Noel M. Shirian

** ***** ****** *** *, Bondi, NSW 2026 ■ H: 041*-***-*** ■ adnvpy@r.postjobfree.com

Experience

Production Manager, 03/2016 to Present

Rebecca Taylor - New York City, NY

Manage Womens wovens, sweaters, denim, cut and sew knits, and off price categories for mainline wholesale, retail and off price divisions which accounts for $20 million dollars in retail sales across 150,000 units.

Monitor monthly delivery T&A for bulk production to ensure that all deliverables are maintained and prioritized according to what was cut and sold.

Facilitate costing negotiations with mills and factories in effort to lower cost and maintain our overall goal IMU. Launch cost alternative options with mills and factories to propose for lower cost.

Track fit status weekly and sit in on all fittings to ensure any/all modifications are achievable and able to be executed in a timely manner without delaying bulk production.

Communicate via email and weekly conference calls with both India and Chinese factories to follow up on any production concerns and red alerts to come up with a feasible plan of action.

Re-develop all samples from PD to bulk production

Flash cost all samples in order to set wholesale cost

Factory visits in Asia to monitor the flow of production, negotiate pricing, and strategize future business.

Senior Production Manager, 11/2015 to 03/2016

Norma Kamali - New York City, NY

Supervise and manage sample process (400 samples per season) with Brooklyn factory using all locally sourced trims.

Issue and maintain all domestic order purchase orders.

Created a production plan with domestic factory and rearranged plan as needed in order to maintain delivery.

Daily communication and visits to the domestic factory to mitigate and prevent any potential production issues.

Ensure production flow is adhered to by anticipating the factory needs, ordering and organizing bulk trims in advance, and arranging on time bulk fabric delivery.

Communicate any potential production quality-executions issues, delivery alerts, and cost implications to Norma Kamali, sales team and the CFO for their feedback and approval.

Create and arrange all UPC hangtag, polybag labels, packing lists and carton labels for all PO’s.

Facilitate high profile production pieces for the Norma Kamali “ALL OVER STUD SWIMWEAR” capsule for celebrity clientele.

Review and negotiate all costs with Norma Kamali, CFO and sales team for approval.

Production Manager, 04/2014 to 11/2015

G-III Apparel Group - New York City, NY

Responsible for managing the private label outerwear production for the Express Womens/Mens/Outlet, JC Penney Womens, Dress Barn, Converse Womens/Mens, and Macys Inc.

Managed a total sku count of 100 styles equating to a total of 450,000 units generating 30 million dollars for Spring’15-Fall’15.

Worked with the buyer and sales team to understand seasonal production flow on a monthly basis and plan capacity for the best delivery with the factories.

Negotiate the final cost and confirm the delivery based on overall quantity and factory capacity.

Managed the submission and maintenance of Purchase Orders in the AS400 system.

Work closely with the logistic team and overseas counterparts to coordinate shipments, especially due high shipping season (June/July/August).

Evaluate the weekly WIP reports from factory to ensure bulk fit approvals, color approval, cutting date, sewing date, and shipping date are all behind upheld without delays. Present weekly shipping report status and address any issues/concerns to the VP of Production.

Address any quality and garment testing concerns and work with the factory to form a feasible plan of action to rectify.

Product Development Manager, 07/2013 to 04/2014

Brooks Brothers - New York City, NY

Managed the Mens, Womens, Boys, Girls, woven shirt product development for four separate lines under the Brooks Brothers brand totaling close to $25 million extended FOB for 2013-2014.

Developed and managed approximately 600 total styles which equated in 1200 skus seasonally, on a four season calendar facilitating 12 months of product.

Strategized with internal cross functional counterparts at sketch line review to ensure fabric, trim and styling details are suitable for the recommended price point.

Collaborated with cross functional teams to build calendar milestones and deliverables to better support and align the Brooks Brothers Global wholesale and retail businesses.

Raised awareness to any potential risk (factory execution, quality inconsistencies, high garment, fabric MOQ's, pricing alerts) to upper management, and proposed a feasible plan of action to rectify.

Facilitated tech pack off meetings with the respective cross functional partners (design, technical design, and merchandising)

Performed comparative cost analysis reports seasonally by vendor to identify potential areas of opportunity and growth for current and future business.

Product Development Manager, 10/2010-07/2013

Associate Product Manager, 04/2007- 10/2010

Product Development Coordinator, 05/2005-04/2007

Calvin Klein Jeans - New York City, NY

Managed the Womens Wovens business which consisted of soft tops, soft dresses, non-denim bottoms, jackets and outerwear.

Collaborated with design at the forefront of each season to conceptualize and develop any new fabrics, trims, washing, and embellishment techniques.

Platformed key fabrications across multiple programs to leverage for final bulk quantity cost

Strategized and developed fabric that captured the overall aesthetic desired by design while maintaining the targeted price parameters.

Launched any piece dye lab dip color approvals, print strike-off and yarn dye handloom development in accordance to the calendar time and action.

Reserved fabrications with mills for proto sample and showroom sample orders based on approved quality and color standards.

Assessed all seasonal proto and showroom sample styling, quality, trim, and construction details to allocate to the most capable factory.

Facilitated tech package pass-off reviews with cross functional counterparts (Merchandising, Design, Technical Design) in effort to ensure BOM, design detail sketch call-outs, and spec measurements are accurate and clear for execution.

Presented merchants and designers with feasible counter option-solutions and construction modifications in efforts to help challenged cost areas.

Education

Bachelor of Science: Fashion Merchandising Management, Jan 2005

Fashion Institute of Technology - New York, New York

Associate of Applied Science: Fashion Buying and Merchandising, Jan 2002

Nassau Community College - Uniondale, New York

Skills

Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint), AS400, Flex PLM, PLM Enovia, Web PDM, Fashion Flow

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