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
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