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DIRECTOR OF PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION

•   Manage Product Development and Production from the start of the Development cycle till the finished produce hits the warehouse.
•   Planning, Forecasting, Buying for all Apparel, Accessories & Hard-goods.
•   Create and manage master cost, weekly production cash flow and budget plan for sampling & production.
•   Negotiate with vendors to maintain the minimums, margin and target price.
•   Research new trends, bring new ideas to Design, Analyze styles, and implement sourcing strategy to improved production efficiency, costing, and quality.
•   Manage Logistics & Shipping of all Samples & Production from overseas.
•   Manage Quality control on all products and inspections & audits factories.
•   Sourced new Factories, Vendors, and research alternative sourcing opportunities to increase overall margins.
•   Create and enforce sample and production line plans, SKU merchandising plans, order forms and design & production calendars.
•   Set up systems, procedures, and standards and ensure that all processes and policies are thoroughly understood and implemented by the team
and all vendors and suppliers.
•   Manage Major Account customer compliance, vendor agreements and ensure that the factories meet the quality standards, basic compliance.

•  Managed Apparel & Accessories Product Development, Sourcing, and Production & Logistics for both domestic & overseas production.
•  Planning, Forecasting, Buying of domestic and overseas production goods.
•  Communicate with the sales manager on the Production buy.
•  Manage inventory control with Warehouse & check on QC of all products.
•  Create and manage master cost, weekly production cash flow and budget plan for sampling & production.
•  Detail costing and negotiate with vendors to maintain the minimums, margin and target price. Review detail Bill of Materials (BOM)
•  Sourced new Factories, Vendors, and research alternative sourcing opportunities to increase overall margins.
•  Analyze styles and implement sourcing strategy to improved production efficiency, costing, and quality.
•  Create sample and production line plans, merchandising plans and design & production calendars.
•  Ensure that all procedures and policies are thoroughly understood and implemented by the team and vendors.
•  Manage vendor agreements and ensure that the factories meet the basic compliance, design & production needs.

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT / PRODUCTION MANAGER / BUYER

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Linda Leuthe

DIAMOND SUPPLY CO

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