Managed development, sourcing and production of fleece garment programs for brands and licensees from initial design phase through testing following strict guidelines.
• Development/production of branded apparel for Fanatics (pro and collegiate sports fanwear) and Under Armour
• Coordination with company-owned factory in Mexico optimizing VMI (Vendor Managed Inventory) programs
• Ensured product delivered to exact technical specifications and product quality requirements
• Sourcing, costing and product development process
• Detailed analysis, data management and reporting

Director of Production and Development

Production Manager KR3W apparel and SUPRA footwear
Headed Production Operations during six-fold growth in volume.
Significantly improved on-time delivery, generating cost savings and significant reduction in customer charge-backs.
Instrumental in bring inventory to lean and healthy levels and in line with company financial goals
Monitored production and supply chain operations from hand-off from design/merchandising to planning and placing global
manufacturing all the way through to delivery to multiple Warehouses and Distribution Centers globally (20+) as well as major key
accounts
•   Demand forecast and planned seasonal purchasing with strategic direction of capacity planning and factory level-loading
•   Prepared monthly buy plan for production placement - over 2 million pairs shoes annually
•   Analyzed processes continually and initiated controls to maximize efficiencies and created time and cost-saving solutions
•   Vendor price negotiation and wholesale pricing for proper gross margins to meet financial goals
•   Created timelines and action calendar s (Master Production Schedule) to meet scheduling requirements and target dates
•   Managed costing for proper gross margin
•   Compiled Vendors Compliance Manual; content including applicable laws and guidelines, company policies and procedures
•   Detailed analytics of production cycle and success
•   Vendors Report Cards for performance management/accountability resulting in 95%+ on time deliveries under my direction
•   Partnership with Merchandising, Sales, Marketing and Customer Service Departments
•   Committed to ensure integrity of Brand DNA maintenance throughout product life cycle
•   Collaboration on global product with International Distribution partnerships
•   Recruit and supervised/mentored Production Department employees
•   Purchased for Direct-to-Consumer (Retail and e-commerce), as well as merchandised successful online collections including
seasonal SMUs and product positioning; e-commerce analytics
•   International travel to factories
•   Supply chain management / Overview of logistics

Director of Global Procurement, SUPRA

• Scheduled and managed production flow of domestic 'printables' program
• Product development and pre-production
• Strategic sourcing and purchased raw materials
• Negotiated competitive vendor pricing for screen printing as well as complete package programs
• Coordinated and produced Special Project design orders for customers recoloring design matrix / CAD graphics

B.U.M. Equipment, Morsam Fashions, IB Diffusion and Adorable Kids
Freelance Designer/Artist
• Designed children's licensed apparel and graphics for Disney licensee, following strict prescribed guidelines
• Designed and merchandised knitwear, loungewear and childrenswear collections
• Prepared presentation vision boards for clients' merchandising needs
• Logo and graphic design

Regatta Blue Sportswear/Reset Clothing Company; Montreal, Canada
Designer/Merchandiser; Owner
One of the most recognizable names in the garment dyed apparel industry in Canada.
Integral part in growing business over 300% in first year
• Established brand identity
• Designed and merchandised all collections, (junior's, men's and children's apparel and graphics)
• Designed art and graphics for printable program
• Supervised pattern-making, sampling and fit/testing departments
• Image design for Trade Shows
• Prepared Style Guides for all categories
• International travel for trend analysis and trade shows

Production Manager for Split and Ambiguous

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Kukdong Apparel (America)

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