Customer Quality Control

BRIANA JEAN

Mobile: 618-***-****

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Detail-oriented sourcing professional with knowledge of economics and procurement methods, including ability to negotiate successfully with suppliers to reduce expenses without harming production. Broad range of experience working with production, trim, vendors and shipping departments.

Experience

SOURCING ASSOCIATE

Town & Country Living, New York, NY: March 2017 – present

●Partnered with Quality Control (QC) to ensure factories pass required audits such as (ES) and FCC - Factory

●Place commitment with vendors and negotiate mutually beneficial delivery dates

●Successfully manage the costing process and updated cost sheets in NGC system

●Manage daily email communication with overseas agents and internal team members

●Negotiate MOQ, Deliveries and Prices with overseas makers

●Review potential QC issues, and BV/CTL testing results

●Advise overseas offices to ensure customer testing requirements are meet

●Negotiate prices based on brands packing

●Negotiate Deliveries for over 10 brands with overseas makers

●Allocating and managing overseas makers in India, China & Pakistan

●Assisted VP of Sourcing in design manufacturing and import of table lines and kitchen textile products for blue chip brands and retailers such as Wal -Mart, Ralph Lauren, Calvin Klein, Kitchen Aid and Pioneer Woman.

●Negotiated cost on entire product line sustaining 40% profit margin year to year.

●Working with colleagues in different time zones while staying abreast of constantly changing regulatory and operational environments.

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATE

Loftex, New York, NY May 2016 – March 2017

●Communicated with vendors to monitor the progress of new developments, current production and helps resolve pre-production issues

●Followed up on the pre-production process to ensure production is on time and meeting key milestone due dates

●Entered product data in a timely manner into PLM as well as passing on sample items to buyers and internal teams

●Maintained testing log, fabric catalog and trim Library

●Fabric/product testing to labs: Bureau Veritas

●Reviewed testing reports/ modifying Fabric constructions

●Reviewed samples for any fabric reaction and lighting issues

●Creating barcodes via GSI

Education

June 2010

B. S Fashion Merchandising St. Louis, MO Patricia Stevens College

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