Sourcing / Product Development / Production professional

HANNAH BRADFORD

Sea Cliff, NY *****

h:718-***-**** cell: 929-***-**** ******.********@**.*** www.linkedin.com/in/hannahbradfordroth A Sourcing & Manufacturing professional with expertise in end-to-end ownership of the development, production and ultimately the quality of women’s apparel products. Possessing progressive, diversified experience and expertise in apparel brands and a work ethic to support a growth strategy that is highly focused on quality, price and speed within the context of a sustainable approach to global sourcing and manufacturing.

Strengths in problem solving, issue-resolution, ability to work in a deadline-driven work environment, attention to detail and ability to multitask. Comfortable with ambiguity and managing through changing strategies and environments. Strong belief in collaborative, supportive work environments to develop and retain talent. Ability to communicate complex concepts clearly and persuasively cross functionally and at varying levels of an organization. Thinks strategically but stays on top of tactical execution. Excellent organizational, analytical and problem-solving skills. Extremely strong PC skills.

RALPH LAUREN CORPORATION, NY, NY

Lauren RTW, Lauren Dress, Lauren Evening, American Living and Chaps Dress divisions. SVP, GLOBAL SOURCING & MANUFACTURING Lauren Brands 2.2007 – 4.2018

Responsible for Production and Product Development for Lauren brands; RTW and Dresses. Launched three Dress brands for PRL for Sp’08 shipping for department store and private label markets, growing businesses from $13M in Sales for FY08 to $180M in Sales for FY17. Assumed responsibility for Lauren RTW division May 2017 with $300M in Sales for FY17.

Directed allocations and managed sample and bulk production through agents and overseas offices for 5 womens apparel divisions.

Coordinated all product development and production events to ensure on time sample lines and finished garment deliveries.

Oversaw costing process. Finalized all selling prices, markup analysis. Provided weekly reporting/analysis on weighted markup reports.

Partnered with Sales and Merchandising teams to ensure that special product programs and regular season assortments met timing and markup goals and adjust assortments to react to opportunities and liabilities. Liaison between Brand President, Design Teams, Global Planning, Merchandising & Production to insure immediate reaction to re-cuts, chase orders and special projects.

Led Production team of 62; 22 staff within Production & PD, Costing & Allocations and 40 within Product Development TD’s, Samplemakers, Patternmakers, Marker Makers, Cutters for Dress divisions. Coached teams through multiple reorgs and change process.

Continually improved margins for all three brands (over 17 points between FY08-FY17) while lowering average retails and improved retailer’s margins without compromising quality or speed to market.

Developed standard chase & reorder timing from 5-7 weeks (order to x-Asia) and grew chase/reorder segment of the business to 30% of the total. Initiated vertical garment packages for an average of 20-25% lower FOBs. Maintained virtually 100% boat shipments.

Led divisional brand system implementations (SAP, PLM, GFE+) including participating in system design and piloting process.

Developed/maintained Brand Time & Action Calendars for all merchandising/production events to ensure finished garment deliveries.

Drove fabric platforming initiative and multi-step buying allowing global planning flexibility in open-to-buy budgeting. JONES APPAREL GROUP, NY, NY

Jones New York Dress, Anne Klein Dress, Nine West Dress, Evan-Picone, Bandolino Dress, Joneswear Dress, Kasper Dress & Rena Rowan Dress divisions. DIVISIONAL VP OF PRODUCTION & MERCHANDISING Dress Divisions 3.2006 – 2.2007

Directed allocations and managed production directly with factories, through agents and overseas offices for 8 divisions with volume in excess of $100M in sales. Led Production team of seven Production Merchandisers, Assistant Merchandisers, Production Managers, Production Assistants and two Costing & Allocation staff.

Collaborated with sales teams to ensure that special product programs as well as regular season assortments meet timing and markup goals and adjust assortments to react to opportunities and liabilities. Oversaw costing process. Finalized all selling prices and markup analysis with Divisional Presidents. Created, analyzed and reported on weighted markup reports.

