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New York City Metropolitan Area

New York City Metropolitan Area

Managed product development and production for hard woven product and accessories for DVF with 120 styles and 160 SKU per seasonNegotiated and analyzed costing to reach target prices and margins, which included counter sourcing raw materials and diversifying the vendor baseManaged approval of fabric, color, trim sourcing and quality testingDeveloped an improved T&A which reduced production lead times by 8 daysFacilitated weekly status meetings with design and tech teams to align on progress and ensure calendar deadlines were metDrove solutions with design and tech within development to problem solve for SMS and productionManaged seasonal factory allocation and vendor growth to meet quality, cost and delivery expectations.Onboarded new accessories factories which achieved sales revenues of $120,000

Greater New York City Area

Managed and developed the Pants department from seasonal concept though production and delivery. Partnered closely with cross functional teams to maintain alignment of product, cost, timelines and expectationsTrained and mentored a team of 3 to ensure deadlines, quality and delivery are maintained.Improved seasonal margins by 3% and actualized an average of $275K in savings seasonally in cost negotiations through unit, raw material leveraging and cost engineering at all stagesManaged allocation across 6 agents and 12 factories, maintaining daily communication to ensure metrics were being met and production capacity coordinated for over 100 styles and 165 SKU per seasonGlobally sourced and onboarded three new factories and developing their success to meet Ann Inc standards of quality, time, cost and social compliance.Developed and executed department wide process changes to facilitate greige fabric committing, allocation and flow development of the season to leverage cost and deliveries across seasonsExecuted a comprehensive wash program re-design in the department across multiple factories and counties to ensure wash standard and quality was metManaged seasonal development of 25 shade bands across 10 base fabrications ensuring design and cost needs were met Created a successful chase and fast track calendar for key item styles and core fabrications to deliver product in less than 70 days

Managed overseas sourcing development and growth of product range, quality and costing challenges across 110 styles per seasonNegotiated costing to meet margins and beat target by 6% season over seasonPartnered with fabric, trim and embellishment teams to ensure not only costing targets were met, but also production and quality standards were maintainedAssisted the fit process alongside technical team by maintaining alignment between overseas teams, design, merchandising and sales on product aesthetics, fit and costManaged daily communication and development with in house and local sample rooms for design and special projects Worked alongside in-house and local sample rooms in development of runway pieces and special projects Facilitated weekly WIP meetings across merchandising, tech and production to ensure alignment Developed a sample tracking process for 500 samples each season in order to ensure each department had samples on time for sales meetings, fashion shows and press days.Implemented and managed the Bill of Material process across the development team in order to streamline information from development to production

Supported 15 accounts with approximately 4 million dollars in annual business, meeting or exceeding business goals. Managed product from initial concept through final product delivery, assisting in reworking designs for layouts, suggesting cost saving ideas and following through to ensure customer received production on time. Partnered closely with customer design teams to create products that aligned with business concepts and costs. Assisted in ensuring proper testing protocols were preformed on existing and new qualities with factories to maintain quality control.

Assisted the fabric development team for Isaac Mizrahi Runway, in research and development of the ready made line of IM. Assisted in development for Fall 2010 Collection, in sourcing local fabrics and trims, prepared presentation boards for design team meetings. Assisted in new color developments,lab dip approvals while developing relationships with international mills, local agents, vendors and factories.

Daily inventory maintenance, organization, book keeping and managerial responsibilities.

Interned and managed the extensive fabric library at Women's Black Label under the Design Director of Fabric Development. Responsibilities included archiving past collections and fabrics used. Assisting in data input of inventory, looks and orders for various seasons.

Bs, Textile Development And Marketing

Applied Associates Of Science, Fashion Merchandising