Benjamin Hoyt: in MISSION VIEJO, CA

*Managed over 300 styles and 1,200 sku’s across multiple adult and children’s categories *Negotiated pricing and placed buys for all sunglasses, snow goggles and product displays *Brought product to market in the US and Europe in a timely and profitable manner *Traveled to China to developed new frame shapes, fabrications, color and pattern techniques, treatments and factory applied processes to remain on the leading edge of the sunglass and goggle categories *Worked closely with multiple domestic and international suppliers to successfully communicate and ensure their understanding of artwork, prints, colors, frame fit and shape requirements *Identified new sourcing opportunities to drive quality, innovation and speed to market for the brands *Reviewed Proto, PP & TOP submittals for all categories from design concept to production *Organized and conducted product review meetings to build 2019 sunglass and goggle collections for Kreedom, CrushEyes and SIMA award nominated Rove collection *Effectively managed T&A calendar for all categories to meet time critical deadlines *Worked closely with Operations and Logistics Managers to ensure that all necessary content, color codes, and correct style information was available for style set up in QuickBooks *Worked with Operations team and Sales & Marketing Management teams to ensure that all information on line plan and catalogs were correct

*Manage the approval process for all concepts, packaging and testing for all licenses *Coordinate the manufacture and distribution of development samples to sales meetings *Develop new products within/outside of our current categories to continue/expand business growth *Manage overseas product and packaging production for all licensed products *Review sales and inventory reports and provide consolidated information as needed *Analyze current product lines for gaps and areas of improvement *Conduct cost and feasibility analysis for all new product proposals *Research new technologies and products that fall into our product categories *Manage production schedules, capacity & lead time charts, and overall product delivery deadlines *In charge of all customer service related duties for all products

• Provided clients with a superior level of customer service and care • Completed weekly plan-o-grams with speed and accuracy • Stocked department in a timely fashion to maximize sales • Cut fabrics and provided clients with design ideas • Supervised co-works in a manner that improved moral • Received and processed weekly freight shipments

• Assisted production manager with all aspects of import production • Dealt directly with overseas vendors and worked vigorously to ensure on-time delivery • Negotiated garment costs with overseas vendors to meet/exceed target mark-up margins • Processed purchase orders for import production garments • Worked closely with designers on fabric, trim and garment approvals