Professional Summary
P&L./Budgeting/Finance Staff/Team Mgmt./Training Sales/Customer Service Logistical Supply Chain Mgmt. Production Planning JIT/Productivity Maximization Executive leader with a strong background in high-end fashion apparel operations. Demonstrated abilities in achieving performance goals within established budgets and P&L targets by optimizing resource use. Championed strategic planning initiatives for three subsidiaries. Improved customer service. Established relations with key players, strategic partners, clients, banks, etc. Led growth-focused, cost-saving, negotiations for leases, bank agreements, warehouse contracts, factory/trade financing terms, freight rates, etc. XZY Apparels, New York, NY VICE PRESIDENT. OPERATIONS 2002-Present Men and Women's wear Designer/Importer/Wholesaler/Licensed Corporation with over $800 million in wholesale sales. Spearhead overall corporate operations (for three affiliated companies), including production planning, intemational/domestic logistics, freight forwarding, US Customs compliance, imports, exports, warehousing, inventory control systems, trade finance, accounts receivable, chargeback disputes/analysis, price/term negotiations, and bank factor compliance. Provide reporting inventory designation reports, sales assignments, factoring approvals, audit management, and yearly financial reporting (to board of directors and parent company). Oversaw setup, implementation, service contracts, and support for inventory/EDI systems. - Played lead role in establishment, setup, and management of operations (three companies). - Oversee staff of 26 direct reports (16 men's wear and 10 women's wear). - Effectively negotiated leases for showroom spaces in XYZ City. Successfully negotiated warehouse contracts with third party facilities in Califomia, Florida, and New Jersey. Orchestrated negotiations and signing for factor/asset-based lending agreements with banks exceeding $90 million for all three divisions; directly managed due diligence with banks. - Accountable for factory/trade financing term negotiations with all third party factories; directly opened all letters of credit, negotiated credit lines with factories. DIRECTOR. OPERATIONS ABC Group USA, New York, NY Men's wear Designer, Fashion Importer, Wholesaler and Distributor with over $30 million in revenues. Oversaw production planning, inventory control systems, warehousing, international/domestic logistics, freight forwarding, and customs compliance. Managed staff of 29 (15 US and 14 Canadian) employees. Responsible for oversight of customer service department.