Lindsay Toone
New York
Summary
Experienced with strategic planning and project management. Utilizes leadership skills to drive team performance and operational excellence. Track record of delivering high-impact results through innovative problem-solving and effective communication.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Director of Production – Men's Underwear, Socks, Thermals, Base Layers, Boys Tops & Bottoms, Ladies & Girls Thermals
Grey Matter Concepts
01.2022 - Current
- Oversee a $120 million B2B business supplied to major retailers including Walmart, Costco, BJ's, Big Lots, Lowe's, Fleet Farm, Fred Meyer, and Amazon
- Lead end-to-end production management, driving supply chain strategies to meet business goals and ensure timely delivery of high-quality products
- Supervise a cross-functional team of 6 production managers, associates, and coordinators, providing leadership, training, and coaching to enhance operational efficiency and career growth
- Ensure smooth production flow by collaborating with sourcing, sales, marketing, and design teams, ensuring seamless transition from market handoff to production
- Proactively enhance supply chain timelines by analyzing demand forecasts, monitoring purchase orders (POs), securing production capacity, and maintaining inventory levels to meet customer needs
- Work closely with compliance manager to ensure adherence to testing protocols (BV testing, Kontoor, SGS, and CTL) for bulk production
- Partner with overseas Quality Assurance teams to ensure consistent product quality across multiple factories
- Collaborate with logistics manager on optimal routing strategies (Maersk, Indamex, air freight) to ensure on-time delivery to warehouse and customer destinations
- Negotiate costs, upcharges, and payment terms with factories, driving cost-effective solutions and maintaining favorable vendor relationships
- Provide weekly bulk production status updates to the SVP of Sourcing and Production, ensuring transparency and alignment on production goals
- Ensure compliance with GRS (Global Recycle Standard) to provide certified recyclable goods to key retailers
- Maintain and strengthen strategic relationships with key suppliers, and travel overseas (Bangladesh, Vietnam, Dubai) to drive continuous improvement in production processes
Sr. Production Manager – Men's Underwear
Grey Matter Concepts
09.2021 - 01.2022
- Managed a $70 million B2B business supplied to Walmart
- Oversaw product development and production execution for men's private label and licensed underwear programs for Walmart, ensuring all display requirements (end cap, pegged, pallet) were met
- Collaborated with packaging suppliers to develop and align time and action calendars with factory in-house dates for bulk production
- Developed a daily production report to track factory output and enhance production visibility, ensuring alignment with production timelines
- Facilitated weekly touch base meetings with factories to overcome communication challenges due to language barriers, ensuring clear understanding and execution of production requirements
Senior Product Developer – Mast Global (Victoria's Secret)
VS & Co (L Brands – Mast Global)
03.2018 - 09.2021
- Led the development process for all lingerie and apparel seasonal sampling needs, including fabric and trim pre-positioning, for the Victoria's Secret business
- Managed a $1.2 million seasonal budget for sampling, ensuring cost efficiency and timely delivery of materials for the development process
- Analyzed and reported on development versus adoption sample ratios, providing insights to leadership for strategic decision-making
- Directed a team of 3 associates, overseeing the tracking and management of the sample process from initial development through to garment samples
- Coordinated with mills and vendors to reserve production capacity for style review and post-style review samples, optimizing the production schedule to meet business timelines
- Provided production capacity data to the Product Development (PD) team for effective vendor allocation, ensuring capacity was utilized efficiently across multiple suppliers
- Pre-positioned all fabric yardage and materials required for garment sample production, ensuring smooth transitions from concept to sample creation
- Collaborated cross-functionally with designers, merchant operations, mills, and overseas vendors to ensure all aspects of the Victoria's Secret business were on track, from initial design to final production
- Managed the receipt and processing of 6-10k samples for style reviews, final buy meetings, and e-commerce photo shoots, ensuring samples were available and organized for the relevant teams
- Validated and submitted all invoices from mills and vendors to finance, ensuring accurate and timely payment processing for sampling costs
- Completed the Leadership Development Program, enhancing leadership and strategic thinking skills within the product development and supply chain functions
Product Manager – Woven Bottoms, Suiting for Men's & Women's, Men's Woven Tops
Banana Republic Factory Store (GAP Inc.)
08.2017 - 03.2018
- Oversaw a $50 million retail business within the woven category
- Provided senior leadership with seasonal hindsight and costing analysis, ensuring the accuracy of AUC (Average Unit Cost) estimates for each product category and contributing to strategic decision-making
- Managed, trained, and developed the associate PM and assistant PM in the wovens department, conducting seasonal costing reviews to maintain AUC targets and ensure cost control
- Collaborated closely with design and fabric departments to ensure milestone calendar deliverables were met, including tech pack handoff and timely prototype sample production
- Built accurate Bill of Materials (BOM) for overseas vendors using PLM (Product Lifecycle Management), ensuring alignment with production requirements and cost goals
- Maintained detailed costing information in TradeStone, ensuring accurate data for the product development and sourcing process
- Executed the early buy chart for the entire Wovens division, facilitating early booking of products and helping streamline the supply chain process
- Led the Rapid Response program, ensuring a 17-week turnaround time for quick responses to the business needs, and managed the calendar using the RPT tool
- Partnered with overseas GIS counterparts in India, Shanghai, Turkey, and Hong Kong to determine optimal style allocation across global manufacturing facilities, ensuring efficiency and alignment with demand
- Orchestrated T&A (Time and Action) calendars for platform core fabrics, facilitating fast tracking of production and enabling quicker movement of units to meet business deadlines
Product Manager – Men's Outerwear, Woven Bottoms
Tommy Hilfiger (PVH Corp.)
