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Anjali Gupta

Land O' Lakes,FL

Summary

Fashion product developer with 5.5 years of work experience in Apparel Product Development responsible for all phases of development to production and successfully delivering products at right time. Expertise in fabric and trim development, fit and construction, data tracking and organizing, sample inspection, sample costing, calender strategic planning for on-time delivery. Excellent in collaborating with design teams, technical team and maintaining strong relationships with vendors. Skilled in effective communication, negotiation, product development process, PLM and data tracking.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Sales Associate

J.Crew
01.2024 - Current
  • Enhanced store appearance for increased sales by maintaining cleanliness and implementing strategic merchandise display.
  • Organized and rotated merchandise display to feature new products and promotions.
  • Built relationships with customers to encourage repeat business.
  • Boosted customer satisfaction levels through exceptional service, addressing concerns promptly, and providing a welcoming store environment.
  • Collaborated with team members to improve overall store performance, sharing best practices and offering support as needed.

Volunteer Manager

El Perfume
01.2020 - 12.2023
  • Responsible for carrying out all store operations including connecting with vendors, issue purchase orders, record keeping for daily sales and inventory management.
  • Increasing store sales by strategic promotions and selling products.
  • Coordinated with vendors and maintaining good relationship for business growth.
  • Inventory management and on-time order procurement for upcoming events.

Product Developer

Newtimesgroup
10.2018 - 01.2019

BRAND: NORDSTROM

  • Supported menswear woven category for fashion basics and suiting styles.
  • Assisting design and technical team with daily support in executing all style detail, communicating needed information to teams and sending out daily comments to vendors.
  • Data keeping and organizing all style details in PLM.
  • Cost negotiation based on assigned budget keeping quality integrity maintained.
  • Calender strategic time planning to make sure all sample development and bulk production runs on time.
  • Proto and fit sample tracking and inspection with technical team.
  • Worked on samples based on comments received in techpack and updated in PLM.
  • Maintaining order file for each committed style and record keeping of all approvals.
  • Making sure approvals related to sample development and bulk production are done on time.
  • Updated BOMs for bulk production after development stage.
  • Coordinated daily product approvals for assigned category and communicated information with development team and vendor on time.
  • Built strong relationship with cross-functional partners including design, fabric, technical, merchants and production.
  • Participated in weekly business meetings to analyze sample progress, bulk production challenges and sales data with cross-functional teams.
  • Responsible to approve all solid color labdip and print strike off inhouse against pantone colors.

Product Developer

Asmara Apparel India Pvt Ltd
07.2013 - 10.2018

BRAND: ABERCROMBIE & FITCH, CHUBBIES

  • Supported womenswear and kidswear woven category for tops, bottoms and dresses.
  • Collaborating with design and technical team for all aspects of development and production process.
  • Data tracking and organizing. proto sample follow-up and inspection with help of technical and design team.
  • Sending out techpack with comments to vendors on time and updated PLM on time for all comments.
  • Coordinated and negotiated with suppliers and manufacturers to secure favorable pricing agreements for raw materials, reducing overall production costs.
  • Partnering with vendors to achieve reduced leadtime from commit date to bulk production delivery.
  • Execute all samples development from 1st proto to production, SMS and photoshoot samples.
  • Attended and participated in fittings.
  • Tracking color labdip and strike off and send out comments to vendors.
  • Making sure all fabric and trim quality approvals are done on time.
  • Daily follow-up with vendors concerning techpacks to ensure alignment on development expectations.
  • Create style packages using PLM and update BOM in production stage.
  • Reviewed products and updates to meet company quality standards, schedule production and work-in-progress tracking and reports.
  • Data keeping for all sample approvals, color and trim approvals and share with team when needed.
  • Implemented quality control processes throughout the entire product development lifecycle, resulting in a reduction of defects and returns.
  • Established strong relationships with external vendors and suppliers, ensuring a reliable network of partners for future projects or collaborations.
  • Approved colorist by munsel test.

Education

Professional Certification - Product Development Profession Certification

Fashion Institute of Technology
New York, NY
05.2024

Bachelor of Technology - Fashion And Apparel Engineering

The Technological Institute of Textile & Sciences
Bhiwani, Haryana, India
06.2013

Skills

  • Effective Communication
  • Strong Organizational and follow-up
  • Detail Oriented
  • Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
  • Adobe Illustrator, CLO (Intermediate)
  • Tech Skills (MS Office: Outlook, Powerpoint, Excel, Word)

Certification

Product Development Professional Certification, Fashion Institute of Technology [FIT], New York - May, 2024

  • Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
  • Costing Development
  • Latest Techniques of Product Construction
  • Quality Assurance and Development
  • Sustainable Sourcing and Marketing Development

Adobe Illustrator, Udemy - Aug 2023

Certified colorist, Abercrombie & Fitch color team - Apr 2017

Timeline

Sales Associate

J.Crew
01.2024 - Current

Volunteer Manager

El Perfume
01.2020 - 12.2023

Product Developer

Newtimesgroup
10.2018 - 01.2019

Product Developer

Asmara Apparel India Pvt Ltd
07.2013 - 10.2018

Professional Certification - Product Development Profession Certification

Fashion Institute of Technology

Bachelor of Technology - Fashion And Apparel Engineering

The Technological Institute of Textile & Sciences
Anjali Gupta