-Oversee the merchandising and production team to make sure all is running efficiently. -Attend trade shows and visit our factories overseas to source new factories and develop strong, functional relationships with key suppliers.-Develop new products and collections based on customers needs and trends. -Identify production/supply difficulties and deal with any problems or delays as they arise-Attend all customer appointments to assist in the selling of the product.

-planning product ranges and preparing sales and stock plans in conjunction with buyers-control inventory levels-create line sheets with styles for future deliveries.-Prep showroom/presentations for customer meetings -Daily communication with factories about developments, orders and cost negotiations.

-involved with the planning, coordination and control of manufacturing processes-overseeing the production process, drawing up a production schedule-making sure that products are produced on time and are of good quality-monitoring the production processes and adjusting schedules as needed

-Organized company fabric library so that design and merchandising teams can access it more easily.-Processed color requests from fabric mills-Matched design inspiration swatches to producible color standards