Vice President Quality Control
Resume:
CARL M. KAUFMAN, JR.
Aventura, FL 33180
Phone : 504-***-****
Email: **@*********.***
August 1, 1998, to Present
Being in business as an apparel consulting company with over forty years’ experience.
Being multi-faceted and catering to all markets: menswear, womenswear, youth, and the children's market.
Functioning as both a creative and service-oriented company.
Helping with the creating of products, sourcing manufacturing, sales, marketing, fashion trends, and brand building.
Our staff includes merchandisers, designers, CAD artists, and experienced quality control specialists.
We have factory relationships all over the world - from the USA to Europe to Asia to South America and the Sub-Continent. Please feel free to let us know how we might help you.
April 15, 1997, to July 15, 1998
President & CEO, Kenneth Gordon, IAG, Inc., New Orleans, LA - $15M
Oversaw and was directly responsible for total company
oTotal company operations
oManufacturing – wovens
oSourcing – knitwear, sportswear, bottoms
oFinance – had CFO reporting directly to me
oMerchandising – three collections each year – Spring, Fall, Holiday
oSales – plans, quotas, customers; manage major clients and sales staff
oMarketing – oversaw any advertising and marketing
January 16, 1996, to April 15, 1997
President, Kenneth Gordon, IAG, Inc., New Orleans, LA - $22M
oAssociate merchandiser: Dress shirts, neckwear, sportswear, knitwear, bottoms
oCreated sales plans, quotas, customer direction
oCreated marketing plans and incentives for customers and sales personnel
April 17, 1989, to January 15, 1996
Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Kenneth Gordon, (NO) Ltd., New Orleans, LA –
$22M
oAssociate Merchandiser
oDirector of Sales
oMarketing liaison with Advertising agency and retailers who participated in co-operative programs
CARL M. KAUFMAN, JR.
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July 1, 1988, to April 15, 1989
President, Hansom West, Los Angeles, CA – First Year in business - $3M
Co - Founder of West Coast Company with owner of New York based Hansom Fabrics
Opened office, established business, managed personnel, sold, and sourced
June 1, 1978, to May 31, 1988
Vice President & National Sales Manager, Kenneth Gordon (NO), Ltd., New Orleans, LA
oMaintained direct sales responsibilities for sales territory (7 customers - $1,000,000)
oBuilt a sales force from 3 to 20 over 3 years
oManaged sales force for Menswear and Womenswear sales to $35,000,000
oWrote quotas, sales plans, and incentive programs for salesmen and women
January 1, 1976, to May 31, 1978
Independent Sales Representative, representing –
oThe Majer Company – built sales from $200,000 to $1,500,000 in eighteen months
oGordon of New Orleans – built new line from zero to $2,000,000 in two years
oManhattan Accessories – Neckwear, belts, small leathers, jewelry – added 25% to sales in ten months
PERSONAL MANAGEMENT STRENGTHS
Building Strong Personal Relationships with people
oAbility to interact with and guide staff to accomplish stated goals on time.
oAbility to create a cohesive team(s) in a way that allows leadership to come from within
and responsibility to be shared equally among all --- common goals: SUCSESS and PRIDE achieved.
oAbility to manage a staff as one of them while all know what management requires and how to achieve the stated result successfully and on time.
oHelping the group while motivating them, guiding them, building them up, and letting them see their own self esteem grow and mature.
oLetting others take ownership of what will ultimately be their and the group’s success.
Working together as part of a Senior Management Group
oParticipating in setting goals and goal-oriented plans for the company success.
oWilling and able to take my place within the group and accept responsibility for achieving a well-defined goal-oriented role with the company.
oHave lifelong history of success in sales and marketing: managing sales and sales personnel plus contributing to the evaluating of marketing concepts, ideas, and executions.
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CURRENT
PROFESSIONAL STRUCTURE
PERSONAL
Professional History
CARL M. KAUFMAN, JR.
19333 W. COUNTRY CLUB DR. - 706
AVENTURA, FL 33180
PHONE: 504-***-****
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