Jacqueline Armendariz

• Collaborates with department heads on strategy to align company goals for margin, productivity, and efficiency
• Creates and manages team processes while working to improve efficiencies that come with company growth
• Schedules production and work-in-progress tracking and reports.
• Devises brand and product strategies to drive client satisfaction.
• Works closely with sales, operations and manufacturers to deliver quality apparel production.

• Communicates with sourcing offices and vendors daily (written and verbal) on pertinent design, development, delivery and/or cost related issues

• Works directly with factories to ensure consolidation of shipping costs and sets shipping schedule.
• Initiates and supervises purchase orders to factories for customers.
• Establish and monitor time and action calendars to hit target delivery dates
• Manages invoicing and payment processing operations.
• Manages multiple projects effectively in demanding environment with tight deadlines.

• Ensured product categories for each brand meet or exceed price point in relation to sales goals and margins; negotiated more attractive price points whenever possible.
• Worked to continuously improve our supply chain, including but not limited to certifications, as well as factory, materials, and processes evaluations.
• Oversaw new factory compliance, audits, and testing requirements, as needed.
• Kept open lines of communication with each brand manager to ensure branded product meets delivery schedule(s).
• Point of approval for internal team on lower margin programs, in conjunction with Sales.
• Worked in conjunction with Logistics Manager to ensure consolidation of shipping costs from factories and set shipping schedule.
• Set and tracked measurable KPIs for each brand regarding sales and marketing initiatives in relation to Product development.
• Maintained/exceeded minimum margin goals per brand on DTC and retail programs.
• Researched current market production process and product categories for each brands’ competitive markets.
• Worked in conjunction with Accounting Manager on cost of goods sold; confirmed acceptable wholesale pricing and terms as needed.
• Initiated and supervised purchase orders to vendors for Brands.
• Confirmed ex-factory and delivery dates for all orders and monitored progress.
• Problem solved all production related issues.
• Occasionally traveled to trade shows and to factories outside the United States.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Directly supervised six employees within Production Department.
• Ran weekly meetings with Production, Design, and Sales teams to review delivery schedules.
• Carried out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with organization's policies and applicable laws.
• Responsibilities included training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; addressing complaints and resolving problems; notifying management immediately of any serious issues.

• Coordinated, administered, and maintained manufacturing material support by managing communication with overseas vendors to sustain production product flow so that we met production/customer schedules.
• Promoted open communication between Tech Design, QC, Sales and Logistics to track development and production status from concept to completion.
• Was liable for reviewing costing to ensure we stayed within our profitability margins.
• Worked with all vendors to receive standard WIP reports
• Sent sew charts to schedule work for each facility's modular sew lines
• Worked with Cutting to ensure we supplied our vendors with priority products based off Planning’s chase report.
• Worked with management of other divisions to streamline procedures for the team and other team leaders
• Worked with divisions to ensure their timely release of info, styles, etc.
• Led troubleshooting potential quality and technical issues that may have affected garment delivery

• Worked directly under the head of Tech Design, and managed 7 tech assistants.
• Created training manuals
• Checked specs for tech packs
• Maintained documentation of all relevant data for production
• Trained all Technical Design Assistants
• Compiled daily reports
• Prepared presentations for all TD weekly meetings
• Distributed work and mock-ups to pattern makers
• Filled in for absent assistants
• Organized daily fit lists based on individual work agendas
• Attended fittings; prepared fit room/garments for fittings
• Logged and tracked all samples
• Worked closely with the photoshoot team, ensuring that they had all the proper apparel for their shoots and coordinated their schedule with the tech team’s fit schedule.