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Production, development, and forecasting private contractor. Over 10 years of experience in the fashion industry, including product development, forecasting, inventory management, sourcing, retail sales, apparel and footwear wholesale, and retail buying.

Process mapping of systems and reports for company wide streamlining. SOP creation for department and personal responsibilities 
Create purchase orders for samples, POP, and production by deadline each season
Export PO summary for each factory to confirm numbers and FOB
Adjust FOB in agreement with factories and Director of Sourcing and Development 
Coordinate special ticketing for each PO to be sent to corresponding factory
Daily communication with factories
Liaise with factories to accommodate exit factory dates needed for at once POs
Attend seasonal buy meetings
Maintain yearly company calendar across all departments

Purchasing Planner

Established Production Development Calendar 
Supply Chain Management
EOM raw goods and in production reporting 
Forecasted and ordered fabric for production runs 
Generated sales reports to use in production planning
Led production meetings 
Developed Customer Loyalty Program
Built brand connections for collaborations, i.e. Keep A Breast, affiliate program

Production Manager

Key Accounts / Rep Support - Customer Service Representative
Managed Key Accounts i.e. Urban, Bloomingdales, Nordstrom, etc.  
Including EDI integration, routing specifications, and pre-ticketing
Regional wholesale account support - Mid-West and N. East USA
Inside sales support for multiple regional sales agencies (Mid-West and N. East USA)
Import orders for Key Accounts via EDI, ie: Bloomingdales and Nordstrom

Dealer / Rep Support - Customer Service Representative
Managed open sales orders, invoices, and returns for reps and accounts
Facilitated compliance and inside sales support for regional sales agency (LMG - W. Canada)
Wholesale account support - Western Canada (British Columbia - Manitoba)
Weekly sales reporting
Attended regional trade shows (Know Show - Vancouver, BC)
Answered a high volume of phone and email inquiries daily

Key Accounts/Rep Support - Customer Service

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