FREELANCE PRODUCTION MANAGER MEN'S WOMEN'S WOVENS/KNITS Summary Creative Development Production Manager strong background Men's Women's Wovens, Denim, Knits, Graphics. Passion expand upon current skill sets areas expertise. Sets maintains high personal professional standards. Creative strategic thinker; strong ability quickly identify, analyze, resolve challenges achieve effective outcome. Highlights Fabric trim vendor relations Strong cost negotiation skills Superior communication skills WebPDM PLM Extensive print knowledge Wash development Apparel construction Experienced traveling Asia factories Experience Freelance Production Manager Men's Women's Wovens/Knits July 2015 Current Company Name － City State Daily overseas communication multiple factories regarding status fit, PP, TOP samples, bulk production issues/deliveries, business strategies. Negotiated costing factory level well customer level achieve IMU goals company well customer. Sourced styles various factories costed garments sales meetings; suggested changes lower costs. Daily maintenance data reports production matters provide weekly WIP reports customers. Aided arranging shipments bulk production based factory capability, delivery slides, customers ship windows vessel dates. Maintained hand inventory records daily basis, issue Purchase Orders, Sales Orders Sage system. Managed costing negotiation process 50% total business overseas vendors Hong Kong, Vietnam, Cambodia, India ensure 80% target margin achieved · Maintained production calendar managed wip reports ensure 100% time delivery goods · Negotiated discounts vendors unable maintain target delivery Monitored PO's inception delivery ensure accuracy throughout. Associate Pre-Production Manager Men's Women's Graphics October 2014 June 2015 Company Name － City State Managed design development cycle 160 styles 400 skus per season · Created reference library standardized graphic print techniques ensure brand aesthetic met across vendors Partnered Hong Kong counterparts directly Peru factory establish new techniques seasonal basis · Partnered Design ensure accurate creation tech packs artwork, well execution graphic techniques throughout design cycle · Evaluated negotiated costing allocations ·resulting 8% overall cost savings Served PLM implementation task force. Associate Product Manager Men's Women's Knits Graphics December 2012 October 2014 Company Name － City State Developed, sourced, placed 80 styles 200 skus per season 4 season basis; emphasizing quality maintaining mark-on plans · Actively facilitated communication vendors cross functional teams Merchandising, Design, Technical Design · Regularly met Merchants throughout line building process maintain awareness overall assortment key items ·Closely monitored production schedules, purchase orders delivery schedules · Evaluated vendor costing maintained costing references best possible pricing ·resulting 4% cost savings 2013-2014 Tracked ensured delivery dates maintained proto sales sample, bulk Product Development Associate Women's Blue Label Denim July 2011 November 2012 Company Name － City State Served liaison Design, Production, HK/Italy counterparts directly Tunisia factory development cycle 20 styles 30 skus per season 6 season basis ·Partnered Design Fabric teams selection seasonal fabrics new wash development · Partnered Design Tech ensure accurate timely initial development including: fabric/trim selection development label/packaging development · Coordinated Trim/Print teams external vendors complex developments including beading, embroideries, hardware, prints · Found creative solutions design/development issues arose resolved quickly Product Development Assistant RRL April 2008 June 2011 Company Name － City State Managed development cycle Non-Denim Roughwear, Denim Chambray Shirts, Woven Headwear 60 Men's Women's styles 80 skus per season 4 season basis Partnered Design accurate creation initial tech packs including: fabric/trim selection, label/screenprint/packaging development, wash development Traveled Asia worked directly factories ensure initial development executed correctly· Served liaison Design, Tech, Production, Fabric Manager, Trim Manager, HK counterparts ensure design calendar maintained, key dates hit, pending issues quickly resolved · Tracked showroom samples ensure time delivery resulting successful showroom openings · Attended fittings communicated issues HK counterparts. Administrative Assistant RRL April 2006 April 2008 Company Name － City State Provided administrative support SVP RRL Design, VP RRL Design Operations, VP Denim · Worked Accounts Payable external vendors ensure timely processing invoices · Maintained Travel Entertainment, Proto, office budgets Coordinated vendors assist production RRL's Product Knowledge Guide · Contributed multiple successful showroom openings tracking sample status organizing received samples. Office Manager May 2004 February 2006 Company Name － City State Managed day-to-day operations 45-person office (calendar management, phone support, petty cash, records organization) Provided administrative support five executives including: President, COO, Senior Vice President · Provided support offices Los Angeles, San Francisco, Orange County · Created maintained budget office. Education BBA degree Design Management Parson's School Design Marketing, Public Relations, Advertising, International Business, Entrepreneurship, Fashion Illustration Skills Business Strategies, Budget Maintenance, Costing Vendor Negotiations Fabric Development, Trim/Hardware Development, Print Development, Packaging Development Quality Control, Merchandising, Inventory Management WebPDM, PLM, Illustrator, Microsoft Office, SAGE, MAC PC Literate