Mary Alayarian

• Own product development across all categories – from initial concept to pre-production evaluation and final QC. • Communicate directly with overseas vendors regarding development for all products. • Maintain WIPs and trackers to ensure cross-departmental visibility and efficient workflow. • Develop all trims with the trim supplier and liase with the factories when needed. • Collaborate with leadership for fabric and trim direction, design, tech pack, and sample review. • Provide guidance to design for tech pack revisions and CEO-driven requests.

• Led all development for LRG, Neff, and Russell Athletics, managing multiple SMU and seasonal calendars. • Negotiated factory costs to meet target margins, lowering the overall cost of styles. • Supervised direct reports and coached them on tech pack accuracy, vendor follow-up, and fitting requirements. • Directed fit sessions and implemented brand-specific sizing to ensure consistent garment quality. • Maintained detailed WIP reports, aligning all teams and improving transparency. • Spearheaded seasonal development by creating detailed BOMs, specs, and fit documentation. • Oversaw all daily correspondence with 10+ overseas vendors, ensuring alignment on costing, timelines, and quality, and enhancing supplier relationships. • Entered and managed POs using Full Circle ERP, ensuring system accuracy.

• Led all streetwear development from design concept to production approval for streetwear brands including Nikita, Bonfire, Sessions, and SLVDR. • Partnered with Executive, Sales, Marketing, and Design teams to meet calendar initiatives and deliver seasonal lines. • Developed and sourced fabrics, prints, and trims. • Generated Tech Packs, including CADs, BOMs, construction, specs, and graded specs for each style. • Worked with Marketing and Sales to make all visual line plans for each season. • Negotiated with factories to achieve target costs. • Reviewed, measured, and fitted all development and production samples. • Travelled internationally to build vendor relationships and streamline factory communication.

• Supported technical development through detailed tech packs, construction specs, and grade rules. • Led fit sessions and translated feedback into clear comments for offshore manufacturers. • Ensured product consistency by standardizing fit and construction across collections.

• Created Tech Packs and communicated with factories on a daily basis. • Measured and fitted samples prior to going to customer meetings. • Attended customer fit sessions. • Maintained detailed sample development history.

• Created Tech Packs and blocks, schedule fit sessions. • Analyzed product returns and manage PLM system data. • Inspected quality standards and coordinate samples.

• Communicated with factories, measure fit samples, and attend fit sessions. • Kept critical path dates. • Coached a Junior Garment Technologist. • Assisted in creating Tech Packs.