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PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT/PRODUCTION (FREELANCE)

Self-motivated and organized, Maritza has over 10 years’ experience creating successful Accessory, Denim and Swimwear products, with responsibility for initial product development, market introduction and managing the production process.  

In my position as a Product Development Assistant for Lucky Brand, I currently manage the daily Product Development lifecycle with our vendors and cross functional teammates for the Men's and Women's Denim  department.    

While assisting for the Product Development Director and Product Development team, I help, with the daily needs of approvals, attending fittings, pre-costing, achieve design aesthetics, send wash comments, from initial concept to all production approvals.  In addition to the daily communications and correspondence/shipping across all cross functional departments and oversee vendors.


•	Responsible for tracking the Women’s and Men’s salesman samples in WIP; from proto to finished salesman samples.
•	Coordinated the development of samples between Design team, Pattern makers, in house sewing staff and outside domestic contractors.
•	Responsible for shipping goods to Sale’s teams (International and Domestic).
•	Assisted with organizing Core and Collection lines for both genders for merchandising meetings, production handovers and cost meetings.
•	Issued cut tickets in File Maker for pattern.
•	Created shipping packaging list while ensuring all samples were tagged.


SAMPLE ASSISTANT COORDINATOR (TEMP)

•	Managed the product creation process from design concept through hand-off to production to commercialization.
•	Managed Time & Action from factories to ensure on-time delivery to containers.
•	Analyzed business needs and results at retail and competitor trends to maximize sales, profitability and inventory turns while maintaining brand 
        integrity standards.
•	Negotiate and analyzed all price quotes on yarns, fabric and garments to meet target price/IMU.
•	Worked closely with design team and retail store sale’s teams to ensure garments achieved product integrity.
•	Worked with patternmaker and samples-sewers for fast track mock-ups and prototypes.
•	Communicated daily with multiple overseas and local vendors.
•	Maintained WIP dates of fabric lab-dips, submits, strike-offs and samples.


PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

•	Analyzed business results at retail and competitor trends to maximize sales, profitability and inventory turns while maintaining brand integrity 
        standards.
•	Collaborated with Account Directors and Designers on all in new product designs, ensuring items are feasible and meet department’s budget.
•	Collaborated with counter partners regarding merchandise style and fit to achieve desired production approval.
•	Maintain line-sheets to track status and pricing of all current developments.
•	Ensure garments achieve high level of product integrity while achieving target prices.


PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT/PRODUCTION COORDINATOR

•	Oversaw and managed development and production lifecycles, wash comments, shade lot approvals, fabric sourcing, negotiating, costing, counter sourcing (annual volume: $94M / 2.5M units). 
•	Negotiated vendor prices for each SKU, ensuring margin targets were achieved or exceeded for areas of responsibility (e.g., 2010 Target Margin: 71%, Actual Margin: 74%).
•	Partnered with merchandising teams to create Seasonal and Product Development calendars to ensure on-time deliveries.
Associate Product Manager – Women’s Accessories (2008-2011)
•	Managed the development and production lifecycles of private label accessories such as knitted and woven scarves, mittens, handbags, wallets, tights, leggings, hats, swimwear, footwear, hair, flip flops and fragrance (annual volume:  $20M / 1M units).
•	Built a team with design, merchandising, and vendors to deliver successful seasons.
•	Successfully managed new hires and provided all training necessary for them to function at an assistant level in the

ASSOCIATE PRODUCT MANAGER

•	Ultimate responsibility for Speedo Performance Lines, including: Racing, Elite, Lifeguard and Team Swim Apparel for both Male and Female (youth and adult sizes) (annual volume: $60M). 
•	Assumed additional responsibility for import phase of product development after promotion to Girls lines product development and Merchandising from 4-6x and 7-16 (annual volume: $25M).
•	Identified and communicated slow selling groups/items in season and created solutions to drive sales and reduce end-of-season inventory. 
•	Worked with patternmakers to oversee prototypes and samples. 
•	Responsible for fabric research and lab dip approval. 
•	Communicated business and operational needs with production, costing, technical services, marketing, and planning. 
•	Developed seasonal sales plan by group/style/sku; oversaw margin analysis and trend shopping. 
•	Prepared spec sheets and assigned detailed information for all skus.
•	Coordinated samples and tech packs for seasons and promotions.
•	Line Directi

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Maritza Ernst: PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT/PRODUCTION (FREELANCE) in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA

Maritza Ernst

LUCKY BRAND

JOE'S JEANS

Hybrid Apparel

JIGSAW, UK

PACSUN

SPEEDO USA - LA, CA

Fashion Institute Of Design & Merchandising