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Product Development Manager
Cancún, Mexico
Mar 2021 - Present (3 years 7 months)
Head of design and responsible for ideation, development, sourcing, and timeline management of new collections. Designing Swim/Cover-ups, Bags, Towels, Accessories for Women & Men. In charge of develop trend concepts, technical packages, and timeline management of new collections. Competitor research, seasonal product planning, overseas development, sample shopping, fabrics, trim & print sourcing.
•Conceptual designer for all categories, inspiring overall brand direction.
•Visiting international trade fairs (India International Garment Fair/ Canton Fair)
•Operate in a fast-paced environment with multiple priorities and set goals.
•Build positive relationship with suppliers via day-to-day communication, according with department needs.
• Manage negotiation with Asia suppliers, ensuring target price and product design are aligned through the predictive costing.
•Manage day-to-day production tracking, track the production performance and proactively address potencial delivery problems with suppliers.
• Oversee Tech Pack files, care label and general labeling guides for all categories.
• Reviewing samples and providing execution feedback (fit and quality test) to factories to ensure technique and materials functionality & production feasibility.
• Work closely with the buyer, customs agent and traffic department.
• Present showrooms and fashion trends to internal teams (CEO & Sourcing Director).
• Support styling activities and photoshoots
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Purchasing Manager
Ciudad de México, Mexico
Sep 2019 - Feb 2021 (1 year 5 months)
Responsable for develop and buy the collections for all branches plus the online channel for Man and Women (polo, shirts, jackets, vests, bottoms, underwear & dresses).
•Developed new products according with fashion trends.
• Enabled and assisted department in accomplishing predefined financial goals for turn, sell-through goals, and inventory administration by participating actively in weekly OTB meetings with proper planning.
• Negotiating better prices.
• Adhered to latest trends and opened new lines for the successful development of product.
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Design Coordinator
Impala Sa de CV
Nov 2012 - Sep 2019 (6 years 10 months)
Served as a product development coordinator and designed for categories such as t-shirt, polo, pants, casual shirts & hoodie for Men, Kids, Juniors & baby in compliance with brand line and design.
• Supervised and streamlined the entire process including research, design, Tech packs, BOM, showroom assembly, and customer presentation.
• Delivered complete collections of products by department through serving as a supplier of the Grupo Coppel (largest retailer in Mexico).
• Demonstrated strong work team management expertise leading the design department.
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Fashion Buyer
Ciudad de México, Mexico
Oct 2010 - Nov 2012 (2 years 1 month)
Delivered high-level assistance and support to Senior Buyer (Menswear department including shirt, t-shirt, polo, bottoms, jackets & underwear) in purchasing merchandise on a cost-efficient basis.
Led all aspect of fashion purchasing, including selecting designs, buying, and delivering of assigned categories.
•Improved professional skills through developing great knowledge of departmental strategies and key goals for season / year.
•Selecting suitable designs & products for stores.
•Sourcing and developing new suppliers to ensure the timely availability of required resources.
•Achieved targeted business goals by creating new business lines.
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Designer
Cavalier Fashion Group
Ciudad de México, Mexico
Jun 2009 - Aug 2010 (1 year 2 months)
• Worked closely with Creative Director
• Assisted designing Men´s tailoring and casualwear
for brand licencing like Givenchy & Tommy
Hilfiger.
• Tech packs, CADs, BOM, linesheets, graphic
layouts, fabric/trim sourcing, fittings, overseas
production.
•Support photoshoots, casting, styling, photo edits,
retouching, lookbook and advertisement layouts & tradeshows.
• Directed creative concept for FW collections theme and helped cast, co-direct and style models for photoshoots.
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Fashion Assistant
Ciudad de México, Mexico
Jun 2008 - Apr 2009 (10 months)
• Worked closely with Fashion Editor
• Support styling and photoshoots.
• Bring ideas and research for articles