• Worked closely with manufacturers and suppliers on current and future development projects • Worked closely with manufacturers and suppliers on current and future development projects • Maintained technical packages for all managed product and ensures it meets or exceeds quality standards • Collaborated with designers, sourcing team, testing team & overseas partners to ensure product is executed within budget and delivered on time • Reviewed documents and communicated testing requirements and sample changes to factories both domestic and overseas • Supported the commercialization calendar process and meets development deadlines • Developed SOPs for graphic design and design hand-off to product developers

• Researched and developed product testing standards for specialty mesh fabrics • Successful in time sensitive coordination of overseas development • Partnered with internal teams to ensure total fabric package is suitable for end use • Evaluated risks associated with all fabric developments and communicated these to the product teams • On-boarded new suppliers by communicating expectations for all processes, from initial development, to bulk production • Organized weekly meetings to update team on fabric development process

• Partnered with design team to research and source fabrics for seasonal product lines • Facilitated fabric approval process through communication with mills and testing labs • Evaluated fabric test results to make sure specific standards are met • Built and maintained fabric testing and tracking spreadsheet for current season • Requested fabric yardage from mills and coordinated delivery to factories