Maria Kang

(Fashion Accessories / Cold weather division)
- Assist and support Design team in development and innovation of ideas and trends that support the brand
- Daily communication with China factory on sample status, sending tech packs, and following up to ensure delivery in a timely manner.
- Knowledge of knitwear, had to determine different types of knits & wovens.
- Prepare line and presentation materials for weekly and milestone meetings: line sheets for customers, print boards, mood boards, sketch boards, research boards, and fashion accessories samples.
- Check in and spec all pre-production samples and send comments to China.
- Maintain and set up showroom for market.
- Maintain all current design information: color, prints, trims, reference tears, etc.
- Sketch and CAD develop for Rampage, Macy’s, Lord & Taylor, Sag Harbor, Charlotte Russe, Rue 21, DSW,etc.
- Make color cards, find colors.
- Sketch new hangtags and PDQ.
- Send sample requests

Assist and support Design team in development and innovation of ideas and trends that support the brand
- Daily communication with domestic factory and pattern-maker on sample status, sending tech packs, and following up to ensure delivery in a timely manner.
- Prepare line and presentation materials for weekly and milestone meetings: line sheets, print boards, fabric boards, sketch boards, research boards, and garment samples.
- Maintain all current design information: color, prints, trims, reference tears, etc.
- Fabric & trim sourcing.
- Make color cards, find colors.
- Develop sketch ideas once every week for new development.
- Charge of organizing all trims, swatch cards and caviars.
- Send sample requests.

-Manage day-to-day office operations for 100+ employees NY managing relationships with over 35+ vendors/contractors to coordinate materials, shipments, and everyday supplies of all necessary materials.
- Maintained office efficiency by planning and implementing office systems, layouts, and equipment procurement. -Daily management of vendor invoices, office problem resolutions, employee relations including corporate partnerships.
-Supervised office maintenance
- cleaning, working with architects on design, office moves, and annual office upkeep. -Shipping/Receiving, sorts, posts all incoming/outgoing mail/deliveries and all sample sales.
-Looked over housekeeping to make sure everything is being done and around the entire office.
-Handled all property related issues cleaning, plumbing, with building engineers, third party vendors, and maintenance providers. -In charge of all office supply/design dept. supplies /food orders.
-Transitioned into a more cost-effective office supplier

- Helped edit season recaps.
- Worked on and putting together board sheets and mood boards.
- Helped with light sketch edits on illustrator
- Organized season books and put together the color cards and samples.

-Assisted the store manager in sales generation, operations and personnel functions of the store to ensure maximum profitability and compliance with company procedures.
- Maintain adequate sales floor supervision.
-Strive to achieve stores sales goal.
-Take action to fix any negative sales trends Communicate best sellers to the manager Interview/recruit a sales oriented associate Train new sales associates, monitor staff in product knowledge, customer service and selling skills. Making sure that staff meets goals by motivating and supervising them.
- Set and revised the merchandise layout design of the store and presented the products in display window and throughout the whole store.
-Handled and problem solved all customer returns and complaints.
- Maintained cleanliness and organization. -Handled all day to day inventory counts and answered all phone calls.

-Assisted account executives in sales by meeting up with major department and specialty stores such as Barney's and Neiman Marcus.
-Organized and maintained cleanliness of the showroom. Communicated with our seventeen overseas companies and our over one thousand customer base in U.S. and Canada.
-Sales and marketing our seventeen European designer collections including Parker Blue, Greg Lauren, Lorenzini, Bruno Manetti, Zhor & Nema, Miki Thumb & etc.
-Administrative assistant and bookkeeping of overseas companies. -Distribution and importation of companies from Europe.
-Helped organize and run sample sales.