Creative Agencies

Fashion

Lifestyle

Moto & Powersports

Music

Outdoor

Skate

Snow

Streetwear

Surf

Swim

Tech

Wake

Yoga

Health & Fitness

Detail oriented & organized with strong multi-tasking & time management skills. Able to think on a conceptual level with confident decision-making skills & good use of judgement & follow through. Highly motivated & goal oriented with strong interpersonal & relationship building abilities. 

•	Create and manage performance product and sportswear line plans seasonally.
•	Construct business plans and proposals for current and prospective performance product and sportswear product categories. 
•	Determine category profit and revenue goals for each segment as well as plans to achieve them.
•	Analyze current and past sales performance by brand and category down to the product level.
•	Collaborate with sales and purchasing departments to ensure timing and appropriate forecasts are in line with projected financial plans.
•	Work with both in house and outside design teams to ensure all initial design, function, pricing and timing goals are met.
•	Partner with design and development teams to ensure product functionality, profitability, target revenue, margin goals, and timelines are met.
•	Create calendar and time lines to be followed by all parties involved.
o	Monitor progress and insure that time lines are understood and met by design, development, marketing and sales.
o	Set up meetings with all parties involved to ensure that information is flowing and due dates are being met.
•	Collaborate with marketing teams to ensure all product launch goals are defined and met.
•	Provide direction for product packaging, in store point of sale and marketing collateral.
•	Work in conjunction with catalog production team and photo studio in the execution of catalog, web, sales flyers and social media images.
•	Work with athlete marketing teams to create and procure race wear for team athletes including pit wear.

Product Developer  					             	           March 2008 – December 2012
•	Communicated daily with the designers and overseas factories.
•	Participated in sourcing decisions based on volume, technique, fabrication and cost.
•	Generated and maintained tech packages and tracking reports.
•	Conducted fittings; provided proto, size run and confirmation sample approvals.
•	Participated in proto review meetings with development, design and merchandising team members.
•	Tracked and approved all necessary submits of artwork, trims, lab dips, and packaging.
•	Negotiated costs, minimums and lead times with factories.
•	Ensured calendar dates and line plans are being adhered to.
•	Knowledge of costing, fitting, grading, garment construction, fabrics, and printing techniques. 


Product Line Manager

•	Communicated daily with the designers and overseas factories.
•	Participated in sourcing decisions based on volume, technique, fabrication and cost.
•	Generated and maintained tech packages and tracking reports.
•	Conducted fittings; provided proto, size run and confirmation sample approvals.
•	Participated in proto review meetings with development, design and merchandising team members.
•	Tracked and approved all necessary submits of artwork, trims, lab dips, and packaging.
•	Negotiated costs, minimums and lead times with factories.
•	Ensured calendar dates and line plans are being adhered to.
•	Knowledge of costing, fitting, grading, garment construction, fabrics, and printing techniques. 


Product Developer

•	Worked with design and product development in order to meet objectives and deadlines for all SMU projects. 
•	Ensured all stages of the approval process were executed internally and with the retailer. 
•	Acted as the point person in communicating all critical information regarding delivery, cost, design modifications, etc. 
•	Worked with design and development to get costs to meet the needs of the SMU customer and department margin goals. 
•	Managed costing and established LDP targets for development based on the retailer targets. 
•	Worked with development, merchandising, and design to decide what was feasible within costing and timing parameters. 
•	Worked with sales and retailers to negotiate details and costing based on our findings and capabilities.
•	Managed T&A calendars and followed up with development on samples, submits, and timing in order to maintain delivery. 
•	Anticipated & predicted challenges from SMU accounts in order to avoid delays to the process and calendar. 
•	Offered solutions and recommendations to assist in the development process and to help avoid timing and costing conflicts.
•	Ensured that SMU styles were consistent with Fox’s mainline design and pricing structures as to not compromise brand integrity. 
•	Attended trade shows, sales meetings and events for the market.


SMU Coordinator

Find out detailed information about Allison Giffin,  in Laguna Niguel, CA

Allison Giffin: in Laguna Niguel, CA

Allison Giffin

Fox Head, Inc.

Fox Head, Inc.

Fox Head, Inc.

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