Reagan Bencher
Philadelphia,PA
Summary
Senior Product Development professional with over five years of experience managing the complete product creation lifecycle, from initial concept to retail sale, in the consumer goods industry. Proficient in trend research, sourcing, product life management, and production.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Product Development Coordinator
Urban Outfitters, Inc.
08.2020 - Current
- Responsible for the entire product development life cycle, including, but not limited to, furniture, decorative accessories, home textiles, candles, lighting, and storage categories
- Manages high level sourcing strategy and factory planning with Executive Director of Sourcing per fiscal year
- Participates in Sketch Review during initial design process, ensuring materials, technique, and target price points/IMU are achievable for development
- Creates seasonal calendars to guarantee milestone meetings and deadlines are met for on time production delivery
- Sources and manages all raw materials in addition to evaluating cost of all components
- Reviews incoming developments with Design and Merchant leads for approval and aesthetic direction
- Allocates and tracks over 400 SKUs per fiscal year to ensure the PD process is running smoothly
- Maintains relationships with all overseas and domestic partners
- Resources core programs when necessary for better margin
- Creates and maintains PLM library, ensuring tech packs, BOM, and allocation is accurately reflected
- Starting from an assistant level role, was promoted to Senior PD leader in the same department over the course of 4 years
Product Development Assistant
Corkcicle.
05.2019 - 03.2020
- Worked with Product Development and Design on any technical, cost, delivery or capacity issues during the prototyping and sampling phases of development
- Assisted with research and development of all design development including pre-costing, paint, fabrics, mockups, lab dips, trims, prints etc
- Completed regular market research, attending trade shows and looking at wholesale competitors to identify industry trends
- Managed vendor relations overseas and domestically
- Managed development WIP including T&A calendars, sample/TOP management, fabric management, and costing
- Assisted with recording product information into Netsuite and placing purchase orders
- Worked with Product Development and Production teams to eliminate single use plastic in packaging
- Created and maintained PLM library of color and component by season and category
- Participated in quality assurance process and testing for Production
Office Coordinator
Hornstein, Platt & Associates
07.2017 - 02.2019
- Maintained an updated and organized database of the entire company caseloads
- Cross department coordination and communication
- Performed clerical duties to support executive and clinical directors
- Facilitated and maintained referrals from outside organizations
- Managed staff scheduling and calendars
- Ensured completion of invoices and billing
- Maintained accuracy and confidentiality of patient and physician caseload information
Education
Bachelor's Degree - Business Administration
Gwynedd Mercy University
Skills
- Product Development
- Sourcing strategy
- PLM management
- Vendor Relations
- Fashion
- Product Testing
- Tech Packs
- Production
- Order Management
- Market research
- Retail
- Trend Analysis
- Packaging
- Negotiation
- PowerPoint
- Excel
- Outlook
- CLO
- Printmaking
- Knitting
- Sewing
Websites
Timeline
Senior Product Development Coordinator
Urban Outfitters, Inc.
08.2020 - Current
Product Development Assistant
Corkcicle.
05.2019 - 03.2020
Office Coordinator
Hornstein, Platt & Associates
07.2017 - 02.2019
Bachelor's Degree - Business Administration
Gwynedd Mercy University
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