Fashion

Lifestyle

Music

Outdoor

Skate

Snow

Streetwear

Surf

Swim

Yoga

Health & Fitness

Moved a high volume of inventory while maintaining all reports, for all categories, missy, juniors, plus, men's boys and girls
Sales Representative for several retailers and off price accounts
Merchandiser for special projects in all categories
Collaborated with production and design to achieve customer's requests
Advised availability of inventory of finished goods to sales and buyers
Worked with warehouse on inventory availability

Inventory Coordinator for Off Price and In-House Sales

Implemented new systems for the management and tracking of orders
Train and support sales and design staff
Received and verified all orders for processing for 3 divisions
Process and communicate all changes to production and sales
Work with accounts at LA markets as well as new product development regularly
Follow up with accounts on various approvals from initial order thru production
Work with production on fit, spec, yield, fabric or other issues
Purchase and resource fabric for 5 Divisions
Review fabric issues with vendors
Maintain a fabric library of current stock fabrics
Maintain in house stock inventories of garments and fabrics and update sales staff
Sell new items and all off price stock garments, fabrics and samples
Maintain and update all records in systems for above duties

Fabric Buyer/Sales & Design Coordinator/In House Sales

Negotiate prices and delivery between factory and clients
Correspond with customers on spec/production issues
Daily communication with overseas factories regarding all approval or comments
Track all production from initial order to delivery

Import Production Manager/India, Indonesia and Hong Kong

Execute product development from concept through merchandizing and production
Buy trim and fabric for domestic and Mexico production
Manage sample makers and production contractors for clothing and footwear
Set up and manage trade shows
Sales representative at trade shows
Set up systems for costing and spec sheet packages
Trained employees on computer sketching (freelance 4 months)

Domestic Production Manager/Mexico Production Manager

Managed workflow, priorities, and productivity for pattern makers and sample makers
Created, analyzed, approved and distributed product development spec packages
Oversaw fittings and communicated changes for production to overseas factories
Communicated daily with production managers and overseas factories
Corresponded with customers on spec/production issues
Created new style numbering system for all departments
Maintained Lectra pattern system and files

Senior Development Technician/Junior Account Technician

Oversaw operations for design room, costing, sample room and production
Managed productivity of design and costing staff
Trained and supported design staff
Manages assorted projects

Design Room/Pre-production Manager

Oversaw operations for design room, costing, sample room and production
Managed productivity of design and costing staff
Trained and supported design staff
Placed orders and tracked import production with Hong Kong, India and Hungary
Liaison for Retail Marketing, MIS, Sales and Customer Service departments
Coordinated trade shows, travel needs and inventory selling
Projected finished garment orders and fabric buys

Operations Manager /Senior Planner (Parallel & To The Max)

Trainer/User support for PDM, Micrografx Designer, Omni Form Filler and other various computer systems for all divisions of the company
Recorded productivity of sample and pattern makers
Developed and implemented design room procedures / Recruited and interviewed interns

Costing/Specification Technician
Created computer-generated sketches on Designer Suite 7.5
Generated cost of new line "Allen B. Missy Contemporary"
Assigned pattern work, attended fittings, requested markers
Issued pre-production specification packages
Communicated with divisional, sales and production staff
Corresponded with buyers for catalog orders

Design Room Manager/System Support

Supervised the organization of design room and sample room
Worked with designer and sales staff collectively on all creative aspects of line
Developed special trim send-outs with vendors, e.g., screen-prints, embroideries, etc.
Researched and purchased sample fabrics, e.g., lace, ribs, knits, etc.
Executed costing prices for junior sportswear


Victoria Arteaga

Associate Designer/Costing Technician

Developed and implemented organizational procedures and systems for design room, sample room and costing area.
Updated sales, design, and production personnel on all design changes
Processed all order entry defaults
Coordinated labor costs with the contractors
Reviewed cost sheets and updated any revisions in the system

Design Room/Costing Manager

Victoria Arteaga is an Inventory Coordinator for Off Price and In-House Sales at Hybrid Apparel/Hybrid Promotions LLC in Bloomington, CA.

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