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•Managed private label accounts from product development to production approvals and order processing.
•Worked to build a long term relationship with customers.
•Ordered sample development yardage and maintained fabric files to ensure all information was updated and accurate.
•Tracked and reviewed all phases of development including screen printing, embroidery, heat transfer, fabric, garment dye, wash treatments, lab dips, trims, color separations, and artwork to ensure on time delivery of strike offs, fit/proto samples, pre-production and production samples.
•Created and maintained work in process and time & action reports.
•Gathered costing information and created cost sheets, ensured all costing report were updated and accurate.
•Attended weekly fitting and cross functional team meetings.
•Verified accuracy of customer's purchase orders, shipping paperwork and invoices.
•Prepared paper works for fabric testing, garment testing and factory audits.
•Maintained inventory report of blank tee shirts.
•Responsible for introducing innovative processes and new techniques to customers.
•Worked closely with pattern department and sewing room on developments and delivery of samples.
•Ensured that all TOP samples were approved when required prior shipment due date.
•Ensured that factories had all labels, trims and price tickets in a timely manner .
•Maintained a strong knowledge of each account’s Vendor Compliance Manual.
•Ensured that all units ordered were shipped on time and in full.

Product Development/Production Coordinator/Private Label

•Established New Business opportunities with potential customers through cold calling, telemarketing, provided leads, net working and client associate referrals.
•Worked to build a long term relationship with new customers and established add-on business with existing customers.
•Worked to achieve monthly and yearly quota requirements
•Maintained up-to-date knowledge base of entire product line.
•Worked closely with customer service department, accounting department and warehouse personnel to assure customer satisfaction, business accountability and prompt shipment delivery.
•Provided accurate price quotes in a timely manner to customers.
•Attended ASR, ISS, SACC and MAGIC apparel trade shows across the United States.

Sales Representative/Blank Tee Shirts

•Responsible for coordinating and directing work flow for sewing contractors.
•Managed and worked with in house and outside screen printers, embroidery and dye houses.
•Purchased fabric, trims and supplies.
•Created and maintained work in process and time & action reports.
•Approved samples and production.
•Negotiated production prices.
•Interacted daily with designers, graphic artists, pattern makers, cutters and sewers.
•Responsible for introducing innovative processes and new techniques to customers.
•Updated customers on all aspects of development, production and deliveries.
•Ensured that company products were manufactured within cost, on schedule and within specified standards.
•Managed production operations in Guatemala.

Production Manager/Private label

•Responsible for the execution of cut tickets, purchase orders, cost sheets and development of bill of materials.
•Managed and worked with in house and outside screen printers and embroidery houses.
•Negotiated prices.
•Interacted daily with designers, graphic artist, vendors, sale force and customer service.
•Ensured that company products were manufactured within cost, on schedule and within specified standards.
•Maintained inventory report of blank tee shirts.

Assistant Manager/Domestic production

•Responsible for introducing innovative processes and new techniques to designers and graphic artists.
•Managed and worked with screen printers and embroidery houses.
•Negotiated prices.
•Daily interaction with designers, graphic artist, vendors, sale force and customer service.
•Ensured that company products were manufactured within cost, on schedule and within specified standards.
•Purchased trims, hats, blank T shirts and fleece.

Production Supervisor/Apparel Division

•Worked in alliance with designers and graphic artists in creating entire screen printed T shirt line for men, women and kids divisions.
•Responsible for introducing innovative processes and new techniques to designers and graphic artists.
•Managed and worked with outside screen printers and embroidery houses.
•Negotiated prices.
•Ensured that company products were manufactured within cost, on schedule and within specified standards.

Production Coordinator

•Coordinated and directed screen printing development process and production operation.
•Worked in alliance with designers and graphic artists in creating entire screen printed sportswear line for kids.
•Created production artwork for color separation.
•Approved Sample and production.
•Negotiated prices.
•Assisted in managing production sewing operation in Nicaragua.

•Responsible for execution of cost sheets, creating line sheets, spec sheets, sourcing trim and fabric.
•Supervised and coordinated work flow for 10 people, pattern makers and sample sewers.
•Responsible for ordering trims, fabric and all supplies needed for pattern makers and sample sewers.

Assistant Designer for Missy & Junior’s divisions

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