Gabrielle Price

Led over 100 national retail kitting programs annually across 300+ beauty brands and major retailers.

Served as primary operational partner for vendors, merchants, clients, and internal stakeholders to streamline communication and project execution.

Negotiated pricing, production costs, and commercial terms with domestic and international vendors.

Collaborated with finance to develop costing strategies, validate margins, and resolve invoice discrepancies.

Facilitated cross-functional collaboration among product development, sales, finance, compliance, logistics, and warehousing teams to enhance project alignment and efficiency.

Managed vendor onboarding and purchase order conversion processes while coordinating production communications for improved workflow.

Analyzed vendor performance and production timelines to identify risks and implement process improvements.

Developed standard operating procedures while partnering with U.S. fulfillment centers and freight forwarders.

• Analyzed production data to identify trends and improve workflow efficiency.
• Conduct thorough assessment of delivery slides by analyzing and running daily delivery reports.
• Collaborated with production team and vendors to ensure timely shipping of goods per agreed ex-factory dates and updated delivery slides for communication with R&B Team.
• Oversaw warehouse allocations for purchase orders and ensured timely communication of information to vendors.
• Administer harmonized tariff schedule (HTS) codes and coordinate with customs broker and vendors to guarantee accuracy of all personal data sheet (PDS).
• Render support to third-party logistics regarding all inbound shipments and guarantee timely distribution of goods.
• Coordinated with vendors and forwarders to monitor the consolidation of shipments and collaborated with the Sales and Planning Team on delivery slides.
• Initiated strategies to meet monthly budget goals by ensuring all shipments were received on time.
• Observe strict compliance of vendors with shipping standard operating procedures (SOPs).

• Managed production and operations for kids, men's, and women's outerwear, along with women's and girls' woven categories.
• Interfaced with product development, merchandising, planning, and account services to guarantee correct encoding of all orders; receipt of pricing and data in GFE+/SAP prior to purchasing order conversion; and communication of any shortages, delivery delays, or split shipments.
• Negotiated delivery dates with vendors for global customers to ensure goods arrived by customer start ship each season.
• Established partnerships with overseas vendors and sourcing offices to monitor price changes, purchase order updates, and factory delays.
• Carried out the negotiation of costing with vendors and ensured final costs of all merchandise.
• Negotiated delivery improvements with vendors to reduce lead times and collaborated to process discounts for delays, coordinating air/sea delivery decisions.

• Took charge of overseeing all woven, print, and leather fabric shipments to New York for domestic production and samples.
• Coordinated with Bologna office to align sample, PPS, and stock fabrics with delivery dates established by mills, ensuring timely production flow.
• Verified factory compliance with fabric purchase order requirements and invoice accuracy to facilitate timely payments.
• Developed production plan to track raw materials at season start, keeping all teams informed of daily changes.
• Implemented time and action (TNA) plans based on fabric delivery date while collaborating with New York-based factories on timing.
• Held accountabilities for all garments costing at line opening and cost assessment before passing to merchandising.
• Managed publicity sample orders to ensure timely receipt by regions for photo shoots and displays.
• Conducted extensive traveling to Italy to assist in training the Italian team on the new system, Airtable.

• Managed generation and oversight of 3,000+ purchase orders and 2 million units each season, facilitating seamless product availability across global markets.
• Executed purchase order issuance and maintenance in SAP for all main label polo children's wear global partners, ensuring accuracy and timely processing.
• Efficiently managed product life cycle from fabric commit to product delivery to all global warehouses.
• Led all necessary reporting in support of delivery tracking, purchase order creation, cost of goods, vendor performance, and fiscal year reporting in SAP and microstrategy programs.
• Collaborated with Account Services, Sales, and Product Development Off-Price teams to secure correct entering of all orders.
• Facilitated hands-on training for three new employees on industry specific systems and business goals within last six months.
• Evaluated and monitored weekly work in progress (WIP); participated in meetings; and coordinated and addressed issues with RL teams/managing office.
• Provided support for outlet and basic stock replenishment processes and collaborated with main label teams to ensure product availability.
• Exhibited outstanding performance, thus receiving promotion from assistant to associate manager of production operations.

• Efficiently managed product life cycle from fabric commit to product delivery to all global warehouses.
• Executed purchase order issuance and maintenance in SAP for main label polo children's wear global partners.
• Generated and oversaw more than 3,000 purchase orders and 2 million units each season.
• Led all necessary reporting in support of delivery tracking, purchase order creation, cost of goods, vendor performance, and fiscal year reporting in SAP and microstrategy programs.
• Coordinated with Account Services, Sales, and Product Development Off-Price teams to ensure accurate order entry.
• Evaluated and monitored weekly work in progress (WIP); participated in meetings; and coordinated and addressed issues with RL teams/managing office.
• Supported outlet, basic stock replenishment, and main label teams with diverse operational tasks.
• Facilitated hands-on training for three new employees on industry specific systems and business goals within last six months.
• Demonstrated exceptional performance in production operations, thus receiving promotion from assistant to associate manager of production operations.