Maintained Time & Action Calendar for all merchandising /production events to ensure finished garment deliveries; Responsible for overall divisional line plan development. Liaised between Division President, Design Teams & Production to ensure immediate reaction to Re-cuts, Fast Tracks, Promos & Special Projects.

Demonstrated career progression in areas of product development management, production/operations and marketing/merchandising. EXPERIENCE &

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Hannah Bradford Page 2.

VICE-PRESIDENT OF PRODUCT MANAGEMENT Better & Moderate Dresses 9.2005– 3.2006

Provided leadership to company strategic initiatives. Piloted Speed to Style reorganization project and implemented pilot of Product Lifecycle Management system (PLM). Managed and reviewed 16 Product Managers, 2 Planners and 2 Fabric R&D.

Partnered with VPs of Sales to ensure that assortment plans tied back to financial plans. Reviewed assortment analysis and identified areas of strategic opportunity. Communicated merchandising strategy to Merchandise Planning, Product Management, Sales and Design teams and led Season Kick-off meetings.

Led and participated in special projects outside of direct business area responsibility; divisional operations, expense management, process analysis.

PRODUCTION MANAGER Better & Moderate Dresses 1997 – 9.2005

Oversaw coordination of woven and knit production, acted as liaison between Design and Production Departments. Managed 4 production coordinators, 2 merchandisers and 2 textile specialists. Overseas travel to HK office, agents, factories, mills etc.

Managed purchasing, tracking and inventories of tailoring, duplicate and bulk production fabric for monthly deliveries of 6 Dress divisions with annual volume of $200M+. Oversaw print development and fabric research/development team. Maintained textile library for effective sourcing/counter-sourcing of textile fabrics.

Initiated line development, production timing and coordinate costing process and collaborated with Design, Sales, Merchandising, Sample Room, Costing, Production, Allocations and QC departments to ensure flow of time and action calendar.

Partnered closely with Sales teams to ensure that special product, re-cuts and fast track programs as well as regular season assortments meet timing and markup goals and to adjust assortments to react to opportunities and liabilities. C.F.R. - CHRISTIAN FRANCIS ROTH, DIV. OF EQUALS 4, INC. NY, NY DESIGN MANAGER Women's Bridge Sportswear 1996 - 1997

Managed Design process and coordinated sample making. Acted as liaison between Design and Production departments. Sourced and purchased sample fabric and trim. Developed prints, embroideries and woven fabrics. S.M.E. DESIGN, INC. NY, NY

DESIGN MANAGER Graphic Design 1995 - 1996

Managed staff and freelance designers, trafficked projects, handled client services. Assisted Creative Director in all phases of the design projects. Bid projects, tracked costs and actualized finished jobs. Bottom line responsibility for bringing projects in budget and on time. Clients included NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL, Madison Square Garden, Classic Sports Network and MSG Network. CAESAR VIDEO GRAPHICS, NY, NY

PRODUCTION COORDINATOR Video Production 1993 – 1995

Coordinated pre and post-production for commercials, network spots, music videos and network launches. Bid projects, tracked costs and actualized finished jobs. Clients included MTV, VH1, Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, NBC, ABC, Food Network, Classic Sports Network, TBS.

CHRISTIAN FRANCIS ROTH, INC., NY, NY

OPERATIONS MANAGER Designer Ready-to-Wear 1988 - 1993

Developed and managed all aspects of women's designer business. Responsible for production management, sample and production fabric sourcing and purchasing, shipping, A/R, A/P, bookkeeping, office management, oversee sample room, PR, private customer sales, trunk shows, fashion show coordination.

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, BARNARD COLLEGE, NY, NY - BA, Sociology

FASHION INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, NY, NY - Small Business Administration and Bookkeeping 198

PARSONS SCHOOL OF DESIGN, NY, NY - Fashion Design Program - 1st year of BFA program 193

SORBONNE, Paris, France - Summer Intensive French Course 19

WESTERN RESERVE ACADEMY, Hudson, Ohio

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