Sales Design

* ********* *****, *********, ** (T) 609-***-**** (C) 908-***-**** (E) **************@*****.***

SUMMARY: Import Export Compliance and Production Professional with 14 years of experience in the Fashion Industry. Strong skill sets in HTS Classification and Production Line Reviews. Fluent in Spanish.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

2011-2015 Tahari ASL/ Catherine Malandrino Millburn, NJ Import Specialist

Managed and coordinated Import and Export shipments under US Customs Regulatory Compliance for all Air and ocean shipments.

Responded to inquiries regarding classification, duty and tax calculations, or other import and export regulations to ensure timely clearance.

Assisted Director, Customs compliance in other important compliance related matters including FTC textile labeling, country of origin marking, global Fish and Wildlife (CITES) regulations, special trade agreement analysis.

Executed and administered all classification of all styles for both divisions, development of HTS numbers/Obtained favorable classification rulings in order to reduce importation cost.

Ensured imported merchandise is properly valued including the reporting of all price.

2010-2011 Canterbury of New Zealand Metuchen, NJ

Production /Import Coordinator

Received design sheets coordinated and sent information for sample making to vendors. Constructed and followed up on purchase orders.

Prepared and coordinated samples for Account Directors, Product and Marketing Departments, Licensors, Trade Shows and meetings.

Negotiated with overseas factories for the best terms of sample deliveries, stock deliveries, pricing and discounts on late deliveries. Communicated and coordinated with Product development, Art department, Sales teams, vendors and Pakistan/HK offices.

Able to multi-task vertical projects to time both timeline and deadline for design and production.

2001–2010 Vantage Apparel Corp Avenel, NJ

Production Coordinator

Communicated daily with overseas vendors regarding style development, production and delivery information.

Worked with Buyers on garment cost, quantity, production planning, sourcing and delivery.

Integrated trend analysis, coloration, silhouette selection, pattern making, fabric selection, consumer research, costing, sourcing, and quality assessment.

Monitored WIP deliveries and factory performance to ensure the timely delivery of product.

Monitored with the design staff the pre-production approval process (i.e. fit approval, lab dip approval).

Obtain initial projected deliveries from all vendors, report seasonal production schedules, and summarize WIP movement on a weekly basis.

EDUCATION:

Union County College Cranford, NJ

Associate Degree in Business 2004 - Concentration, International Business

SKILLS: MS Office- Internet, Blue Cherry, SAP, AIMS, ASN 400, Webtech, and Prodtrac.

CERTIFICATIONS:

Notary Public 3/2014 - 3/2019

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