Fashion

Performs a variety of tasks related to product development, merchandising, and production.

*Contributed to a 97% growth rate in Special Make since October 2014
*Oversees product development and production process from design to order fulfillment, including sourcing, custom materials development, costing, sample approvals, materials compliance, and quality control
*Preps swatches, line sheets, and products for sales meetings and markets
*Participates in customer meetings with sales representatives
*Follows up with the factories on sample deadline dates for development, Pre-Production (PP’s), & Top of Production (TOP’s)
*Communicates modifications & customer comments to the factory post order.
*Manages all post order samples with factory and Design regarding approvals
*Creates costing skeletons based off offerings, new business proposals, and markets for review with Director prior to publishing to sales representatives 
*Negotiates prices with vendors to maximize profitability 
*Communicates with Factory, Design, Sales & Purchasing teams to ensure production time line is on track to meet each customer’s deadline
*Works closely with Purchasing Team on all testing requirements and final packaging details post orders 
*Produces & revises when necessary the master production spec sheets for overseas factories
*Reviews all PPs & TPs against Final master production spec to ensure all the customer’s needs are met. 
*Performs SWOT Analysis Seasonally  
*Manages approval development invoices for our department to assists the Accounting Team
*Travels 1-2 times per year to China work with QC agents to ensure quality products and oversee production issues

Product Development- Private Label

*Oversaw product development and production process from design to order fulfillment
*Entered styles into PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) and uses system to track style-specific tasks that need to be completed to meet development & production deadlines
*Communicated with overseas vendors to ensure quality at all stages of development & production 
*Communicated daily with California and New York based sales executives on sales related tasks 
*Ensured product packaging and stamping information is correct per customer standards
*Handled pre-production and post-production specification approvals
*Produced and completed production spec sheets for overseas factories

Product Development Coordinator

Find out detailed information about Nicole Arnold,  in Irvine, CA

Nicole Arnold: in Irvine, CA

Nicole Arnold

American Accessories Inc.

Lodis Accessories

Indiana University of Pennsylvania