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Director of Product Development Merchandising

After seventeen years of traveling to Asia, sourcing factories, evaluating production processes and developing products I have realized just how invaluable the benefit of speaking a second language can be. I am currently working in the tool and hardware industry; however, my experience covers a broad range of products and materials; from zinc die cast, plastic injection, casting, various machining processes (i.e. CNC, EDM), electro plating, cut and sew textiles manufacturing and much more. 

I am currently Director of Merchandising and Product Development for hand tools and automotive specialty tools at Alltrade Tools LLC. I previously was in charge of the entire product dept. at a small faucet and bath accessories manufacturer. I am experienced in sourcing and developing products in Asia. I travel regularly to China and Taiwan to visit existing and new vendors, evaluate quality and process control and work with a verity of engineers, factory owners and designers to develop new products for the North American market. I am very interested in moving into a new industry where I have the opportunity to face new challenges. 

• 17+ years of progressive marketing, product development and management experience.
• Fluent in Mandarin Chinese (Speak, Read & Write / Type)
• Extensive Asia business travel experience & Sourcing
• Product Development
• Product Life cycle Management
• Branding / Brand Management
• Merchandising / Packaging Design
• Quality Management

Specialties: Speak fluent Mandarin Chinese.
Experienced Asia Travel and sourcing

Responsible for sourcing, new product development, merchandising, packaging design and presentation of all hand tools, garage and shop equipment (including hydraulic lifts), and other tool and automotive related categories. Develop new and innovative products to market and customer needs 

•	Travel 30% of the year to source and qualify factories, manage development projects and quality control.
•	Manage and interact with designers, engineers and suppliers to develop new products for market.
•	Responsible for manufacturing process evaluations to select suitable suppliers for given projects.
•	Negotiate costs and order quantities, exclusivity agreements, tooling charges, etc.
•	Oversee quality testing for certification approvals as part of the QC/QA process.
•	Manage design and development of packaging and related sales support materials and media.
•	Prepare prototypes and production samples for trade shows and customer presentations.


 Responsible for department dedicated to new product development in this mid-size faucet manufacturer/importer. 

•	Traveled internationally approximately 5 times a year for sourcing and developing projects 
•	Main contact for all vendor communications including video conferences related to: development timelines, quality control,
delivery and production schedules
•	Managed quality control inspection procedures
•	Followed up on all vendor related issues to implement necessary changes and improvements.
•	Sourced new products and new factories as well as negotiated pricing and vendor contracts. 
•	Constructed future product development plans
•	Coordinated new product launches
•	Developed product related sales support materials.

Product Manager

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Eric Hennings: Director of Product Development Merchandising in Orange, CA

Eric Hennings: Director of Product Development Merchandising in Orange, CA

Eric Hennings

Alltrade Tools

AFeel Corp. dba Huntington Brass

University of California, Irvine