Jessica Ann Catapano
Edison,NJ
Summary
Strategic Sourcing Manager with over 15 years experience in driving and coordinating sourcing efforts for material and service procurement. Focuses on cost savings and supplier development to support pre-procurement strategy and supply agreement negotiation. Collaborates with internal business units and supply chain stakeholders to achieve business goals.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Sourcing Manger
Avanti Linens
04.2017 - Current
- Initiate, manage, and execute all sourcing projects with suppliers across multiple product categories
- Work with suppliers to get the best cost for all products in order to stay within the company's forecast
- Manage all contracts/purchase orders
- Serve as a direct contact for internal purchasing, forecast and planning
- Monitor and analyze suppler performance related to quality of goods, delivery, and efficiency of product
- Manage the design development
- Evaluate the designs to allocate product effectively
- Send technical packages daily to overseas offices to execute designs to be sampled
- Function as direct contact for sales team regarding pricing issues
- Daily upkeep of excel margin report based on changes with design, sales, and planning.
Sourcing / Costing / Allocation Manager
JBS
08.2015 - 08.2016
- Work with garment factories to get the best cost for every style
- Work closely with fabric mills to maintain the best quality of fabric to meet company standards
- Work closely with the design team to analyze each style to get the most acceptable results
- Allocate styles to certain factories based on production capacity and cost
- Attend weekly fittings to make sure fit changes do not affect delivery and cost
- Monitor stock garments to make sure factory maintains production quality
- Communicate all issues regarding quality (sewing, construction, fit) to the factories, in order to maintain company standards.
- Function as direct contact for sales team regarding pricing issues
- Check all Po's issued by the coordinator prior to sending them to factories
- Check all shipping received by the shipping department to make sure that cost and HTS codes are correct on each shipment.
Sourcing / Costing Manager
Adjmi Apparel Group
02.2014 - 08.2015
- Work closely with the Product Development team to analyze each style to get the best acceptable results
- Travel to diffident countries to negotiate prices and monitor production
- Maintain a method of evaluating the capabilities, capacity, staff, and manufacturing performance of all factories
- Maintain cost of goods to ensure company remains on target with their budget goals
- Function as direct contact for sales, planning and design teams regarding pricing related issues
- Oversea the time and action calendar and monitor production against it
- Prepare detailed management information reports for senior management
- Daily upkeep of excel margin reports based on changes/w design/sales/planning and overseas quotes
- Create buy sheets when an order is confirmed
- Motivate and guide my team to perform the duties needed best to one's ability.
Costing Analyst
Jones Apparel Group
10.2012 - 02.2014
- Developed department costing models and comprehensive profit analysis discounting methodology
- Perform trending analysis for seasonal buy changes and surcharge management
- Developed surcharge rate system in Excel to accommodate variables on a weekly, monthly, and bi-monthly re-evaluation
- Negotiate cost of goods with factories to ensure company remains on target with their budget goals
- Function as direct contact for sales, planning and design teams regarding pricing related issues
- Prepare detailed management information reports to senior management
- Daily upkeep of excel margin reports based on changes/w design/sales/planning and overseas quotes
- Perform daily reconciliation of Freight on Board (“FOB”) confirmations versus the SAP systems.
Product Development Specialist – Technical Design
J. C. Penney Company, Inc. (f/k/a Liz Claiborne, Inc.)
04.2007 - 06.2012
- Responsible for labeling and tracking sample garments from factories in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Taiwan, and Korea
- Maintain daily counter sample tracking report to ensure garments are delivered in a timely manner
- Responsible for the organization and maintenance of all showroom and fit samples
- Created and maintained technical packs in FLEX (JC Penney's proprietary software)
- Attended daily fittings to ensure sample garments fit according to specifications
- Communicate fit comments and corrections to global technical partners and factories
- Attend seasonal product, merchandising and sales meeting.
Production Specialist
Liz Claiborne, Inc.
04.2007 - 11.2011
- Responsible for logging counter and prototype production sample garments from factories in Indonesia, Shanghai, Taiwan, Korea, and Egypt
- Worked closely with various model agencies to schedule fit appointments
- Created technical packs in Style Manager (Liz Claiborne proprietary software) and FLEX (JC Penney proprietary software)
- Responsible for preparing daily model expense reports in accordance with budget requirements.
Education
M.B.A. -
University of Phoenix
Phoenix, Arizona08.2011
B.A. - Fine Arts, Fashion Studies
Montclair State University
Upper Montclair, NJ05.2006
Skills
- Operating systems include Windows, Mac
- Software/Applications include MS–Office, Excel, Outlook, PLM, SAP Simparel and A2000
- Project Management
- Data Analysis
- Financial Analysis
- Quality Assurance
- Global Sourcing
- Supplier Relationship Management
- Strategic Sourcing
- Conflict Resolution
- Supply Chain Management
- Cost Analysis
- Problem Solving
- Time Management
- Cost Assessments
- Vendor Sourcing
Accomplishments
Member of the Delta Mu Delta International Business Honor Society; University of Phoenix
Timeline
Sourcing Manger
Avanti Linens
04.2017 - Current
Sourcing / Costing / Allocation Manager
JBS
08.2015 - 08.2016
Sourcing / Costing Manager
Adjmi Apparel Group
02.2014 - 08.2015
Costing Analyst
Jones Apparel Group
10.2012 - 02.2014
Product Development Specialist – Technical Design
J. C. Penney Company, Inc. (f/k/a Liz Claiborne, Inc.)
04.2007 - 06.2012
Production Specialist
Liz Claiborne, Inc.
04.2007 - 11.2011
M.B.A. -
University of Phoenix
B.A. - Fine Arts, Fashion Studies
Montclair State University