Mateo Terrazas
New York
Summary
Detail-oriented Senior Production Coordinator with strong costing and vendor-facing experience across headwear, accessories, and apparel. Hands-on exposure to vendor cost breakdowns, quote reviews, RFQs, and landed cost drivers including fabric, trims, labor, freight, duty, and MOQs. Proven ability to optimize production processes, troubleshoot cost risks, and support margin-aligned sourcing decisions through close collaboration with vendors, design, and internal teams. Strong technical background through extensive training in fabric and trim approvals, providing an advanced understanding of development and manufacturing processes.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Production Coordinator
Outerstuff
01.2025 - Current
- Daily vendor communication to ensure that product is delivered accurately and on-time.
- Oversees all headwear and accessory production. Overseeing per year three-million plus units with a wide variety of SKU's.
- Oversees all Mitchell & Ness youth production.
- Partner directly with vendors on cost reviews, quote validation, and production feasibility. Evaluating fabric, trim, labor, freight, duty, and MOQ impacts.
- Working with team-licensed goods ensuring that correct color and trims are being used against a wide variety of different customers and leagues.
- Traveled overseas to resolve production and cost-relate issues, protecting timelines and minimizing financial exposure.
- Changed production process and certain oversights that were being made before arrival to company to help optimize production and business.
Production Coordinator
Globe-Tex Apparel
03.2022 - 12.2024
- Helped manage full production cycle for outerwear company.
- Trained across all technical aspects of fabric and trim processes.
- Gained knowledge of construction, testing, quality, and logistical components of the production cycle. Coordinated sample tracking, approvals, and workflows.
- Worked directly with design in creation of tech packs.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Philosophy
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ02-2022
Skills
- Cost Breakdown Analysis (Fabric, trims, labor, freight, and duty)
- Direct Vendor Negotiations
- RFQs & Margin-Aligned Costing Support
- PLM and Production Systems
- Excel Proficient
- End-to-End Production Management
- Spec & Tech Pack Review
- Fabric & Trim Approvals
- Timeline & Critical Path Management
- Problem Solving & Production Troubleshooting
- Trend & Market Awareness
Timeline
Senior Production Coordinator
Outerstuff
01.2025 - Current
Production Coordinator
Globe-Tex Apparel
03.2022 - 12.2024
Bachelor of Science - Philosophy
University of Arizona