gerber PDS to digitally alter garment patterns

New York, New York

• Hand drafted duplicate garment patterns for factory or sample production
• Fit sample garments to model to determinate necessary production changes
• Made alterations to garment patterns based on fit analysis
• Archived and cataloged patterns for future use
• Visited local factories to perform spot qualit inspections
• Delivered production samples to domestic factories

Bachelor Of Fine Arts (B.F.A.), Fashion/Apparel Design, 3.321

Minor: Merchandising with a Fashion Emphasis

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