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Costa Mesa, California, United States

- Lead development projects and transition into production procurement as well as cost negotiations with suppliers- Manage the entire product life cycle process, actively maintain WIP to ensure each phase of the project is on time, up to 40 styles per season- Monitor freight schedule as well as warehouse inventory control to consolidate customer's in-house delivery - Cross-function work with the merchandising teams to develop fabric and trim that's on trend and assist the design team with their seasonal collections- Coordinate buyer's meetings to establish buy plans, forecasts, and shipment calendars- Coaching factories for continuous process improvements in aspects of efficiency, quality, and cost- Handled varieties of apparel categories in either wovens and knits, men, women, kids, and toddlers, also occasionally handling stock lots and closeouts

Shanghai City, China

- Develop strategies for materials with suppliers every season within the Fast Fashion apparel industry, focusing on women's denim and woven tops. Increased revenue from $750K to $1.8M.- Manage, develop, and actively coach the production team to ensure performance excellence and developmental growth while working under high-pressure timelines and in a quick pace environment- Prospect and maintain up to twenty suppliers from different tiers of sourcing by traveling to various factories across Asia- Manage a team of sample makers, production quality controllers, as well as raw material procurement team to ensure on-time delivery- Create and apply strategies to manage production and materials planning by quoting and negotiating production costs- Proactively prevent issues within the lifecycle of the production process, such as performing factory audits for manufacturing facilities and implementing in-production quality control. Ensure problems are resolved promptly and minimize the delay in garment delivery. Consolidation of supply chain performances and compressed production lead time from 60 days to 45 days, with best practices hitting within 30 days.

Hong Kong

- Monitor quality review from sample development to bulk productions. Ensure shipments are carried out timely.- Responsible for updating Bill of Material and Technical Package in the system for accurate tracking of information for over 30 styles - Communicate across functional teams to coordinate distribution plans between garment and raw material suppliers to ensure a seamless production cycle- Act as a liaison with the product developers (San Francisco) and (6+) factories to ensure the product development, production and shipment are on track. Ensure bulk material orders are fulfilled to help suppliers deliver materials on time by coordinating weekly progress toward each deadline and oversee the overall production cycle in garments and materials.- Strategically problem solve for specific materials and or suppliers that have scarce capacity to support the season’s forecast, anticipated growth, and when there are disputes over issues that fall outside of the normal scope

Taipei City, Taiwan

- Collaborate with product developers and designers (Vancouver) to meet their goals and vision for each product. Increased from 5 men styles to 15 men styles over 4 seasons. - Guide assistant merchandisers to perform sample shipment protocols and quality assurances testing - Lead a team of purchasers to ensure the accuracy of buying raw materials and monitor production schedules- Responsible for inspecting product garments to ensure accuracy in the material to be delivered to the buyers

Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam

- Responsible for communication between factory, product developers and designers with Adidas and The North Face- Validated garment samples are within the standard quality and constructed as designed- Coordinated and reported bulk production status and ensured shipments are on schedule