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Spokane, Washington, US

• Manages team in production and sourcing of all categories of goods from apparel to consumer electronics
• Director of brand development, including analysis of seasonal data for category line selection, packaging design, and product marketing
• Leads price negotiations with overseas factories and monitors factory performance and quality standards, ensuring timely execution to meet seasonal deadlines
• Handles all aspects of shipping logistics including container consolidation, freight forwarding, and customs
• Develops strategies for allocation of goods to maximize sales efficiency and profit

• Developed infrastructure in Central America and Pakistan for key item programs for major mall-based retailers
• Organized and directed graphic design team
• Communicated daily with overseas factories to develop samples from pre-production to manufacture ready goods for key item programs
• Developed cost saving sourcing strategies to enhance client profitability
• Established fully vertical production in Central America to enable quick turn around on knit production as well as duty free goods
• Formulated marketing strategies in order to facilitate business expansion

• Directed manufacturing of thousands of blank and printed t-shirts on a weekly basis
• Engineered and oversaw screen-printing facility
• Managed existing accounts and constantly pursued new accounts and contacts
• Supervised t-shirt production inventory for screen-printing facility
• Provided support in project management and development ventures
• Worked with clients to construct sample mock-ups from pre-production to manufacturing ready goods