Director of Global Sourcing, Production and Quality Assurance Resume
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Director Sourcing and Quality Assurance
Sourcing professional who possesses the experience, capabilities and judgment for taking sourcing strategies to the next level of success or resolving the deficiencies that impede its ability to grow and prosper. Expertise in optimizing supply chain to increase margins, compress the development process and assure quality production on time. Quality assurance foundation with career history y of building and driving quality improvements throughout product and processes.
Achievements Preview
- Track record of successes in managing complex merchandising and business speed to
market initiatives.
- Forging global strategic alliances for supply chain integration and developing profitable partnerships to meet business requirements.
- Expertise in designing and restructuring of business processes to swiftly affect change for continuous process improvement,
Core Competencies
Characterized as a corporate strategy expert and change agent credited with personal
contributions to the top line and bottom line performance successes. Creator of visions that inspires the organization and allows for the execution of strategies and initiatives to achieve exceptional results.
Strategic Sourcing Quality Improvement Plans Lean Manufacturing
Product Lifecycle Management Production Planning Speed to Market
Vendor Management Compliance Team Leader
Career Summary
University of North Texas January – Present
Guest lecturer in The Center for New Product Development presenting lectures on Sourcing, Compressing the Development Cycle, Optimizing the Supply Chain and marketing programs.
Consulting January – Present
Consulting on apparel quality control, product development, sourcing, production and market analysis.
Harold’s Clothing Stores May -November
Global Sourcing, Production and Quality Control Dallas, TX
Planned and managed global and domestic sourcing and production activities for women’s and
men’s apparel for retail stores representing over $M per year. Directed and established
quality programs for over sku’s per season for seasonal deliveries.
- Transformed the merchandising division from % agent dependent buying organization to % direct relationship with global and domestic mills/vendors driving product development process, boosting market intelligence and improving initial mark-up margins (IMU) from % to %.
- Devised and executed speed to market plan by developing and positioning fabric prior to production, reducing production time line from days to days.&#; Created domestic replenishment program to meet seasonal demand.
- Drove on time delivery from % to over % by creating Product Lifecycle Management System (PLM) tracking product development from pre production to market reducing air shipments from % to less than % of production.
- Restructured technical design, sourcing and quality to reducing cost over $ K.
HAGGAR CLOTHING COMPANY, December – February
Sourcing, Product Development and Merchandising Kenneth Cole Productions and Haggar Casuals $ M wholesale
Strategically created and executed sourcing and manufacturing plans to transform the Haggar brand to the next level with Comfort Fit Waistband development for new comfort branding image. Developed and sourced private label programs for JC Penney, Kohl’s, Federated, Beall’s, Dillard’s, Costco, Sam’s and international licensee’s.
- Developed and executed new sourcing strategy and suppliers exclusively for Kenneth Cole Reaction label classification woven’s for start up of $M to over $M in years for Federated and Kenneth Cole retail operations.
- Opened new low cost value producers in India and China developing long staple wrinkle free NO Iron program for brand and private label customers. Over . million units start up.
- Developed exclusive components for knit and woven program Q for Life (Quality for Life)longest running branded program for men’s and women’s apparel.
- Created color technology with exclusive rights with mill for nationally advertised Forever New marketing program over $ million initial wholesale rollout at % gross margin.
PreProduction, Quality Control, Materials Management (Haggar and Private Label)
Sourced emerging trends in knits and woven fabrics for men’s and women’s apparel for Haggar brand and private label business.&#;&#; Re-engineered area taking it to a WEB PDM defined center.
- Directed testing labs, marking, sample production, product development, patterns and tech design compressing development timeline from weeks to weeks.
- Directed and certified Asia, India and Middle Eastern mills in start up of strategic sourcing strategy in Asia for Haggar Brand, Claiborne and Kenneth Cole Productions.&#;
- Created Vendor Performance and re designed testing processes reducing cost $K.&#;
- Assured all retail private label requirements for JCP, Wal-Mart, Dillard’s, Sports Authority, NFL, Nike and Kohl’s quality, color, fit specs and packaging were met.
SALANT MANUFACTURING COMPANY May – November
Director Quality Assurance Andalusia, AL
Planned and directed start up of testing, fabric inspections, color lab and new equipment.
Directed Quality improvements in manufacturing over $M reducing seconds from % to less than % in the Perry Ellis program.
BURLINGTON INDUSTRIES, NC May – April
$B+ Textile Manufacturer Knit Division
Progressed from Management Trainee to Department manager in textile manufacturing over dyeing, finishing, yarn manufacturing and knitting. Promoted to corporate Customer Product Development creating fabric solutions for apparel manufacturers.
Corporate Product Management Services: Managed over $M sales of fabrics in apparel production creating solutions and developing innovative products. ()
Department Manager Assignments ( – ). (number of employees)
Winding Department: ()
Spinning Department: ()
Carding Department ()
Preparation Department ()
Quality and Calendaring ()
Shift supervisor Assignments: ( – )
Dyeing ()
Finishing ()
Quality Inspection ()
Quality Lab Technician/Knitter nd shift
EDUCATION: Christopher Newport University, BS Business Administration –Management.
Skills: Word, Excel, Power Point, WEB PDM, AS,EDI,PLM Lean Manufacturing
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