- Monitored the production status for ladies clothing mail order catalog accounts and major home shopping television/internet media accounts to ensure client deliverables.- Processed client's adopted styles, completed Product Information, Data/Price Quotation, and Product Specification documents.- Created and entered product specification in client's product data management system.- Negotiated with factories for lowest quantity minimums and best delivery to secure client orders.- Issued purchase orders and confirmed trim details (i.e. wash care, fiber content, and main label) to factories.- Discussed and resolved quality issues with domestic/overseas clients via email.- Assisted in processing, monitoring, analyzing, fabric and garment test results from major testing labs.- Supervised 1 direct report: Assistant Production Coordinator.- Sent bulk fabric, fit, preproduction, and TOP samples to clients for approval by various shipping services.

- Coordinated the apparel production process for several ladies clothing mail order catalog accounts from style adoption through delivery.- Monitored and updated the Time and Action Calendar for approximately 50 - 90 styles per season.- Liaison between internal departments (Design/Production) and our clients (Buyer/Inventory Planner/Technical Designer) communicating approval fit/top comments, handling wash testing and quality assurance issues.- Processed all client purchase orders, returns to vendor merchandise, and charge backs.- Ensured factory followed social compliance procedures to become certified by a third party auditor.- Trained and managed a summer intern.

- Managed the import production process for the ladies sweater department.- Negotiated product costing in order to meet the corporate financial goals.- Recommended product specification adjustment and changes to the design and merchandise team as needed in order to meet technical and competitive costing.- Collaborated witht the overseas production offices to ensure appropriate production allocations.- Ensured all phases of import production were achieved according to quality standard.-Communicated daily with the cross-functional team members (Product Development, Merchandising, Designers, Technical Designers, Quality Assurance, Logistics Overseas Production Offices) in order to relay and trouble shoot production issues.

- Managed and communicated the seasonal time and action calendar on approximately 90 - 100 Missy/Petite styles ordered per season to ensure on time garment delivery.- Ensured bulk yarn and trim were tested.- Track fit approvals.- Received and prepared high volume cost sheets.- Trained, developed, and supervised one direct report that resulted in the promotion of my Assistant Producion Manager to Production Manager.

- Handled purchase orders and revision requests.- Maintained and updated the production style and factory recap charts.- Assisted in issuing bulk yarn commitments.- For Logistics review, prepared and assisted in the pre-classification process.- Ensured lab dips submittals and approvals met standard.- Requested various samples: production, marketing, and fit.

- Prepared and followed up on all program packages for product development, from typing orders and product development reports, approving lab dips and samples, maintaining delivery schedule, and handling communication to overseas/domestic offices.

- Prepared buy grids and seasonal line planners for meetings with store buyers; produced and managed all purchase orders and product placement packages; logged and tracked production and advertising samples.

- Provided administrative support to two Directors, Product Managers and their Associates; monitored and recordered department budget expenses; managed and maintained lab dips to ensure the timelines of submittals and approvals.

- Sorted, typed and faxed incoming/outgoing faxes for three departments; prepared and logged incoming/outgoing samples.