Experience

Semir Group

• China
• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Product Development Director

  • Jan 2015 - Present

  Fabric&Apparel development and sourcing,involve both online ecommerce and offline Retail. Fabric&Apparel development and sourcing,involve both online ecommerce and offline Retail.



Coach

• 中国 广东 东莞

• Fabric Management(R&D)

  • Jun 2011 - Jan 2015

  Accountable for textile fabric developing/sourcing and supplier allocation through to bulk approval for respective division – Full Price. Provide direction and leadership to dedicated team within their Asia regional hub. Contact me by below email: sun.robertol@gmail.com Key Responsibilities 1. Fabric development&sourcing • To partner with the COACH ASIA/NY VPs to drive the long-term material strategic plans and margin requirements. • Accountable for all supplier and materials sourcing through to bulk approval within the regional hub, resolve quality issues in development and bulk stages raised • To maintain brand consistency across divisions, in terms of design aesthetics, and Coach quality standards • Lead new material sourcing requests and or conduct new RMS (raw material supplier) evaluations as required. • To identify key suppliers for effective and strategic partnerships, and develop new fabrics which are both technically and commercially viable, in line with current trends. • Streamline fabric development process and communication channels to create efficiencies across divisions • To evaluate existing material suppliers, with the use of KPI(key performance index) on a quarterly basis; and provide feedback to leadership with corrective action plan. • Identify continuous process improvement to support cost avoidance initiatives within scope of role. 2. Innovation • To research and develop trend information by regular visits to trade shows and supplier • Collaborate with HQ and designers teams to identify material directions and partner with suppliers to develop innovative new materials that match with new trendy. • Monitor technical and fashion trends affecting Apparel&accessories industry and communicate them to Product teams. 3.Project Management • Coach quality Manual update and revision • Lab accredition and self-approval accredition, color • Cost saving project along with business development Show less



NingBo Youngor-Sunrise Textile Group

• Director, Apparel Operation

  • Jun 2010 - May 2011

  Key Responsibilities 1. Fabric and Apparel development• Develop fabric and Apparel products on time to the target price with the customer design and technical requirements; while maintaining an emphasis on performance, quality and integrity. Main customer include Burberry,Tommy, Lacoste, Adidas,Polo etc.• Lead IE(industry engineering) and Technical team to conduct engineer products with a focus on productivity and manufacturing efficiency.• Lead paper pattern team and Ensure pattern design correct & fitting sample meet with customer design request with as shorter round as possible. Encourage pattern with full diligence by setting yield target of yarn-dyeing and piece dyeing fabric apparel.• Make sure commercialization team to conduct all commercializationstage in accordance with the confirmed development and design specifications, while emphasizing product performance integrity.2. Apparel Mill production management • Ensure mill manager fully focus on effective bulk production with high efficiency by weekly production meeting review, monthly costing reviewing meeting and monthly quality assurance meeting • Ensure all bulk shipment and projects have tracked and updated at the properly time manner.• Work with cross-functional team for ensuring properly supporting product development and mill production3. Innovation: • To research and develop trend information by regular visits to trade shows and brand store, and thus offer new idea to customer• Collaborate with customer developer team and designers teams to identify material/product directions to develop innovative new materials/apparel that match with new trendy.• Monitor technical and fashion trends affecting fabric and apparel industry, developed many successful product like Liquid cotton, Sun-bleaching and breathing cotton.• Collaborate on the execution of Supplier Certification Program (SCP) programby collecting reliable data from all factories. Show less

• Senior Magager, Technical & Development and Quality Management

  • Jun 2008 - May 2010

  Key Responsibilities1. Fabric and Apparel development• Giving technical advises material information to the customer design/sourcing and the development teams in new projects. I am the key talk with customer and our own sales about any new material/apparel development and also the main person take care all development like fabric, trim, thread and apparel…for company before nominating to customer for pilot and mass production. • Follow up with the development process of the material/apparel product to avoid potential quality issue. Communicate with the customer design team, the development teams, quality inspection team and mill about any special issue of the materials to minimize issues. Troubleshoot all the issues of material supply like delivery time, material quality if any happens. To avoid issues in mass production, pilot production with small quantity is obligated in overall production management system of company. • Coordinating with the customer sourcing team and managing the development team to ensure all projects developed and put on production on time.• Establishing, building and maintaining a positive relationship with customer to ensure long term and stable customer. • Coordination with dyes/aux supplier to develop new product, or find solution to decrease chemicals cost. Coordination with sample yarn supplier to find new yarn.2. Quality Assurance• Having a good understanding of the capability and capacity of each mill to ensure placing right products to right mill in order to ensure smooth production, best quality and on time delivery. • Training Inspection and production teams how to manage and apply new materials before running pre-production. • Managing the quality inspection team and Auditing, following up and monitoring mills to ensure meet the Company standards and improving performance for any corrective actions. Show less

• Manager,Fabric Development & Technical Center

  • Dec 2006 - May 2008

• Technical Specialist, Textile

  • Feb 2006 - Nov 2006

  Key Responsibilities • To develop correct material with maintaining customer design aesthetics, and quality standards after analyzing customer’s sample. Take care of each individual development material procedure including grey yarn selection, yarn dyeing and sizing, weaving & knitting, dyeing & finishing process until garment dyeing and washing. • Provide timely resolution of technical issues according to bulk production workshop in order to achieve quality and delivery objectives.• Applies best practices and the use of new technologies to support new development or continuous improvement in quality, including new production process, new dyes and new chemicals; Show less



Lacoste

• France
• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 700 & Above Employee

• Mill Visitor

  • Mar 2008 - Mar 2008

  Visit and Learn how the French Lacoste mill control the fabric and garment production, and one of big achievement is executing Lacoste Kniting Body fabric and trims dyeing together in the same tank at the same time when back to China mill. And thus fabric dyeing production efficiency got much imporved together with better color quality control. Visit and Learn how the French Lacoste mill control the fabric and garment production, and one of big achievement is executing Lacoste Kniting Body fabric and trims dyeing together in the same tank at the same time when back to China mill. And thus fabric dyeing production efficiency got much imporved together with better color quality control.



SGS

• Switzerland
• Professional Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Consultant, Global Softline Services

  • Apr 2004 - Oct 2004

  Robert is taking Consultancy projects and conducts seminars to explain China and other international standards and regulations(GB1333, GB 18401, GB 20400, etc) along with the rapid development of textile manufacturing and many brands aggressively focusing on the China retail market. * Latest objectives and analysis of the government supervised spot-checks in the Chinese apparel, Handbag and footwear market * Main supervisory regulations in the China textile and apparel market * Detailed analysis of the current mandatory Chinese technical code for:  Apparel products  Footwear products Handbag & Accessories * Practical tips on market access into China for apparel, Handbag& Accessories and footwear products. Show less