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Professional with 10+ years experience in action sports. I have experience in material sourcing, trim sourcing and development, outerwear and accessory development, and have recently been a production manager for categories including denim, chinos, hybrid shorts, walk shorts, boardshorts, streetwear jackets, lycra and neoprene tops, and misc. accessories. Due to the economical effects of COVID-19, I am currently looking for new opportunities in the apparel and action sports industry. 

Responsible for all production concerns involving denim, chinos, hybrid shorts, walk shorts, boardshorts, streetwear jackets, lycra and neoprene tops, and all accessories. 		
•	Analyze vendor performance, daily and weekly production summary reports, seasonal reports of surcharges and product costing
•	Sending bulks PO’s to international vendors with accurate information on quantity, price, lead time, duty rate, and commission rate
•	Work with planning, development, and merchandising teams during seasonal handovers to be aware of style details and changes between sample and bulk production
•	Request and review TOP samples against SMS/PPS for quality and consistency
•	Manage all PO’s and our team’s product categories to ensure on time delivery and quality
•	International travel to multiple factories and offices to view processes and aid in vendor relations
•	Centric PLM “Super User” for the production department-training and managing Flex responsibilities for 10+ employees while integrating Centric PLM and phasing out Flex


Production Manager

Responsible for development of women’s and youth technical outerwear 		
•	Work with design and merchandising to develop outerwear with strict guidelines on calendar dates and pricing 
•	Responsible for trim management, print development, fabric development, and fabric lab dips for men’s, women’s, and youth outerwear on top of my day to day development responsibilities 
•	Work directly with overseas outerwear, fleece, and accessory vendors and print and fabric mills and suppliers
•	Work with our compliance team to ensure testing is completed on a garment level and to outerwear standards
•	Travel to China and Taiwan to review garments in person 1-2 times a year. Also travel to annual tradeshows and round tables


Global Women’s and Youth Outerwear Developer 

Responsible for overseeing all trim sourcing and development 
•	Directly worked with IT to create and implement attributes in PLM to reduce BOM errors, review trims more efficiently, and simplify our programming for other users
•	Direct savings from trim sourcing strategies- denim and boardshorts have averaged about a 40% savings on trim packages
•	Managed seven trims suppliers while coordinating with all company vendors to ensure quality and production lead times of thousands of trims
•	Worked directly with our compliance team to ensure trims were being tested to the according standards


Raw Materials Senior Associate 

Responsible for organization of internal and external meetings, visitor experience, and overall office management
•	Used Microsoft Word, Outlook, and Excel on a daily basis and fine-tuned my skills in all of these programs


Receptionist

Assist customers with floor merchandise with an emphasis in the snow department 
•	Attended trade shows and show rooms to view and choose products for the upcoming snow season. Used my knowledge of technical outerwear and hard goods to choose successful products while foreseeing upcoming trends in the snow industry
•	Attended all outwear and hard goods clinics from multiple brands, giving me knowledge to compare and contrast all products and be extremely helpful to customers
•	Face to face interaction with customers has given me a better understanding of what people really want and need at multiple price points  


Snow Specialist

Interface with customers to resolve conflicts and manage brand while providing exceptional service and product knowledge.
*Familiarized with SAP program
*Worked directly with customers on anything from warranty issues to web ordering to product specifications and tech knowledge

Customer Service Rep

Responsible for selection, management, and purchasing of uniforms, as well as on mountain lift operations
•	Rebuilt the entire Squaw Valley uniform program. We went from uniforms that had been in existence since 1960 to a brand new program for 1,200+ employees, updating to Helly Hansen products. Worked directly with ski patrol and mountain operations to ensure quality and appropriate technologies for heavy daily use
•	While rebuilding the uniform program, I learned extensively about fabric technologies, seam taping, measurements, and alterations to accommodate all on-mountain employees  
•	Worked two years in lift operations where I discovered needs and solutions to my own day to day wear and exhaustion of technical outerwear. I also interacted will all guests and gained an understanding of different levels of our customers wants and needs in snow apparel


Apparel Coordinator/Mountain Operations

As Assistant Manager, I was responsible for daily operations, vendor management, and buying.

*  Heavily involved in creative management:  Designed and produced seasonal window displays (color matching, style trending, current inventory sales, etc.)

*  Arranged and managed in-store displays and merchandising

Assistant Manager

LAUREN BIGGS is a Production Manager at VOLCOM in NEWPORT BEACH, CA. View their experience, skills and work history on Malakye — the professional network for…

LAUREN BIGGS — Production Manager at VOLCOM

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