Strategic Sourcing | Advisory Consulting | Vendor Management

• Generated annual turnover of $30 million across brands by managing 10+ vendors and annually booking 2.8 million units across 250 SKUs.

• Guided the client in vendor evaluation & technical thought leadership, resulting in 10% cost savings & alignment with the client’s strategic goals.

• Attained 20% improvement in on-time delivery by conducting comprehensive vendor capacity planning to ensure alignment with order forecasts.

Business Development | B2B Sales

• Led a business development project, successfully generating annual revenue of $175K by developing a new partnership with US brand OnlyNY.

• Secured $8M AEO business, booking 1.3M units, through fabric innovation, cost optimization & negotiation, & strategic factory collaboration.

Team Management | Learning & Development

• Led a team of 5-members, providing guidance to the team relating to process and nurturing their growth through skill development initiatives.

• Coached 20+ cross-functional team members & 100+ vendor-side executives in merchandising processes, product development & costing.

Supply Chain Management | Operational Excellence

• Orchestrated a business of $20M annual turnover, managing end-to-end processes from product development & sourcing to production & delivery.

• Successfully managed challenging production lead times of 45 to 60 days, resulting in a 10% reduction in production delays and inefficiencies.

• Achieved successful onboarding of 6 new vendors, enhancing the supply chain. Facilitated training, onboarding, and management of new vendors.

Sustainability Initiatives | SDG

• Collaborated across the supply chain to source products using recycled and organic materials, supporting a 50% emissions reduction by 2030.

• Established a supply chain network for exporting 5,000 MT of organic cotton, aiming for a 25% organic contribution to enhance sustainability.

Quality Assurance

• Conducted 10+ workshops for third-party quality auditors, effectively training them on our brand’s quality requirements and audit processes.

• Carried out 250+ inline audits, identifying 20+ critical issues that prevented $1M in vendor losses and $5M in potential sales loss for the brand.

Program Management

• Led a digital transformation initiative by implementing CLO 3D software across the organization and supply chain, reducing annual sampling costs by $50K and accelerating product development timelines by three weeks.

• Trained team members & vendors in Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software, improving data accuracy and reducing product lead times.

• Managed a $25M annual turnover business, ensuring timely cost closures and developing a time & action calendar for over 400 SKUs each year.

• Achieved a 10% reduction in lead time through effective capacity planning, style allocation and implementation of optimized time & action calendar.

• Led a 2-member team in product development and sampling for AEO Women's category, efficiently managing over 100 styles per season.

Account Manager | Leadership Skills

• Collaborated with customers and vendors to achieve timely closures, significantly improving team efficiency by 20% and streamlining processes.

• Coordinated with 20+ cross-functional team members to ensure 100% adherence to standards, achieving a 15% reduction in process delays.

• Led a 3-member team managing end-to-end process for 400+ styles annually, ensuring 95% on-time execution while meeting brand standards.

• Oversaw an annual business turnover of USD 16.5 million managing product development, pre-production, bulk production and delivery.

Product Development

• Coordinated product development and sampling with 8 vendors and prepared functional and technical specification pack documents.

• Achieved a 25% reduction in sample turnaround time by proactively optimizing vendor coordination and streamlining the approval process.

Operations | Inventory | Production

• Managed follow-up charts, daily production status & pre-production activity tracking; performed line walkthroughs and quality reviews.

• Redesigned the workflow for pre-production activities, achieving 20% improvement in response time and significantly aiding the production team.