Experience

Sundance Holdings Group, LLC

• United States
• Retail
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Product Developer

  • nov. 2020 - - heden



Carters Inc.

• United States
• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 700 & Above Employee

• Product Developement and Commercialization Manager

  • sep. 2014 - apr. 2020

  • Responsible for allocation strategy and on time delivery of 12 million units annually, $35M in cost of goods.• Managed product lifecycle from concept to customer. Collaborated closely with Carters Global Sourcing teams in HK and cross functional partners; Merchandising, Planning and Operations, Quality assurance and Pre Production and Design teams in New York.• Negotiated costing internationally, directly with vendors and agents. Proactively advise cost saving opportunities to mitigate in season product changes. Established cost targets based on historical AUC seasonal goals. • Managed and mentored a team of associates; prioritized workload based on calendar milestones across 16 product categories. Mentored and set individual development goals against KPI's for teams’ growth and development. • Successfully lead implementation of Flex PLM



Levi Strauss & Co.

• United States
• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 700 & Above Employee

• Product Development Manager

  • jun. 2012 - sep. 2014

  Global Dockers for Men Managed product development, sourcing and costing for Dockers Collection Refined Pants, Blazers, Wellthread and Game Day. Worked directly with vendors. Led costing, sourcing placement and negotiated capacities while working to reduce production lead-times with multiple suppliers. Coordinated cross functional teams to achieve development milestones and support the business strategies globally for each region. Recommended operational improvements to eliminate redundancies in day to day tasks.



Eddie Bauer

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Product Development and Production Manager Men’s Woven Shirts

  • okt. 2010 - jun. 2012

  Product Development and Production Manager Men’s Woven Shirts Collaborate with Design and Merchant teams to produce and deliver design’s intent while achieving or beating IMU goals. Manage production placement and vendor capacities across a global source base, working direct to vendor. Implement sourcing strategies to ensure vendor capabilities meet the brands seasonal requirements. Establish and maintain all product development T&A calendars for samples and production. Ensure all seasonal milestones are met. Manage new vendor set up including the training of the vendor compliance manual and coordinating vendor integration to Eddie Bauer systems. Work with planning teams to manage PO updates and inventory levels of core replenishment styles. Lead negotiations with mills for fabric prices and reservations and with vendors for product cost and capacity planning. Mentored and trained production and product developer associates.



Levi Strauss & Co.

• United States
• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 700 & Above Employee

• Product Development Specialist Global Dockers for Men

  • mrt. 2008 - okt. 2010

  Premium/Concept Woven Twill and Denim Bottoms & Performance and leather Outerwear Manage product development and sourcing activities for what used to be regionally developed product across the world. Coordinate the needs of the affiliate offices; Asia Pacific, Latin America, Europe and the America’s to deliver a consistent product offering globally. Lead costing negotiations of product from style inception through production with multiple sourcing channels, adhering to all margin goals for financial reporting. Recommend cost saving strategies through garment construction and sourcing. Supervise and develop the production skills, workflow and priorities of direct reports. I have over 6 years of supervisory experience and mentoring with a proven track record of promoting assistants.

• Product Development Specialist Dockers for Women, Woven and Denim Bottoms

  • feb. 2003 - mrt. 2008

  Product Development Specialist Dockers for Women, Woven and Denim Bottoms Manage the execution of all product development and sourcing activities to deliver manufacturing ready products to achieve on time delivery of aesthetically correct garments. Coordinate and lead cross functional teams to manage approvals and the on going timely execution of all go to market milestones in the product development timeline. Manage off cycle requests reacting to business needs, identifying risk and offering resolutions for any development issues. Lead costing negotiations of product from style inception through production with multiple sourcing channels globally, adhering to all margin goals for financial reporting. Recommend cost saving strategies through garment construction and sourcing. Partner with global business partners for continuous process improvements and efficiencies.



Old Navy

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate Production Manager

  • jan. 2000 - jan. 2003

  Navy Boy's Knit Tops, Sweater's and Denim BottomsManage the execution of all product development and sourcing activities to deliver manufacturing ready products to achieve on time delivery of aesthetically correct garments. Developed and approved all denim wash techniques and sundries. Strategically placed and managed production with domestic and international vendors totaling 1.1 Million units each season. Negotiated costs per style leveraging similar product categories within the division to achieve best deliveries and gross margins of, on average 60%. Worked directly with design, development and merchandising teams to react to business needs, identifying and offering resolutions for any preproduction issues. Daily communication with sourcing agents to prioritize product development approvals, maintaining quality and timelines to ensure on time deliveries. Managed Order management specialist, overseeing all written purchase orders for accuracy. Travel internationally to assess garment factories capacities and build relationships with service providers.



Mattel, Inc.

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Soft Goods Engineer

  • jan. 1996 - jan. 2000

  Coordinated materials and supplied resources for sample duplication for 85 to 100 brand projects annually to meet deadlines on time and within budget for four of Mattel's brands: Barbie, Disney, Nickelodeon and Cabbage Patch. Collectively worked with design and product development teams to create and produce desired aesthetics in mass production environment. Liaison between the US development teams and production teams in Asia coordinating fabric approvals and material delivery schedules to maintain product schedules. Interfaced with vendors for sourcing and developing fabrics and trims by way of: digital textile printing, dye sublimation, silk screening, foil printing, embroidering, and pleating