Weekly analysis of deliveries by vendors, Prepare for and participate in CFT shipment meetings with wholesale/off price business channels, Follow up on air requests, Follow up on chase request, Update orders in SAP.

 Assist accounts such as Wal-Mart, JCPenney, Meijer's, Dress barn, Beall's Outlet, Richman Gorman's, Kohl's, Amazon & Vanity Fair Process sales orders / buyers worksheets and manage On Order and Open to Buy sheets Monitor EDI's and ship dates to ensure goods are shipping and received correctly Prepare for quarterly market weeks and assist in market and showroom preparation Work closely with merchandiser & production manager to execute the orders

 Lead Production Coordinator for the Trafalgar division of Randa Accessories working on brands such as Trafalgar, Tommy Bahama, Brooks Brothers, Augusta National and JOS A Bank. Work closely with the merchandising, design and sales team on new product adoptions, price negotiations with the factories and pre-production sample approvals. Communicate daily with over-seas factories in China, Italy and France as well as domestic factories on raw materials, deliveries, quality standards, product detail and issuing purchase orders. Implemented cohesive review structure of MPS purchasing reports that provided clarity for all teams.  Coordinates preparation of the margin analysis for merchants and sales.

  Operated production details on brands such as Target, Wal-Mart (CTL), Payless, Kmart, Kohl’s & Macy’s Communicated daily with overseas factories in China on product standards and costing Updated the gross margin spread sheets based on price negotiations and order placement to factories  Created, Revised, and maintained production orders as well as monitored the transmission to our over seas office Worked closely with design and sales team on specific design details to ensure flawless production orders

 Supervised accounts such as Target (licensee accounts include Enyce, Kensie, Nine West, JNY & Bandolino) Work with buyers and the sales team to customize special developments to meet their needs Answer emails throughout the day on a timely basis Oversaw approval and TOP samples prior to shipping Standardized core concepts for off price and specialty lines Created style numbers and PO’s into AS400 Acts as liaison between warehouse and Shanghai office to ensure product accuracy Approve bookings for shipments with the forwarder Confirmed and send out price tickets to the factories for goods going into production Negotiated costing and final pricing with factories

  Work with team on revisions for upcoming lines Negotiate prices with overseas factories to ensure best possible cost  Issue purchase orders to overseas merchandisers Approved samples, materials and artwork for product development Communication with buyers and sales on costing and production