03.2013 - 08.2017
- Oversaw a $30 million annual wholesale business with Macy's and a $65 million retail business for outerwear, sport coats, woven shorts, pants, and swim
- Managed factory allocation for both wholesale and retail business, ensuring optimal production capacity and efficient supply chain processes
- Maintained an IMU (Initial Markup) goal of 70-75% for retail and 55-60% for wholesale, successfully balancing cost control with product quality and margin targets
- Provided seasonal target prices to factories and negotiated costing to ensure profitability and alignment with business objectives
- Collaborated with buying offices and overseas factories (India, Hong Kong, Shanghai) to streamline communication and oversee the production process from concept through order confirmation
- Analyzed historical costing data to identify opportunities for cost reductions on core programs, leading to improved margins without compromising product quality
- Delivered seasonal cost comparisons to the director of production, offering insights into cost trends and areas for cost optimization
- Managed the seasonal production calendar, ensuring that deadlines were met across all business partners, including design, merchandising, and vendors, to maintain on-time delivery and product availability
Product Manager – Children's Boys Wear (Denim, Outerwear, Woven Tops & Bottoms, Knit Tops & Bottoms, Sweaters)
Tommy Hilfiger (PVH Corp.)
09.2011 - 03.2013
- Oversaw the execution of a $15 million business for Outlet and Canada stores, managing seasonal line planning for children's apparel
- Analyzed business needs seasonally, determining factory allocation for 1 million units per season and setting target prices to meet profit goals
- Collaborated closely with overseas counterparts through video conferencing and travel (India) to negotiate costing, monitor production, and strengthen vendor relationships
- Maintained IMU goals of 65-70% on a style basis, ensuring profitability across multiple product categories
- Managed the time and action (T&A) calendar for three core programs, coordinating with planning teams to secure greige fabric and reserve production capacity on a monthly basis
- Conducted line reviews with quality control and compliance teams to ensure that products met brand standards and regulatory requirements
- Developed associate team members by providing training on the fundamentals of the production process, fostering a strong knowledge base within the department
- Monitored and reviewed purchase order (PO) creation for accuracy, ensuring proper documentation and smooth execution of production orders
Associate Product Manager – Women's & Men's Soft Accessories
Aeropostale Inc.
06.2008 - 09.2011
- Oversaw an $8 million business, including women's underwear, men's boxers, men's & women's socks, and men's swim
- Led cost negotiation meetings with overseas factories in Asia, determining factory allocation for 3 million units per season while ensuring alignment with merchants' and planning's target costs
- Managed the women's underwear core program, overseeing the reservation of 1 million units in greige fabric annually, ensuring quick turnaround times and timely delivery to the distribution center (DC)
- Built and maintained strong relationships with cross-functional teams (design, merchandising, planning) to ensure smooth communication and keep production on track
- Compiled and presented vendor rationalization reports seasonally to the VP of Production, providing insights into vendor performance and recommending optimization strategies
- Monitored production flow to ensure that deadlines were met and that products adhered to quality standards, managing production timelines and aligning them with business objectives
Assistant Product Manager – Women's & Men's Soft Accessories (Cold Weather, Socks, Boxers, Women's Sleepwear)
Aeropostale Inc.
11.2006 - 06.2008
- Tracked the development process and ensured smooth communication with cross-functional and overseas partners
- Coordinated the sending of development packages to overseas vendors, ensuring timely and accurate sample execution, and followed up on daily communications to track progress
- Monitored and tracked all samples to ensure alignment with calendar deadlines, ensuring that the samples were correctly executed for upper management presentations
- Maintained weekly WIP (Work In Progress) reports, providing real-time updates on sample status and production progress
- Created and maintained purchase agreements, ensuring proper documentation and compliance with production terms and timelines
Education
Master of Science -
Florida International University
Miami, FL11-2025
Bachelor of Science -
Fashion Institute of Technology
New York, NY12-2005
Skills
- Relationship building
- Strategic planning
- Verbal and written communication
- Decision-making
Timeline
Director of Production – Men's Underwear, Socks, Thermals, Base Layers, Boys Tops & Bottoms, Ladies & Girls Thermals
Grey Matter Concepts
01.2022 - Current
Sr. Production Manager – Men's Underwear
Grey Matter Concepts
09.2021 - 01.2022
Senior Product Developer – Mast Global (Victoria's Secret)
VS & Co (L Brands – Mast Global)
03.2018 - 09.2021
Product Manager – Woven Bottoms, Suiting for Men's & Women's, Men's Woven Tops
Banana Republic Factory Store (GAP Inc.)
08.2017 - 03.2018
Product Manager – Men's Outerwear, Woven Bottoms
Tommy Hilfiger (PVH Corp.)
03.2013 - 08.2017
Product Manager – Children's Boys Wear (Denim, Outerwear, Woven Tops & Bottoms, Knit Tops & Bottoms, Sweaters)
Tommy Hilfiger (PVH Corp.)
09.2011 - 03.2013
Associate Product Manager – Women's & Men's Soft Accessories
Aeropostale Inc.
06.2008 - 09.2011
Assistant Product Manager – Women's & Men's Soft Accessories (Cold Weather, Socks, Boxers, Women's Sleepwear)
Aeropostale Inc.
11.2006 - 06.2008
Master of Science -
Florida International University
Bachelor of Science -
Fashion Institute of Technology
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