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JENN CHANG

Forest Hills,NY

Summary

Enthusiastic professional with solid experience and possess the ability to interact with all levels of management. Experienced in problem solving, multi-tasking, coordinating and effective management in a fast-paced environment. I have extensive knowledge and experience in manufacturing/packaging operations, quality control, diagnosing product needs and maintaining strong relationships with vendors and customers. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience

Work History

Director of Product Management and Sourcing

SUNRISE BRANDS
04.2017 - Current
  • Seven7 -Jr & Kid’s Division- Woven Denim Bottoms / Seven7, Joie, Current Elliot, Equipment & Rebecca Minkoff - Missy & Contemporary- Soft Woven and knit Top’s
  • Negotiate costs with vendors to ensure margin requirements are met at style and category level
  • Responsible for achieving profitability targets for new products as well as maintaining existing product line
  • Maintain delivery schedules for each of the divisions
  • Monitor and communicate progress and challenges through the testing process to meet product integrity requirements
  • Collaborate with research and development of new fabrics, construction techniques to support company initiatives
  • Attend all fittings with the designers and facilitate resolving all issues
  • Work with technical designer and pre-production to ensure design packages are complete and accurate
  • Review production tech packages and approvals against what was sold based on the salesman sample
  • Planning, developing and presenting a fashion focused line according to the Brand and customer base
  • Work closely with technical and design teams to develop seasonal collection
  • Develop new knits and soft woven each season according to trend and concept meetings with Design.

Director of Production

FEDERAL JEANS
05.2003 - 04.2017
  • Revolution by Revolt- Jr, Kid’s and Missy Division- Denim & Non-Denim
  • Work closely with design team so that sampling is produced according to design packages
  • Negotiate costs directly with factories to achieve the best cost of garments
  • Established production schedules, ensuring on time deliveries of purchase orders, handling vendor correspondences
  • Managed all submissions from concept through final sampling
  • Communicated with overseas factories on a daily basis and responsible for all approval processes
  • Manage production for a number of major chain stores in the States involving private label programs
  • In charge of all production for company’s own brand’s & licensed denim lines

Production Coordinator

UNITED JEANS
04.2000 - 04.2003
  • Denim & Non-Denim
  • Coordinated all sample development to production
  • Follow-up with overseas offices to get product line ready for production
  • Assisted in grading, costing, checking specs, trim buying and quality control
  • Determine quantity and fabric for cutting patterns to be used for production

Public Relations Assistant

LEROY ADVENTURES
03.1999 - 03.2000
  • The Russian Tea Room and Tavern on the Green
  • Assisted in presentation preparations
  • Monitor industry and PR trends and practices
  • Follow up with day-to-day activities with outside PR agency
  • Helped coordinate interviews with media reps
  • Organized and supervised high profile events at Russian Tea Room & Tavern on the Green

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Production Management

Fashion Institute of Technology

Skills

  • Applications:
  • Office (Word, Excel & Power Point)
  • Centric
  • Blue Cherry
  • NuOrder
  • VSR

Timeline

Director of Product Management and Sourcing

SUNRISE BRANDS
04.2017 - Current

Director of Production

FEDERAL JEANS
05.2003 - 04.2017

Production Coordinator

UNITED JEANS
04.2000 - 04.2003

Public Relations Assistant

LEROY ADVENTURES
03.1999 - 03.2000

Bachelor of Arts - Production Management

Fashion Institute of Technology
JENN CHANG