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Costing & Pricing Manager / SMU Product Developer

Engineering & Production

Creative and focused Manufacturing Professional offering the following skills and strong qualifications						                              
•	Functions best in a collaborative and team-driven environment to push towards financial goals, product vision, and company milestones effectively
•	Exemplary knowledge of development and production manufacturing to achieve end results successfully (good price, good product, minimized waste)
•	Ability to evaluate cost / production efficiency / business partnerships to problem solve undesirables and identify root causes
•	Work toward company goals and culture in a hyper-multi-tasking environment through team management and engagement
•	Laugh with my coworkers and business partners; build bonds of respect and friendship to make work not feel like work

•	Line forecast 8-12 months out; identify all related manufacturing needs and components to ensure alignment to delivery goals
•	Assess processes to address waste management, whether in time or materials, and refocus team toward long-term goals of delivering improved results

Apparel Production and Inventory Manager

•	Structure and balance product allocation for best success in quality and cost within a global sourcing base
•	Build cost and quality initiatives to benchmark improvements incrementally season over season (+98% TOP approvals, .5-1.5%IMU improvements 2019 to LY)
•	Actively engage vendor base in production management to maintain +99% one-time shipments for $6.6mil COG / 465k units quarterly business
•	Cultivate trusting and effective relationships with internal teams and manufacturing network to ensure improved results or problem solving is always in works

Production Manager, Specialty channels

•	Reset category requirements with our manufacturing partners to elevate communication and execution for $2mil COG / 375k units quarterly business
•	Landed cost matrix initiative to save $120k in 1 quarter while building confidence in a key manufacturing partner to strive for best results

Associate Production Manager, Women's Tees and Active

Production Manager, Women's Fashion

•	Engaged overseas vendor in continuous progress review to ensure goods meet delivery, price, and high-quality
•	Collaborated cross-functionally to ensure internal adherence to calendar, and continuously evaluate level of impact to final cost/quality/delivery
•	Proactively worked with Material Devel, Design, and Tech departments to address undesirables like wastage, minimums, and quality callouts
•	Consistently negotiated cost and delivery, communicated persuasively to problem solve any undesirables

Senior Production Coordinator, Dresses

Production Coordinator

•	Managed constant and clear communication with all customers / suppliers / contractors, and cross-functional team members
•	Analyzed product limitations / construction / trim options / fabric performance / customer’s vision for the product, and provided advisements
•	Finalized costing/sourcing for all bulk purchasing, ensure all raw material lead times correlate with delivery goals
•	Built relationships with suppliers, contractors, and vendors to effectively navigate timelines, pricing, and quality goals

Product Development & Production Assistant, Full-Package with integrated Textile Mfg

Pre-Production Account Manager / Product Developer, Full-Package

Design and Operations Assistant

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Chelsea Thoms: Costing & Pricing Manager / SMU Product Developer in Bozeman, MT

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