Product Developer

SAVANNAH ADAMS

***.*******@*****.*** • 516-***-****

Bilingual Product Developer with five years of experience in the fashion / luxury goods industry. Strong organizational and communication skills to oversee product development process from conception to production.

Languages: French and English

Computer skills: MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Intermediate skills in Illustrator

Zedonk; PLM ; WFX; Netsuite

EXPERIENCE

CULT GAIA – Los Angeles, California March 2021 - Oct 2023 Product Developer Manager – Accessories & Footwear

• Oversaw the accessories and footwear development team to ensure all deliverables were met.

• Managed the product life cycle from design to production and collaborated with design, tech design, merchandising and sales teams to ensure product delivery dates were met.

• Assisted in maintaining the development budget for each season.

• Maintained all development & production WIP reports with any changes. Owned the weekly recaps and escalated any roadblocks.

• Maintained costing files for all categories and negotiated prices with vendors to meet target prices.

• Managed the samples for all photoshoots. Had to ensure they would all arrive on time.

• Processed all invoices from vendors and submitted them to finance.

• Ordered all materials for the season and allocated to each factory.

• Created new processes within the development team to improve work productivity. RALPH LAUREN – New York City, USA Feb 2020 - Nov 2020 Assistant Product Development - Lauren Handbags

• Oversaw the whole product development and production process from design handoff to bulk production.

• Communicated daily with suppliers and liaised among Design and Merchandising teams with oversea vendors.

• Worked closely with design team for artwork approval.

• Created tracking charts for design handoffs and sample delivery dates.

• Tracked, received, and shipped packages of sample submits through the development cycle.

• Created BOM’s in PLM and input costing information in PLM. MARINE SERRE – Paris, France June 2019 – Dec 2019

Assistant Product Developer – Accessories, Footwear, Handbags, Hats, Jewelry

• Communicated design handoff and prototype launches with factories; allocated products to the factories.

• Created tech packs and passed them to the production team; participated in normalization fittings.

• Assisted the fittings to implement development changes based on esthetics and costs.

• Negotiated and ensured terms, costs, margins, and delivery dates with suppliers from Italy, Portugal, and China.

• Managed exclusive SSENSE dog wear capsule collection 2019, from design to production. EDUCATION

POLIMODA – Florence, Italy Jan 2018 - Sept 2018

Master Fashion Marketing & Communication

KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY – Pennsylvania, USA Aug 2013- May 2017 BBA Business Administration

Double major: Marketing and Management; Graduated Cum Laude INSTITUT FRANÇAIS DE LA MODE (The French Institute of Fashion) – Paris, France Management in Luxury July 2016

The Fashion Product and its Communication June 2013 360 View of Fashion June 2012

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