MANAGEMENT
Negotiating product terms with local and overseas woven, Denim and knit suppliers (cost, quality, and delivery lead times), securing cost efficiencies through effective bottom-up approach (open cost sheets) and accurate costing benchmarking. Accurating production planning matching budgets with factories capacities in Bangladesh, China &Vietnam. Following up pre-production and production stages in a continuous communication with vendors. Interfering with product developers and vendor teams. Communicating with Merchants and Designers consistently on all potential problems related to potential, fabric, construction and quality issues. Monitoring and resolving all production issues to ensure quality merchandise and timely deliveries. Supporting the strategic objectives of the business by maintaining and developing an effective supplier portfolio. Researching supplier innovations and support the Design & Washing teams in the development of new product categories. Reporting on production status and sourcing planning. Traveling to strengthen relationships, advance strategies, monitor key programs in production and to evaluate factories for capability and execution.
Producing detailed & accurate garment tech packs, including Bill Of Material (BOM), specifications, design and washing details. Evaluating the fit samples to determine the compliance of measurements, workmanship, construction, wash direction and fit. Maintaining the construction and the fit consistency according to brand guidelines. Taking part in fittings – preparation, measuring & photographing of prototypes, SMS, PPS on and off model. Taking detailed notes of the required fit and construction corrections and conveying corrections to factories. Analyzing and communicating the outcome of fittings, construction and wash comments with Product Development team and vendors. Liaising with the development team to solve problems throughout sampling & production phases. Responsible for fit sample and PPS management and the organization. Assisting with fabric and garment care testing as required. Assisting with care and content label upkeep and development. Following garment from SMS state through production. Taking on special projects as needed.
Partnering closely with the Design Team on seasonal line development to ensure alignment throughout the development process executing to product aesthetic and intent. Working in coordination with Pattern/Tech Design Team to generate ontime, accurate and complete technical specification packages and in conjunction with Fabric/Wash teams to engineer the best quality products. Organizing all sample order requests to suppliers to meet calendar due dates. Ensuring all development and product sampling activities are tracked and delivered on-time for briefs, protos, salesman, pre-production size sets approvals to final manufacturing-ready product. Evaluating and submitting on-time, accurate development product costing in adherence to critical calendar milestones and margin goals. Analyzing costs to margin expectations and identify/provide viable cost saving opportunities. Identifying and assessing best sources/vendor partners appropriate to the Brand in line with product strategies and capability/capacity needs to enable category growth, new product opportunities and market innovation.
Responsible for managing washing procedures, fits, quality standards, tolerance, design, pattern, and models. Communicating with supplier on all fit, style and wash feedback. Maintaining technical designs, styling, fit measurements, construction, seams and patterns. Conducting fitting sessions to ensure final fit, workmanship and fabrication meets standards. Measuring and verifying all samples to maintain an accurate specification report and technical designs. Communicating with QC inspection team, product development team and suppliers regarding all QC inspection feedback and comments. Leading quality report review sessions with the design and production team. Working in partnership with the technical director, production, sales and design teams.
Tracking product approval wash and trim submits to insure transfer of internal and external information is attained accurately and in a timely manner. Requesting and tracking samples for quarterly design presentations as well as samples. Responsible for generation of tech packs for development and bulk and releasing to vendor. Maintaining design books and files that support all product record keeping. Managing seasonal price sheets and communication to the vendors. Organizing and preparing for weekly wash reviews and quarterly detail meetings. Following up with suppliers on all product specifics. Receiving feedbacks from the design and production teama on all task assignments. Supervising the maintenance of bulk wash closets.