Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Websites
Personal Information
Timeline
Generic

KWAN WALLER

Los Angeles,CA

Summary

Dynamic professional with a proven track record at Earthling VIP, excelling in quality control and technical drawings. Adept at optimizing production efficiency, I successfully reduced fabric waste, enhancing profitability. Strong communication skills and proficiency in Adobe and Excel drive my ability to collaborate effectively and achieve exceptional results in fast-paced environments.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Production Team Member

Earthling VIP
01.2024 - Current
  • Collaborated in production assembly and fabrication within warehouse and assembly line
  • Provided s design support to administration and team
  • Assist with distributing purchase orders along with fabric drop-ship follow ups
  • Assist in managing fabrication and group sheets
  • Maintained accurate pre-production documentation and records
  • Hardware Applique
  • Reducing fabric waste by 1-2% per style, increasing profits by $350 across 3-5 runs at $10/yard.

Fashion Wholesale sales agent

Charlie Wilfred
Los Angeles, CA
01.2022 - Current
  • Assisted in negotiating closing major accounts
  • Conducted inventory counts and stock checks
  • Operated Forklifts in safe efficient manner
  • Organized and maintained systematic arrangement of apparel within showroom and warehouse for easy accessibility
  • Verified the accuracy of pulled items by checking product codes, sizes, and quantities
  • Examined sample material on and off models, adjusting designs as needed to ensure desired results
  • Delivered sales presentations and product demonstrations according to organizational needs
  • Increase customer retention with sales through follow ups
  • Evaluated inventory and delivery needs and payment terms. E.g.10% net 30 for customers in popular locations
  • Collaborated with visual merchandising team and designers to ensure the integrity of sales with transparent lead times and creating eye-catching displays leading to a 15% sales increase
  • Decrease customer complaints by 20% in 5 weeks through customization of garment assortment increase
  • Attained wholesale account with long-established brand
  • Increased customer satisfaction by resolving quality control issues
  • Maintained showrooms and Expo’s, attended trade shows- Chicago Collective 2025- closed 30-35 accounts.
  • Liaison between accounts, appointment preparations and showroom floor merchandising
  • Consolidating orders, increasing production volumes
  • Creating sales funnels; organizing line sheets logging customers pain points and habits
  • Negotiating prices, sometimes being more lenient with minimums

Assist Manager/ Key Holder

Politix Studio
01.2020 - 01.2025
  • Established relationships with brands at Trade Shows and Showrooms
  • Evaluated inventory and delivery needs, optimizing strategies to meet customer demands
  • Canceled orders due to insufficient availability or quality control
  • Analyzing line sheets and catalogs
  • Processing returns
  • Generated a loyal customer base through excellent customer service, resulting in a 15% increase in repeat sales
  • Assists with managing and monitoring all store related budgetary expenses, supply orders and maintenance needs
  • Collaborated with merchants and designers to ensure the integrity of sales
  • Utilized data analysis to monitor inventory and optimized, reducing markdowns by 10%
  • Assisted a buying budget of $100k, consistently achieving sale targets and maintaining inventory turns of 4.5
  • Ensure store presentation and visual merchandising standards are maintained according to company directives
  • Supervises and inspires excellence and productivity amongst the staff on the sales floor and in back of house
  • Maintain an active social relationship with clients and the community to fully understand the needs and changes of the market
  • Increased sales by 20% in 1 year by displaying genuine relationships with customers and achieving exceptional client retention
  • Assist in merchandising, display maintenance, floor set updates, styling recommendations and product knowledge

Sample Coordinator

PHNM LA
01.2020 - 01.2023
  • Collaborative efforts with engineers over nonfunctional requirements
  • Sound understanding luxury apparel and knowledge of product area
  • Assisted in producing high level mockups
  • Sample development – implemented improvements in quality and production efficiency
  • Rendered high level technical drawings
  • Optimize development costs with maximizing product shipping
  • Maintain production and manufacturing space- inventory organization
  • Contributed to vetting consultants
  • Conducted QC inspections- quality control checks for stitching, fabrication consistency, and measurements.
  • Hosted fit sessions and communicated effectively with design team about adjustments.
  • Optimize spec sheet and bill of materials
  • Collaborated and Coordinate with suppliers/manufacturers along with design team, ensuring production efficiency.
  • Communicated with overseas vendors about production timelines and issues

Education

in Industrial Design -

Academy of Art
San Francisco
01.2017

in Graphic Design -

Kentucky Wesleyan College
01.2011

Skills

  • Mockups
  • Proficiency in Microsoft, Adobe, and Illustrator
  • Proficiency in Excel
  • Proficiency in Word
  • Quality control
  • Strong communication skills
  • Technical drawings
  • Trend forecasting

Personal Information

Title: Sample Coordinator

Timeline

Production Team Member

Earthling VIP
01.2024 - Current

Fashion Wholesale sales agent

Charlie Wilfred
01.2022 - Current

Assist Manager/ Key Holder

Politix Studio
01.2020 - 01.2025

Sample Coordinator

PHNM LA
01.2020 - 01.2023

in Industrial Design -

Academy of Art

in Graphic Design -

Kentucky Wesleyan College

Similar Profiles

CREATE PROFILE
KWAN WALLER