Fashion

Lifestyle

Outdoor

Streetwear

Yoga

Multilingual global sourcing professional with 7 years of hands-on experience in China. Fluent in Mandarin
Chinese (both written and spoken), French & Russian - full professional proficiency. Specialized in softgoods, clothing, outdoor gear, textiles, accessories, consumer goods.

Helping small business with their China manufacturing and sourcing needs.

Freelance Consultant / Sourcing specialist

SPLAV manufacturer/retailer of outdoor gear, outdoor clothing, casual clothing, military clothing and gear
(Manufacturing in China, Russia and North Korea). Products are sold in 36 outlets around Russia through
directly-owned stores and franchises, as well as online.

Responsibilities:
-Sample development launch and follow-up based on the information from HQ's designers and technicians.
-Cost analysis and cost negotiations with vendors. Figured costs item by item to understand discrepancies
between factory pricing and our own estimates and where cost could be reduced.
-Worked with HQ designers and technicians team with order and pre-production samples, confirming size grading, quality standards and all requirements were met.
-Placed factory orders. Worked closely on order follow-up, production & samples development control, time
issues, quality control and making sure that all deadlines were met.
-Followed tight schedule of all time related issues; samples development deadline, product

China Operations Manager/ Project manager SPLAV Co

-Placed factory orders. Worked closely on order follow-up, production & samples development control, time
issues, quality control and making sure that all deadlines were met.
-Followed tight schedule of all time related issues; samples development deadline, production start deadline,
inline and final QC dates and deadlines and bulk shipment deadline.
-Quality control supervision and scheduling of Quality Control inspection (in-line QC and final QC).
-Tight communication with company's internal Design department on order details (deisgn, fabrics/trims
confirmation, quality requirements etc)
-All order/production related work was set up in Cortefiel/PDH SAP system for Cortefiel's vendors.
-Worked closely with SGS / Intertek labs on mandatory tests for each order (REACH, Cortefiel/PDH
quality requirements for specific perfomance tests - e.g. colorfastness, washing/drying procedures, pilling,
lightfastness etc etc)
-Worked on all projects without a Native Assistant

Sourcing Specialist

-Launched new collections monthly based on structured data from HQ's designers, technicians and pattern-makers.
-Sample development. Worked closely with cut & sew factories throughout China, edited on and worked with
information provided by head office.
-Costing. Analyzed and calculated the actual cost of the new collection items based on costing information
provided by InCity and by the suppliers and manufactures. Collected and updated data on fabric/trims/
workmanship costs on a regular basis so quotes and estimates would be correct.
-Exhibitions and trade fair visits. Attended specialized conventions in Shanghai, Beijing, Nanjing, and
Guangzhou.
- Assisted rep office general manager. Worked with Chinese legal advisors on papers/document translation,
taxation issues and all visa services for the employees.
- Reviewed Quality Control reports and set up Quality Control inspections with QC team supervisor. Analyzed
and discussed Quality inspections issues with Moscow office technicians 

Production coordinator (women's, wovens - tops and bottoms)

-Sourcing & buying trims, fabrics and accessories from China for company's own factories in Moscow.
- Sourcing new suppliers for trims, fabrics and accessories.
- Order follow-up for fabrics, trims, accessories
-Worked with Procurement department & Supply department in Russia on sample development, making sure
that all quality requirements and samples/shipping deadlines were met.
-Quality Controlled trims/accessories bulks if necessary.
-Launched the project of buying and producing accessory lines in China for collections; belts, bags, scarves
& promo-gifts
-Sourced all factories, costing, order follow up, QC and shipments.
Worked on all projects without a Native Assistant

Sourcing Manager (clothing trims and accessories)

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Daria Wallace

freelance

SPLAV (www.splav.ru)

JJ Enterprise LTD

INCITY. (Fashion Continent Group)

GOTA women's clothing

East China Normal University

Irkutsk State University