Christopher Abat
San Francisco,CA
Summary
Seeking a challenging position within city government to leverage strong organizational, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills acquired in the fast-paced fashion industry. Eager to contribute to the betterment of the community through effective and innovative solutions.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Contractor - Assistant Production Manager
Gap Inc. - Banana Republic Factory Store
05.2022 - 08.2024
- Collaborate with designers, merchandisers, fabric R&D, inventory management, and overseas production team to ensure that the product design, cost, fit, and quality meet desired specifications and brand aesthetic.
- Ensuring of BOM accuracy in PLM after garment detail meetings.
- Analyze year over year product attribute data to control cost.
- Attend fit meetings and rework garment cost based on fit changes.
- Coordinate creation, tracking, and maintenance of proto samples through production adoption.
- Partner with overseas production team to finalize garment cost and meet AUC targets.
Site Merchandise Coordinator
Macy's
03.2019 - 04.2020
- Responsible for digital product setup and how they're allocated throughout the site. Weekly attribution projects of 400-900 items that optimize product discovery through search and browse categories.
- Reviewing navigation, cataloging, and promotional assets, and addressing any onsite issues.
- Partnered closely with SEO and Business Analyst teams to support navigation experiments and flash sales.
- Collaborated with the copy team and merchants to develop category and product detail pages to ensure all web content is consistent.
Assistant Production Manager
Gymboree Group
09.2018 - 01.2019
- Managed in-season production for Crazy 8 branded accessories and sleepwear.
- Elevated production issues or delays to manager based on weekly WIP report.
- Managed samples for pre-developments, artwork, marketing/ PR.
- Reviewed testing and quality reports and issues with the product safety and compliance team.
- Effectively communicate with internal and external partners on status of production, approvals, and deliveries.
Import Production Assistant
Byer California
01.2016 - 08.2018
- Support the production manager with daily communication with multiple manufacturing and textile mills regarding garment developments, quality control, and logistics.
- Coordinate with designers, merchandising, tech design, and sales to ensure all bulk production developments that include color, trims, fabric, and fit are met.
- Daily communication with vendors to ensure style cost sheets, fabric approvals, and trim approvals are completed.
- Providing planning and allocation teams with shortage and overage reports and confirmation for on time delivery to customers.
- Making sure garment quality issues from pre-production and bulk production are called out and reviewed with sales and design for approval or rejection comments.
Visual Merchandiser
Bloomingdale's
07.2010 - 12.2015
- Responsible for creating compelling merchandise presentations for women and men's departments of a flagship store.
- Active partnership with vendor representatives to implement seasonal and trend driven outpost displays.
- Developed and motivated new hires to achieve confidence and excellence in their visual presentations.
- Partnered with selling team and sales managers to provide product knowledge.
Education
Associate of Arts - General Studies
City College of San Francisco
2002
Bachelor of Science - Apparel Design and Merchandising
San Francisco State University
2010
Skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Visual Merchandising
- Merchandising Strategies
- Trend Analysis
- Outlook
- Powerpoint
- JIRA
- Smartsheet
- Legacy PLM and Centric PLM
- Proficiency in MAC/Windows OS
- Customer service-oriented
- Microsoft Excels
- Training new employees
- Adobe Analytics
References
Available upon request.
Timeline
Contractor - Assistant Production Manager
Gap Inc. - Banana Republic Factory Store
05.2022 - 08.2024
Site Merchandise Coordinator
Macy's
03.2019 - 04.2020
Assistant Production Manager
Gymboree Group
09.2018 - 01.2019
Import Production Assistant
Byer California
01.2016 - 08.2018
Visual Merchandiser
Bloomingdale's
07.2010 - 12.2015
Associate of Arts - General Studies
City College of San Francisco
Bachelor of Science - Apparel Design and Merchandising
San Francisco State University
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