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Director of Design Purchasing and Material Testing

• Sourcing and procuring trimmings for prototypes, and managing 10 direct reports for additional commodities.
• Managing company material database for multiple categories of commodities, creating over 200,000 SKUs year.
• Maintain monthly prototype expense budget, with annual material spend of $2 mil.
• Improve timeline calendar, with successful reduction of concept to market timeline by 15%.
• Member of planning committee for prototype MRP system, which allowed resulted in reduction of stockroom staff by 28%.
• Responsible for hand over to production team, which has annual revenue of approximate $200 mil annually.
• Coordinated paperwork, updated spreadsheets and maintained permanent records.
• Used Movex to authorize and monitor purchase orders and consumables.
• Oversaw $2mil budget and all purchasing needs for St.John Knits company.
• Sourced vendors, built relationships and negotiated prices.
• Performed Sourcing and Testing to assist in full product development processes.
• Adjusted procedures as needed to maximize department effectiveness.

• Key player in acquisition of major supplier's operation.
• Assessed necessary staff, machinery, and materials to implement into product assortment, and opened new division within existing factory.
• Oversee both Design and Manufacturing Engineering, continually bringing fresh concepts to market.
• Quarterly travel to Europe for textile fairs, visited suppliers as well as establish new suppliers.
• Worked closely with team members to schedule breaks and shifts to meet state regulations.
• Kept employees operating productively and working on task to meet business and customer needs.
• Produced regular reports to evaluate performance, adjust strategies and maintain agile, sustainable operations.
• Supervised employees and oversaw quality compliance with company standards for food and services.
• Coached crew members to optimize performance and motivate toward more efficient work.
• Consistently exhibited calm demeanor during periods of high volume or unusual events to keep store operating smoothly and set positive example for shift team.
• Modernized and improved operational procedures to increase productivity and profitability while tightly controlling costs.
• Adhered to company standards and compliance requirements for operations and cleanliness of all areas.

Director of Evening Manufacturing

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Ken Zaccardelli: Director of Design Purchasing and Material Testing in Lake Forest, CA

Ken Zaccardelli: Director of Design Purchasing and Material Testing in Lake Forest, CA

Ken Zaccardelli

St. John Knits, Inc

St. John Knits, Inc

California State University Chico