Experience

Thom Browne, Inc.

• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Mens Production Manager

  • Dec 2020 - Present

• Raw Materials Buyer

  • Aug 2019 - Nov 2021



Ralph Lauren

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

• Assocoate Trim Development Manager

  • Oct 2017 - Aug 2019

  • Attended and managed Design hand-off meetings to ensure accurate design development information is communicated and executed throughout development stages. • Maintained tracking charts of product development, lead time, price and OTB (open to buy) dates. • Ensured trims are approved on time for production and communicated any delivery delays for management approvals. • Managed the trim development calendar across the function group. • Alerted the production and… Show more • Attended and managed Design hand-off meetings to ensure accurate design development information is communicated and executed throughout development stages. • Maintained tracking charts of product development, lead time, price and OTB (open to buy) dates. • Ensured trims are approved on time for production and communicated any delivery delays for management approvals. • Managed the trim development calendar across the function group. • Alerted the production and design team on long lead time products to ensure delivery date. • Took initiative, participated to help the leads for projects. • Organized and maintained the trim library, kept the library updated. • Worked with vendors in the US, Asia, and Europe to ensure best performance of capacities, costing and delivery. • Negotiated with vendors for final pricing and to ensure bulk deliveries are on time for production. Show less • Attended and managed Design hand-off meetings to ensure accurate design development information is communicated and executed throughout development stages. • Maintained tracking charts of product development, lead time, price and OTB (open to buy) dates. • Ensured trims are approved on time for production and communicated any delivery delays for management approvals. • Managed the trim development calendar across the function group. • Alerted the production and… Show more • Attended and managed Design hand-off meetings to ensure accurate design development information is communicated and executed throughout development stages. • Maintained tracking charts of product development, lead time, price and OTB (open to buy) dates. • Ensured trims are approved on time for production and communicated any delivery delays for management approvals. • Managed the trim development calendar across the function group. • Alerted the production and design team on long lead time products to ensure delivery date. • Took initiative, participated to help the leads for projects. • Organized and maintained the trim library, kept the library updated. • Worked with vendors in the US, Asia, and Europe to ensure best performance of capacities, costing and delivery. • Negotiated with vendors for final pricing and to ensure bulk deliveries are on time for production. Show less



Oscar de la Renta

• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Associate Fabric Buyer

  • Jan 2017 - Oct 2017

  • Pulling weekly reports for each season including bridal and childrenswear to follow up and make sure fabrics are on time for production. • Monitoring, comparing and negotiating fabric prices and surcharges with mills. • Serving as a liaison between production team and fabric mills that are domestic and imports. • Monitoring yardage increases to ensure fabrics are available for production. • Approving bulk cuttings, Lap dips, strike offs, and sample cutting with… Show more • Pulling weekly reports for each season including bridal and childrenswear to follow up and make sure fabrics are on time for production. • Monitoring, comparing and negotiating fabric prices and surcharges with mills. • Serving as a liaison between production team and fabric mills that are domestic and imports. • Monitoring yardage increases to ensure fabrics are available for production. • Approving bulk cuttings, Lap dips, strike offs, and sample cutting with team director for production.

• Assistant Production Trim Buyer

  • Jan 2016 - Mar 2017

  • Taking charge of Trim inventory • Placing all trim purchase orders for sample and production as approved by design directors. • Keeping track of spending and monitoring/updating the trim budget. • Tracking all orders to ensure trims are on time. • Organizing and building/maintaining trim libraries. • Negotiating the best trim pricing and lead time as possible. • Communicating with trim vendors and garment factories.



Oscar de la Renta

• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Raw Materials Purchasing Intern

  • Sep 2014 - Feb 2015



BFA

• United States
• Media Production
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Intern

  • Sep 2014 - Oct 2014



Business on High Heels

• Belgium
• Business Consulting and Services

• Senior Design Intern

  • Jun 2014 - Sep 2014

  - Designed F/W 2014 collection - Assisted Directors in organizing new designs - Organized samples for new collection - Sketched many new designs along with flats with illustrator - communicating with design directors about inspirations and concepts - Designed F/W 2014 collection - Assisted Directors in organizing new designs - Organized samples for new collection - Sketched many new designs along with flats with illustrator - communicating with design directors about inspirations and concepts