KATHERINE IRENE SIMOES
New York,New York
Summary
Management professional bringing background, leadership talents, and focus on performance. Continuously reviews work to identify areas of opportunity. Focused on enhancing workflows and procedures to maximize team success. Strong understanding of merchandising and brand aesthetics, organized, motivated, creative, excellent interpersonal skills, quick learner, and fast-paced multi-tasking abilities.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Product Development Manager
One Jeanswear Group
New York, NY
09.2023 - Current
- Manage and track all samples for Dee Ocleppo and Robert Rodriguez fashion brands.
- Successfully launched Dee Ocleppo in a tight two-month timeline, showcasing exceptional project management skills.
- Establish and nurture external partnerships with vendors to ensure alignment on the calendar and deadlines.
- Collaborate closely with internal teams to ensure adherence to goals.
- Order and track all proto and SMS sample yardage, guaranteeing on-time deliveries to the correct allocated factories.
- Oversees sample completion within sample rooms to ensure due date standards are kept and met.
- Supported efforts to develop and launch new product offerings and enhancements for existing products.
Product Development Manager
TWP
New York, NY
01.2023 - 09.2023
- Managed the product development life cycle for domestic styles.
- Prepared and maintained BOMs to create proto and SMS samples to meet design expectations, and ensure a seamless pass-off to production.
- Composed, cut tickets, and pulled/requested fabrics and trims to make samples.
- Tracked all samples through life cycle while maintaining Development LineSheet
- Implemented new strategies and procedures to keep design on track to meet calendar deadlines
- Maintained relationships with factories to ensure samples are made correctly and in a timely manner
RTW Product Development Manager
Marchesa Notte
New York, NY
06.2022 - 12.2022
- Managed the product development cycle for Marchesa Notte Evening and Daywear, and Marchesa Notte Bridal/Bridesmaid
- Built and maintained relationships with factories and mills in China to develop new fabrics and designs each season
- Worked with design team to maintain calendar dates and hit seasonal goals
- Coordinated with overseas factories to track proto and SMS fabric and sample deliveries
- Chased overseas fabric mills for full fabric and embellishment information and negotiates to make our margin achievable
- Entered fabric and trim information in RLM
- Created BOMs and fabric/trim POs in RLM
- Helped meet margin by negotiating with factories and working with sales and design while still maintaining quality and design integrity
Product Manager
Rauch Industries
New York, NY
12.2020 - 05.2022
- Managed the product development cycle and sales strategy for kat+annie (retail and wholesale) and private label wholesale accounts including TJX stores (Homegoods, Marshalls, TJMaxx), West Elm, and CVS
- Defined product road maps to continually increase the sales revenue and profit margin growth vs LY
- Created seasonal design and sku plans for all accounts by analyzing customer insight reports and market trends
- Coordinated with overseas factories to accomplish all product development deliverables (i.e
- Sampling, packaging, costing, all component approvals for production, and on-time deliveries) and ensure all factories meet audit requirements
- Produced sales presentations for all accounts, merchandise products in Atlanta and New York showrooms, and contribute to various marketing material including product photography, digital copy and more
Product Development Manager
Terez
New York, NY
04.2019 - 04.2020
- Oversaw all domestic and international development to ensure all products developed met design requirements
- Fostered relationships with overseas partners to ensure samples came in correctly and on time
- Sourced fabrics and trims to meet pricing, maintained cost, issued PO's, and supervised in-house sample cutter
- Created, maintained, and tracked WIP for all samples to provide correct salesman samples on time
- Found four new factories and built new relationships to elevate the business
- Obtained print strike-offs and communicated comments to ensure sample artwork accurately represented production
- Maintained organized records of fabric, trim, and print submits for tracking
- Responsible for input on designs to serve as a consumer's point of view
Product Development Manager
Alice + Olivia
New York, NY
07.2017 - 04.2019
- Oversaw showroom samples throughout the life cycle of product development to ensure accuracy of design, fabric costs, style descriptions, and photographic integrity
- Responsible for creating and communicating sales additions through the building of product specific TPs for woven styles
- Managed chart creation of new showroom samples, duplicate samples, and PR requests by collaborating with the Showroom Coordinator and PR department
- Supervised woven domestic Product Development team comprising of Coordinator and Assistant
- Delegated tasks including linesheet maintenance, fabric pass-offs, design showroom organization, trim review, photography of samples, and standardization of color integrity to members of the development team
- Ensured the accuracy of sample TP pricing, style structure, and fabric details
- Created and maintained work flow chart tracking drops, resampling, adds, and overdevelopment
- Communicated effective fabric usage strategy by including print layouts in tech packs with the goal of reducing production costs
- Conveyed changes to merchandise and sales teams as dictated by senior management in seasonal edit meetings
- Trained new design department employees in tech pack creation and transition to maintain quality standards
PD Associate Manager
Alice + Olivia
New York, NY
07.2014 - 07.2017
- Managed design, sample room, fabric, and development calendars to ensure timelines were met
- Tracked creation and completion of all PR sample, duplicate, and new showroom sample requests using Excel-based chart
- Communicated any new systems put into work with PD, design, production, sampleroom, and merchandise teams
- Kept track of fabric and print placement, ensuring correct information is in tech packs to guarantee correct yields
Design/PD Coordinator
Alice + Olivia
New York, NY
07.2012 - 07.2014
- Updated initial fabric information in TPs and completed final check to ensure all redevelopment information was entered accurately
- Collaborated with Sales to ensure all adds were communicated correctly to Design so that there would be no confusion for production
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Fine Arts
Connecticut College
New London, CT01-2010
Skills
- Supplier Relationship Management
- Product lifecycle management
- Product launch planning
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Project management
- Vendor negotiation
- Innovation management
Affiliations
- Avid traveler
- Drawing
- Baking
- Cycle For Survival
Timeline
Product Development Manager
One Jeanswear Group
09.2023 - Current
Product Development Manager
TWP
01.2023 - 09.2023
RTW Product Development Manager
Marchesa Notte
06.2022 - 12.2022
Product Manager
Rauch Industries
12.2020 - 05.2022
Product Development Manager
Terez
04.2019 - 04.2020
Product Development Manager
Alice + Olivia
07.2017 - 04.2019
PD Associate Manager
Alice + Olivia
07.2014 - 07.2017
Design/PD Coordinator
Alice + Olivia
07.2012 - 07.2014
Bachelor of Arts - Fine Arts
Connecticut College
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