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Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Fremont, California, Us

City Of Industry, Ca, Us

City Of Industry, Ca, Us

Brought on board to lead and enhance company operations, and shift company mindset from silo mentality to a collaborative culture for the Hot Topic/Box Lunch brand. Deliver insightful, long-term communication strategies that align cross-functional teams while continually improving the supply chain’s cost structures, capabilities, and resources, while supervising for 5 direct reports. Strategize prices, spaces, capacities, and technologies while developing the complete supply chain footprint for more than 600 styles. Ensure seamless integrations across multiple business units and countries while cultivating strong relationships with vendors and agencies to deliver bottom-line improvements and support capability expansion into e-commerce. Manage licensed apparel lines including Disney, Marvel, and others as well as denim and fashion. Serve as Captain of the organization’s Emergency Preparedness Committee, trained to respond to and manage workplace emergencies.SELECT CONTRIBUTIONS:➲ Facilitated e-commerce launch and success by establishing vendor management strategy while negotiating with vendors to maintain costs despite online orders below minimum threshold. ➲ Implemented a “best practices” mindset and a calendar reduction, resulting in waste elimination and lowered costs.➲ Improved productivity, collaboration, and support processes through talent management and workflow optimization.➲ Coordinated all aspects of supply chain and customer fulfillment initiatives, managing overloading apparel portfolio by implementing productivity-boosting processes throughout the department.➲Optimized growth through insourcing, strategic development, and new product introductions (NPIs).

Chatsworth, Ca, Us

Joined the organization to execute cost-saving initiatives and transition operations to a duty-free model while directing multiple business units including production, private label, and trim departments . Managed logistics, operations, and talent management. Held accountability for successful inauguration of multimillion-dollar facility. Trained vendors and employees and established operational paradigm for new facility. Fueled revenue growth and supply chain efficiency by working in collaboration with business development units to create comprehensive and focused solutions based on in-depth analysis of business needs and growth objectives, leading to multimillion-dollar revenues for the organization.SELECT CONTRIBUTIONS:➲ Transitioned operations to duty-free model, achieving ~$1M in first-year cost savings.➲ Drove rapid growth and factory expansions while devising high-impact, cost-reduction strategies for international trade.➲ Piloted apparel brand portfolio expansion efforts as lead of 3-person testing team for potential introduction of athletic wear line.➲ Generated limited brand portfolio growth and helmed all launches for new product lines, including boutique brands to drive top- and bottom-line improvements. Introduced Dickies, Walmart Canada, Elle, HeartSoul, Code Happy, Ball Up, Sapphire, and Sofia Vergara.➲ Selected to oversee factory expansion efforts and orchestrate set up of new factory in Kenya.

Chatsworth, Ca, Us

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Led efforts to optimize process controls and supply chain systems. Completed short-term assignments to learn internal practices and guide woven team to reduce calendar timeline while maintaining product quality and brand reputation. Eclipsed aggressive delivery timeline objectives and improved vendor scorecards. Identified inconsistencies in vendor processes, including measurement procedures, and corrected process inconsistencies to improve AQL. Led 3 direct reports on the Woven team, supporting Men’s and Women’s clothing lines.SELECT CONTRIBUTIONS:➲ Ensured 100% compliance with regulatory and vendor requirements for both domestic and global operations. ➲ Cultivated relationships with quick-turn vendors in overseas and local markets to improve delivery timelines.➲ Collaborated with European offices to improve pricing; work with teams in overseas offices to align order input and processing. ➲ Reduced quality issues 90% and developed and implemented strict quality controls across product portfolio, earning a 90% reduction in quality issues.

Bentonville, Arkansas, Us

Managed the company’s vendor matrix while simultaneously driving cost reductions from vendors across Asia, Mexico, and the United States. Innovated tactical solutions for quick-turn products and nurtured relationships across production, design, brand management, and buyers to synergize communications and processes that delivered impressive bottom-line and profit growth, achieving multibillion-dollar revenues. Managed denim licensed apparel operations, including global giant Disney.SELECT CONTRIBUTIONS:➲ Reduced fabric price in denim 40% per yard by narrowing scope of denim quality to leverage bulk ordering. ➲ Secured organic cotton at non-organic costs, facilitating nationwide addition of organic cotton to clothing product portfolio. ➲ Managed Disney line for newborn, infant/toddler, and sleepwear as well as Faded Glory denim line.Achieved early career success and gained valuable textile and apparel operations management experience in roles as Director of Sourcing & Production and Sourcing Manager for Anchor Blue Retail Group, as Assistant Sourcing Manager for Kids R Us, Toys R Us, Inc., as Product Manager and Design Development Coordinator for Capital Mercury Shirt Corporation, as Associate Merchandiser for Trans-Apparel Group, Hartmarx, Inc., and as a Men’s Accessories Assistant Buyer for Bally of Switzerland.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Marketing | Merchandise Management

Associate Of Applied Science (Aas), Display & Exhibit Design | Fashion Buying & Merchandising