MEDHA BAYS

**** ******** **** **** #*** Los Angeles, CA, 90036

213-***-**** adn8sg@r.postjobfree.com

SKILLS

A self starter with excellent organisational skills and a meticulous eye for detail. Extensive experience in product development, line/collection preparation, fabric price negotiations, garment price / order negotiations, manufacturing and production. Tech savvy and a multi-tasker. Proactive and possess the ability to meet tight deadlines.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Paige Denim, Culver City, CA May 2018 – Present

Sourcing / Production Manager

● Oversee the entire Fabric R&D, PD and Production for Imports division (Men’s and Women’s).

● Responsible for all import operations starting with creating strategy, sourcing, placement and managing of products worth $50m.

● Handle all negotiations from cost, production timeline, quality and delivery.

● Direct the development process to ensure that commercial feasibility of fabrics and designs are met, maintaining target margins.

● Ensure all vendors are compliant with established rules and regulations.

● Collaborate with cross functional teams to ensure that all issues at development and production stages are resolved in a timely manner and deadlines are met.

● Work with the Quality control team to ensure any quality issues are resolved in a timely manner.

● Proficient in PLM system to manage style information as well as generate purchase orders and reports.

Forever 21, Los Angeles, CA August 2012 – May 2018 Production Supervisor

● Coordinated with cross-functional teams to ensure on-time production while managing 300 plus large quantity purchase orders

● Maintained effective communication with over 20 factories, both domestic and overseas.

● Proactively identified raw materials sourcing for wovens, knits, outerwear, dresses and denim.

● Played a key role in executing development samples and production in a timely manner taking into account each vendor's capacity and capability to execute.

● Responsible for ongoing price negotiations for fabric and garment closures for domestic as well as overseas locations.

● Established core fabric programs to achieve better prices and shorter production lead times.

● Trained and supervised a team of experienced coordinators. Bebe, Los Angeles, CA October 2010 – June 2011

Associate Designer / P.D - Freelance

● Planned and strategized product development and collection review meetings for runway shows as well as the main line.

● Assisted senior designers with new season designs through vintage research and competitive shopping.

● Interfaced with the pre-production team and domestic factories to implement changes and resolve issues.

● Managed and created tech-packs with detailed information to send out to vendors. Lucky Brand Dungarees Inc, Los Angeles, CA August 2010 – September 2010 Assistant Designer - Freelance

Sienna Rose, Los Angeles, CA June 2010 – July 2010 Assistant Designer

Perry Ellis International, Los Angeles, CA April 2010 – June 2010 Design Intern for C&C California and Laundry Brands EDUCATION

FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising, Los Angeles, CA, Associate of Arts Degree - Fashion Design, May 2010 Graduated Cum Laude ; Member of Phi Theta Kappa Intl. Honor Society

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