Sr. Manager-Raw Materials Resume
Summary
Performance and goal oriented textile professional with proficiencies in: product development, sourcing, quality assurance, capacity planning, leveraging, risk assessment, management navigation, process facilitation, mill,and supplier matrices.
Proven ability to manage multi divisional and departmental sourcing initiatives through translating features into marketing advantages. Coordination and management of cross functional teams including design, product development, merchants, production, and sourcing for focused corporate initiatives resulting in deliverable “cost of savings”.
Extensive global travel to off shore offices, mills, and suppliers to deliver and direct corporate initiatives of quality and cost. Direct reports have ranged from one to ten to include subject matter expert managers, and assistants.
- Supplier Development.
- New Products
- R&D
- Operations
- Multi-Sites
- Negotiations/Pricing
- Cost Controls
- Capacity Planning
- Process Improvement
- Risk Assessment
- QA
- Global Teams
- Merchandising
Professional experience
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., New York and Arkansas -
Sr. Manager Raw Materials
Raw Materials Department Lead accountable for the “right first time” approach in sourcing fabric qualities to ensure excellence of fabric, trims, and garments.
- Drive departmental customer service with Business Partners to ensure value add in the development and production processes. Seasonal line reviews at supplier offices (domestic and global) to conduct product risk assessments-ultimately determining testing and inspection needs.
- Manage daily/weekly escalation of issues to leadership as needed to drive effective delivery of product.
- Intervention with Suppliers has equated to an In Store Quality Level of .% failure rate reaching the Corporate Goal of maintenance under %; a reduction from .%.
- Publish metrics related to quality execution at store level to drive departmental goals and objectives hitting pre-aligned measures of success in relation to AQL and OQL deliverables.
- Create, implement, and oversee bulk fabric testing process to ensure product quality.
- Manage rd party relationships pertaining to fabric and garment testing, ensuring quality apparel for the customer.
- Develop and implement a procurement process for fabric, leveraging Walmart’s scale and global reach, resulting in an annual savings of million dollars.
- Liaison with Product Development to determine trend and market research needs for coming seasons-ultimate delivery options for use.
- Publish bi-annual testing manuals to communicate standards to the supplier community while hosting summits to drive clarity in understanding.
- Conduct training classes/education downloads on topics related to Raw Materials in efforts to build a world class apparel team and a “one team approach”.
Frances Feldman Page
Nina McLemore Inc., New York, NY -
VP of Global Textile Sourcing
Developed new European/Asian sourcing for upscale women’s collection. Direct report to CEO and Founder.
- Coordinated trips to Premier Vision textile show in Paris to review/source new suppliers.
- Implemented fabric quality standards; maintenance of merchandise calendar, seasonal fabric negotiation and buys; execution of textile designs with global resources.
CJ Apparel Group, New York, NY -
Director of Global Fabric Sourcing,
Developed fabric sources for four divisions; Ladies, Men, Kids, Juniors.
- Reengineered fabric construction resulting in $ million annual cost savings.
- Established guidelines on materials standards, strengthening company-wide quality assurance.
- Developed and authored Textiles Quality Assurance Manual.
- Traveled extensively throughout Asia and Central America to fulfill sourcing, cost, and quality initiatives.
- Conducted meetings with Cross Functional Teams regarding corporate textile initiatives.
- Ascertained current apparel and textile trends through sourcing and cost negotiations to meet and exceed corporate financial targets.
Esprit,New York, NY -
Director of Global Purchasing and Sourcing
Direct report to EVP of Production focusing upon targeted fabric sourcing and development to meet and exceed price point targets to favorably impact the bottom line.
- Authored a New Corporate Textile and Garment Standards Manual to mills, sourcing offices and factories.
- Implemented textile quality standards and testing.
- Facilitated Textile Assurance Standards Manual and procedures to sourcing offices and factories.
EARLIER CAREER
The Limited Stores, Ohio and New York
Director of Raw Materials,
Direct report to SVP of Production. Eight direct reports including knit, woven, color managers and teams.
Liz Claiborne, New York, New York
Director of Fabric R&D/Purchasing
Sourced and leveraged textiles for three well known labels; Russ Togs, The Villager, Crazy Horse. Traveled frequently to Europe, Asia and India to work with mills, resources, offices and vendors. Direct report to SVP of Production..
Breckenridge a Division of Leslie Fay Sportswear,
Director of Textile Sourcing and Purchasing
Began career as assistant to Purchasing Director of Leslie Fay Sportswear. Promoted within ten months to Director of Textile Sourcing and Purchasing of Breckenridge Sportswear. Extensive travel to global resources in USA, Europe, and Asia to monitor print and surface design progress, source and develop fabric qualities, and negotiate textile prices for up-coming seasons.
Education
BA, Communication Arts, Queens College, CUNY.
