Aly Dey
New York,NY
Summary
Experienced merchandise professional specializing in music and streetwear across all divisions including VIP, Tour, Ecommerce and Retail. Flourishes in fast-paced environments and has the ability to adapt to quick changes within the business as well as the ability to produce and deliver products on time
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Manager - Production and Operations
Live Nation (Merch Traffic)
07.2023 - Current
- Led cross-functional teams to achieve project milestones and deliver high-quality results for clients in fast pace environment
- Manage and oversee the e-commerce department handling sourcing, development and production of merchandise
- Implemented and developed operational standards, policies and procedures both internally and externally with vendors
- Increased customer satisfaction with timely project deliveries and seamless communication for Live Nation venues such as House of Blues and The Gorge
- Consolidated print and cut and sew vendors and renegotiated contracts to optimize costs
- Monitor the production status of all programs – from sample development to order placement and shipment
- Assist with production needs for Tour & VIP departments as needed
- Increased customer satisfaction with timely project deliveries and seamless communication
- Strengthened client relationships by delivering high-quality service and personalized solutions.
- Provided assistance in logistics - both domestic & international shipments
Production Manager – VIP/Supply
UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP (BRAVADO)
01.2021 - Current
- Oversee and manage entire VIP department handling sourcing, development and production of merchandise for third-party clients such as AEG, Live Nation, and 237Global
- Successfully doubled the projected budget for Premium business in 2022
- Manage production timelines, review reports, and recommend solutions to exceptions
- Work collaboratively with the cross-functional team to develop a final assortment that is executable in production
- Cost and product engineer to meet account assortment needs aligned to P&L expectations
- Manage and maintain POs from submission to shipping
- Negotiate costing with vendors across multiple programs to help drive margin improvement
- Monitor the production status of all programs – from sample development to order placement and shipment
- Provide assistance for Ecommerce and Tour handling development and production to ensure on-time delivery for product launches or concerts
Production & Merchandising Manager
STATELINE US
01.2016 - 01.2021
- Manage, coordinate and review designs for development to manufacturers
- Develop fit samples, protos and pre-production samples
- Research vendors for necessary product and trims
- Review lab dips, strike offs and all development samples for approval prior to production
- Plan and coordinate production capacity in advance with factories
- Monitor and maintain production calendar to meet deadlines
- Liaise with vendors to ensure production timelines and quality standards are met/exceeded
- On-going communication with vendors for confirmation of x-factory dates
- Manage all trim sourcing, production and inventory
- Create and submit purchase orders to all vendors for fabric, cut and sew, trims
- Communicate with warehouse for weekly inventory updates
- Produced all product and trim with vendors and manufacturers in the USA
Production Associate
868 BRANDS
01.2015 - 01.2021
- Built and maintained relationships with factories in Honduras, Dominican Republic and Peru
- Worked as liaison between customers and manufacturer to execute customer's designs for production
- Developed fabric, lab dips and samples based on bill of materials and tech packs received from customer
- Created and updated WIP as necessary to ensure customer of production timeline
- Showcased new fabric and embellishments to customers provided by the manufacturers
- Provided customer service as the main contact person if questions would arise
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Public Relations
QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY
Hamden, CT05.2014
Skills
- Domestic and International vendor sourcing
- Tour &
- Ecommerce Production
- Budgets
- Pricing & Negotiations
- Vendor & Product Sourcing
- Quick Turn Production
- Cross – Functional Communication
- Product Management
- Drop Ship
- Management
- Billing & Invoicing
- Vendor Relationships
- Promotional Products
- Customer Service
Software And Systems
- Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Outlook)
- Navision
- SAP
- UPS, Fedex, DHL
Timeline
Senior Manager - Production and Operations
Live Nation (Merch Traffic)
07.2023 - Current
Production Manager – VIP/Supply
UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP (BRAVADO)
01.2021 - Current
Production & Merchandising Manager
STATELINE US
01.2016 - 01.2021
Production Associate
868 BRANDS
01.2015 - 01.2021
Bachelor of Arts - Public Relations
QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY
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