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New York City Metropolitan Area

- Execute and distribute seasonal projections, chase files and late buys to overseas offices. - Manage seasonal chase flexibility; identify problem styles requiring later delivery and/ or no flexibility.- Issue purchase orders according to seasonal calendars. - Validate all information for accuracy prior to sending purchase orders to buying offices.- Manage information and communication to and from buying and sourcing offices. - Update and maintain purchase orders as necessary to capture approved changes in price or delivery- Negotiate as needed for chase order delivery delays to management for approval.- Review weekly product flow reports and follow up on any delivery inquiries.- Work in liaison with the sales team to manage drawdowns for drop ship orders.

Shanghai City, China

• Coordinated with production manager throughout the development process and tracked progress of on-going production orders. • Efficiently matched design inspiration swatches to producible color standards. • Aided in the illustrations for the merchandising and design teams. • Provided design mock-ups for clients and assisted in stitching beading, buckles and labels on samples when needed. • Prepared tech packs and allocated styles to factories for sampling. • Assisted in advertising and promoting new styles introduced to the market. • Sourced fabric and accessories for new and upcoming collections.• Updated and gave new sample style numbers. Ensured the display is appropriate and the showroom is in order. Systematically tracked samples coming in and out of showroom.• Performed fabric tests to ensure compliance to quality standards of clients. • Interviewed suppliers to discuss prices, credit terms and transport arrangement of goods.• Determined product specifications and managed all production sketches. • Monitored pre-production samples and updated specifications according to client’s requirements.• Worked closely with the head of quality control to develop final production specifications that are sent to factories for bulk production.• Oversaw final product inspections with quality inspectors to ensure that workmanship of the garments are in compliance to the requirements of clients and our organization. • Planned and organized the exhibition booth for the MAGIC Textile Show.

New York, Ny

• Conducted market assessment of competitors, compared product design and quality of each firm to ultimately identify the strengths and weaknesses of the product in order to develop a strong strategy that can help increase sales and production.• Wrote shipping orders that were sent to the warehouse and routed client’s orders through Wal-Mart retail link.• Monitored and resolved issues involving UPC’s and purchase orders. • Coordinated distribution of samples, sending, tracking and handling pre-production samples, sales and shipping samples, and approvals if needed.• Entered orders and styles into database via Simparel Software.

Chinese Language

Bachelor'S Degree, Business Management Major In Entrepreneurship