Shruti Jain Email & Phone Number

New York City Metropolitan Area

New York City Metropolitan Area

New York, United States

Brooklyn, New York, United States

Greater New York City Area

Manage all stages of seasonal production schedule, designing and implementing initiatives to improve product quality & fit, margins, sales growth, and timely delivery by maximizing the use of resources.Develop and manage Time and Action Calendar. Analysis on vendor performance to ensure high end product, restructuring factory allocation that improved product fit, quality and on-time delivery.Daily communication with vendors to establish strong working relationships, effectively negotiating costing each season, improving pricing (IMU) by 30%Create cost sheets & developed a strong competency in providing projection budget per season, determining cost per style and YOY analysis.Source new factories with the need of the business, building new relationships, understanding vendor’s strengths and weaknesses in quality, pricing, lead times, and aestheticOrganize weekly fitting meetings with Creative Director, review & prepare detailed notes for TOP / PP sample. Constantly looked for new ways to drive revenue and profit margin, made strategic line development / production decisions based on sales analysis

Greater New York City Area

Research for new accounts globally. Assisting Sales Director with market week operations. Preparing presentation, styling guides for exisitng wholesale accounts.

Greater New York City Area

Research on micro trends in support of creative direction, sourcing new material such as textiles, hardware, trims to present to design. Quality assurance by addressing all aspects of fit and construction to achieve design vision. Preparing BOM and line sheet.

Recognized brand relevant clients, developed and implemented strategies resulting in 20% annual growth in business over 2 years. Led design and trade meetings overseas. Collaborated internally and built strong relationship with clients creating clear communication and cost efficient system. Developed innovative surface designs and textures including but not limited to techniques such as yarn pulling, fabric manipulation, 3D floral embroidery focusing on color and form. Managed a team of 8 designers maintaining hands on involvement in Product Development.

New Delhi Area, India

Material application and exploration for clients such as Free People, Anna Sui, Elie Tahari, Ella Moss, Debenhams in women’swear category. Concept development from ideation to prototype. Collaborating cross funtionally to incorporate brand vision and aesthetics. Proactively sourced and assigned development of new fabrics to overseas vendors.

Noida Area, India

Design and development. Manufacturing of womenswear apparel for UK based brand, Rita Hraiz. Independently managed product through all cycles, delivering premium quality.

Noida Area, India

Design concepts and innovative techniques. Global Trend Reseach. Identify new textiles, material for seasonal collection. Quality check, fit corrections parterning with production team.

Noida Area, India

Independently managed key accounts. Assisted with embellishment execution. Curated color palette. Material sourcing. Inspiration and mood board development. Organized season concept swatches and design library.

Fashion New Media, Graphic Design, Branding And Digtial Marketing

Bsc In Fashion And Apparel Design, Fashion/Apparel Design