Experience

BCI Brands

• United States
• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Fabric Buyer

  • Dec 2020 - Present

  • Book and issue fabric production orders for fabric sales and all in garment orders • Intercept and resolve bulk quality concerns that risk delaying product delivery • Meet quarterly with Sales and Merchandising teams to project needs and pre-book materials • Ensure orders meet minimums and advise opportunities to use liability stock for time and cost benefit • Generate corporate material reports specifying minimums, lead time, and costing • Maintain quality control through third party test reports for product care instruction Show less



America Wheat Mission

• New Jersey, United States

• Training Coordinator

  • Sep 2020 - Oct 2020

  • Actively mentored groups of Middle & High School in leadership, communication, and topics that connect directly to evangelism • Created and instructed an open and positive environment where faith questions were encouraged • Designed a student leadership guideline with the Youth Pastor to offer an opportunity to students in areas of commitment, decision making, and creativity • Actively mentored groups of Middle & High School in leadership, communication, and topics that connect directly to evangelism • Created and instructed an open and positive environment where faith questions were encouraged • Designed a student leadership guideline with the Youth Pastor to offer an opportunity to students in areas of commitment, decision making, and creativity



BCI Brands

• United States
• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Fabric R&D Coordinator

  • Mar 2018 - Apr 2020

  • Sourced and developed new materials based on design requirements, ensuring fabrics meet design vision, merchandising requirements, and corporate goals• Ordered and managed proto & fabric sample for 5 divisions in a timely manner to adhere to seasonal calendar deadlines• Collected and tracked FIS sheets for all fabrics, ensuring accuracy and completeness• Prepared and shipped fabric swatches for quality and color references for lab dipping/color matching, and any additional material references to suppliers for all sample orders of current season• Communicated daily with suppliers to check progress and clarity of sample materials orders/developments• Reviewed sample yardage, handlooms, and trials to ensure seasonal materials are fulfilled in time and in right quality Show less

• Fabric R&D Assistant

  • Jul 2015 - Mar 2018

  •Built and updated fabric and mill database per season through MS Word, Excel, and OneNote•Organized and filed fabric submits, sample yardage, and color standards for eight divisions in order to assist each design teams with day to day tasks•Sourced and counter-sourced fabrics based on pricing, content, and timing parameters •Attended fabric shows as appropriate to gain perspective on new innovation and trend as it applies to the differentdivisions



Abercrombie & Fitch Co.

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sales Associate

  • Jun 2014 - Jun 2015

  • Maintained the merchandise flow and fill throughout the store and the stockroom to satisfy the clientele needs • Assisted in setting the display of the store for a better price marketing of the upcoming seasonal sales • Maintained the merchandise flow and fill throughout the store and the stockroom to satisfy the clientele needs • Assisted in setting the display of the store for a better price marketing of the upcoming seasonal sales



La Bolsa o La Vida (Bags for Life)

• Granada, Spain

• Assistant Manager/ Intern

  • Feb 2014 - May 2014

  • Researched potential international suppliers of bags to increase inventory turn • Controlled and organized incoming inventories to enhance efficiency for additional operations • Created lead generation documents for international clients and managed suppliers relationships that required English translation • Researched potential international suppliers of bags to increase inventory turn • Controlled and organized incoming inventories to enhance efficiency for additional operations • Created lead generation documents for international clients and managed suppliers relationships that required English translation



Vasco S.R.L.

• Paraguay

• Operations Assistant

  • Jun 2013 - Aug 2013

  • Performed sales and inventory data entry to assist operations department in performance reviews • Managed production materials procurement and retail channel relationships by handling language translations • Conducted primary research on Brazilian fashion market to bring innovation to the company • Performed sales and inventory data entry to assist operations department in performance reviews • Managed production materials procurement and retail channel relationships by handling language translations • Conducted primary research on Brazilian fashion market to bring innovation to the company



Green Academy, Inc.

• Tenafly, NJ

• Spanish Tutor

  • May 2011 - Jun 2011

  • Taught groups of 8th grade students in weekly Spanish language tutoring sessions • Created worksheets with focus on grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation to facilitate students understanding • Taught groups of 8th grade students in weekly Spanish language tutoring sessions • Created worksheets with focus on grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation to facilitate students understanding