Chad Heit: in Fountain Valley, CA

• Managed all aspects of apparel development, production and design from concept to completion on all categories. • Established seasonal forecast and provided analysis based on market knowledge and sales budget. Recommended pricing strategies for specific product categories and identify where margin-building opportunities may lie. • Ensured seamless interaction between merchandising, production and design to deliver a product line that is designed, developed and manufactured to meet product requirements, market needs, margin goals, and calendar timelines. • Built and oversaw key financial targets for the men’s business and maintained a strategic line plan to ensure efficient and profitable growth for all categories, while maximizing sku productivity. • Created and maintained department financial budgets for production and design. • Researched market to identify trends that where relevant to the brands DNA while maximizing sales within existing and emerging distribution. • Assisted CFO/COO to negotiate better terms and payment types from all suppliers. • Collaborated with the art director on all lifestyle and product shoots to create seasonal catalogs, with emphasis on brand story and marketed products. • Monitored the vendor matrix regarding performance standards such as costs, quality, on time delivery, product compliance and overall service consistency. • Worked with Sr. Production and Sourcing Manager to ensure on-time production, shipment and arrival of finished goods, including travel to factories to foster great relationships with our suppliers and overseas partners. • Set category margin goals for Sr. Production and Sourcing Manager based on established wholesales and retail IMU margins.