Fashion

Outdoor

Streetwear

Eighteen years of increasing experience in apparel retail, with focus in product development, production arrangement, global sourcing and team building.  Well developed analytical, managerial, and problem solving skills.

* Manage end to end production from order placement, production arrangement to warehouse receiving.
* Train and develop ground production staff for potential advancement.
* Provide guidance and supervision to production managers. 
* Analyze and develop process improvement to increase efficiency and accuracy.
* Initiate Time and Action Calendar and implement production strategies effectively. 
* Analyze and resolve any potential issues that may jeopardize product integrity, price or delivery.
* Execute on time delivery through effective utilization of manpower, materials and capacities.
* Collaborate with design and sales to minimize manufacturing cost and maintain design integrity.
* Develop status reports detailing sample tracking, sourcing, costing, delivery status, and strategies.
* Build relationship with key personnel, vendors and manufactures.
* Negotiate costs and surcharges to meet margin and target goals.

Production General Manager

* Areas of responsibilities represent annual volume of US$ 120 million in Ladies’ apparel.
* Ensure styles fulfill in Sweaters, Snit, Knits, Woven, Denim, Dresses. 
* Direct business merchandise team of 4 managers and 12 merchandisers serving Kohl’s department stores.
* Build favorable product that emphasizes quality and value to the customers while maintaining margin to the company.
* Engineer competitive prices through speed and efficiency from design and manufacturing.
* Hire, train and develop support staff.
* Host routine training seminars in yarn development, machineries, and market intelligence.
* Provide strategy and leadership to ensure factory sustain ethical compliance.
* Build strategic calendars to increase efficiency and flexibility to drive profitability.
* Collaborate with Customer, Vendors and Factories to resolve Complex Development and Delivery Challenges. 
* Analyze workflow process to improve team productivity.
* Vendor development and geographical management.
* Identify and capitalize new business opportunities.
* Traveled internationally to source and negotiate with vendors.

General Manager

* Areas of responsibilities represent annual volume of US$ 20 million.
* Responsible categories in Sweaters, Knits, Sleepwear, Fashion Accessories, Handbags, Home Deco.
* Direct Product Development team of 3 Assistant Product Managers.
* Collaborate with buyers, vendors, and designers to develop quality product with increasing profitability. 
* Plan, develop, and optimize productivity by different sourcing countries in different categories.
* Build vendor matrix to generate profit, and secure production quality.
* Develop Time and Action calendar with oversea offices to achieve on time delivery. 
* Manage approvals on fabric quality, construction, trims, knit-downs, strike-offs, handlooms etc.
* Responsible for pre-production fit approval and pilot run production sample.
* Balance order placements between vendor partners.
* Collaborate with import & logistics to achieve on time receiving. 
* Identify and capitalize new business opportunities.
* Analyze and plan business projection on seasonal base.
* Traveled internationally to source and negotiate with vendors.

Product Manager

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