Taylor Rae Braia
Taylor Rae Braia
Production & Operations Director
san marcos | United States
Skills
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Interests
Music
Traveling
Art
Work experience
Coronado Leather
Production & Operations Director | 03/2018 - Current
•Manage all East and West coast wholesale accounts
•Manage the ordering of development materials as necessary
• Manage the marketing calendar and determine upcoming email blasts and launches
• Establish, review, consolidate, report and ensure the achievement of all Manufacturing KPIs - including those related to throughput, productivity, direct labor costs, continuous improvement, quality, safety and maintenance – relevant to the different product categories under Leather Manufacturing.
• Heavily involved in launching new products by coordinating photoshoots, updating Shopify, Templates, Linesheets, Campaigns, and more.
• Assist in continuously improving the efficiency and accuracy for production scheduling systems and processes.
• Assists with any and all projects relating to sales reports.
European Wax Center
Merchandising and Production Manager | 09/2017 - 03/2018
• Project manage the development, sourcing and production of branded merchandising, promotional and collateral items ie: In center marketing materials including GWP Cosmetic bags, posters, shelf talkers, clings, Lifestyle products and accessories for internal and external use, Promotional items for use in centers and at events
• Help to determine feasibility of all ideas in regard to cost, packaging and design.
• Track and manage all key timeline date approvals (product, testing, package, artwork), providing status updates on a regular basis.
• Maintain Item Master list, product tracking sheets and all additional calendars and forms necessary.
• Maintain and monitor production schedule on all SKUs in development in weekly status document.
• Assist in forecasting for all branded promotional and collateral materials.
• Lead weekly status calls with vendors on all products in development.
• Assist in preparation of all presentations inclusive of Annual Brand Conference, Expos, and produ
Miansai
Creative Department Manager | 02/2017 - 09/2017
•Maintain communication on product and other initiatives between the Creative Dept and Development, Sales, Marketing/PR, Ecomm, Inventory, Production
•Manage deadlines related to product launch and individual projects
•Ensure information within Netsuite and other communication channels is accurate and consumable.
•Supervises the Merchandising Assistant on work related to database upkeep, including but not limited to classifications, colors, pricing, and availability on product for every season.
•Supervises Photography and coordinate available photography time between development and marketing.
•Ensure that information and photography is accurate and timely for use on all sales tools including but not limited to NuOrder and Ecomm.
•Project Manages particular projects such as Photoshoots, Mobile Retail, Sample Sales, Line Reviews, etc.
•Ensures that Assembly Sheets are accurate and prepared for internal production.
•Assists with Hiring, training, and implementing new policies and proce
Miansai
Production Manager | 09/2001 - 09/2017
•Supervises and manages cross functional teams in a Warehouse Department which includes Quality Control, Inventory Associates, Production Associates, Logistics, Assemblers, and Jewelers
•Holds weekly production meetings, updating Leadership Team on issues with solutions.
•Helps create weekly trend reports with Inventory Manager for building mass Inventory (Demand Plan) for Sales to have a ATS report consisting of assembled TOP sellers
•Liaising among different departments, e.g Sales, Inventory, PR
•Maintaining & communicating Quality Control Standards
•Tracks daily, weekly and monthly Production output
•Sets and creates goals for Warehouse Team
•Assists Operation Manager with Hiring, training, and implementing new policies and procedures
•Works closely with visual and creative teams to execute Sample Sales
•Identifies new opportunities for Production growth
•Assists with all Inventory Locations for Major Departments, ensuring product is available and made ready to ship
•Determines
Astor & Black
Central Order Processing Team Supervisor | 10/2001 - 08/2001
• Providing accurate and timely solutions to clothiers queries and problems
• Identifying, researching and resolving company remakes/factory warranties
• Vital role in developing custom options for a new EPR system, NetSuite
• Analyzing measurements, patterns & fabrics to communicate with factories located in Mauritius and China
• Hiring, training, creation and implementing new policies and procedures
• Kept a fabric availability list for over 16,000 unique fabrics such as Loro Piana, Zegna, and Vitale Barberis
• Specced out factory samples
• Enter and review 1,000+ clothing/accessories orders monthly
• Helped reclaim 6.7% of the company’s monthly expenditures within the ordering department
• Multi-tasking and maintaining high level of efficiency while meeting deadlines and quotas
• Managed cross functional teams and projects such as market growth in 4 regions
• Virtually assist all field agents in excess of 120+ across the United States and Canada
