Ricky Cao

Materials Sourcing at Tapestry
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Vietnam, VN

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Experience

    • United States
    • Retail Apparel and Fashion
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Materials Sourcing
      • Jul 2021 - Present

  • Newwave Group
    • Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh
    • Merchandiser
      • Apr 2017 - Jul 2021

      I am working as Merchandiser for shopping bag/outdoor bag/... For more details, I am doing: - Quotation/pricing with supplier - Work with sale team in US, EU zone for adding margin then offer price to customer. - Developing sample since artwork/layout making until pre-production sample approved by client. - Once the orders have confirmed, follow up production together with QA team and supplier in order to make sure the bulk is going well but also catch delivery requested. - Sourcing new partner/supplier as the permanent target - Help partner sourcing materials’supplier if necessary. - Report monthly to Country Manager about turn-over. Show less

    • Italy
    • Retail Apparel and Fashion
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Merchandiser
      • Jun 2014 - Apr 2017

      Since the orders have confirmed from head office in Italy, my job is work with supplier/factory/faric mill in order to develop the fitting/pps/size set sample then follow up production. For more details, I have to: - Approve materials such as fabric quality, lap dips, accessories, and so on by compare with reference sample or color book. - Study carefully all prototype provided in order to check if there is any critical issue or un-comfortable point might occuring. - Developing sample from fitting sample then PP sample and size set. - I have to do sample approval for supplier, so I need to check very careful sample with specification, artwork, designer’s commendation and compare closely with original sample. - After all samples are approved, continously job by follow production - Arrange QC team go to factory for inline/final inspection. - Ensure cooperative with factory in order to not have any delay, work closely with QA team and factory make sure no any big problem could happening. - Solve problem occurred during mass production together with QC team. - During the time following currently season production, I have to follow also for up coming season’s development. Show less

    • Vietnam
    • IT Services and IT Consulting
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • QA Team Lead
      • Jan 2012 - May 2014

      Working as the QA team leader incharged for The North Face brand. - Our team have total 6 members included me. - Assign work for all members. I assigned them to handle by factory. - Arrange final inspection schedule for all members base on PSR report from sale team - Do the first out put checking, inline inspection, final inspection randomly for all factories where sewing TNF products together with team. - Do weekly and monthly reports to QA manager. - Solving issue during production together with the team and production leader/technician, if there is major/critical findings that can not solve by ourselves, I need to discuss with QA manager then recap to Factory Manager and Sale anager in order to find the best solution. After that need to follow whether the issue was fixed. Show less

Education

  • DPI Institute
    Associate of Arts - AA, Graphic Design
    2011 - 2012
  • Marketing Management
    Bachelor, Marketing/Marketing Management, General
    2008 - 2011

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