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Director of Sourcing

Top Management

• Manage the oversight of Movement strategy to meet goals for product innovation, cost reduction, speed, mitigation or risk, supplier continuity in an ever changing global climate.
• Supervise and provide oversight of product development and production sourcing operations
• Develop and execute a strategic sourcing strategy in line with current and future business needs
• Provide strategic oversight and management of the full production process including final production allocation, production flexibility, monthly capacities and liability control.

Director of Apparel- Movement

• Provided oversight, management, and growth of annual $60M+ in apparel products for Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie, and Free People brands, while ensuring over 92% on-time delivery performance.
• Enhanced and implemented new speed to market model, resulting in 35% less markdowns, reduced financial risks for merchants, and decreased overall lead-time by three weeks.
• Reduced garment costs by 12% year over year, resulting in $7M+ in annual cost savings, while delivering 100+ basis points of initial markup improvement year over year.
• Managed and oversaw range of operations, including product development, production, operational reporting, team supervision, and more.
• Assessed and analyzed operating systems to maximize efficiencies, resulting in weekly time savings, while monitoring design development prototypes, fit, and production samples in alignment with high quality aesthetics standards.
• Sourced and curated new garment vendors and industry trends, in addition to onboarding 35 new European vendors in two-year cycle to improve lead-time and aesthetics.

Director of Apparel

•	Trained, supervised, and mentored six team members across two brands under Urban Outfitters Inc. to ensure standardization and improvement of processes, while leveraging cost efficiencies. 
•	Streamlined system efficiencies through enhanced training for 20+ team members, resulting in 1.6 hours of saved time each week. 
•	Reduced total garment costs by 18% by increasing brand yearly financial bookings for our key suppliers 10% year over year.


Director of Structured Woven's

• Curated and developed relationships with outside vendors, spanning 50+ factories across India, South America, and Asia; relationships accounted for $110M+ in garment cost annual volume.
• Supervised, managed, and mentored five-person team to ensure standardized service in production and development of denim, structured, and soft-woven denim line.
• Researched industry best practices and trends to develop and deliver concepts for private label denim line in alignment with organizational vision; responsible for 300+ wash developments in a six season/year cycle.
• Increased overall brand initial markup by 150+ basis points for 2015 fiscal cycle.

Senior Category Manager

• Utilized industry best practices and extensive retail knowledge to increase overall brand initial markup by 100+ basis points in 2014 fiscal cycle, while improving overall lead-times by 2-4 weeks, focusing on "speed to market" strategy.
• Collaborated with and visited overseas facilities and personnel in garment factories, mills, and laundry facilities 4-5 times per year.
• Managed and provided ongoing development of five-member team, while managing denim, knit, and sweater product development and production teams.

Category Manager

• Generated $21M, from $1M to $22M, in apparel annual business growth of Urban Outfitter's private label denim brand in four years.
•  Facilitated and maintained 95% on-time delivery performance and established initial markup improvement of 100+ basis points annually.

Associate Manager of Denim

• Provided ongoing collaboration and communication with 40+ internal colleagues to ensure alignment with updated company standards, progress, approvals, and production delivery status.
• Established and maintained collaborative relationships with fabric suppliers and garment vendors by attending annual trade shows.

Senior Associate Production Coordinator

• Reviewed weekly production status reports of $22M in apparel business, while providing ongoing production process monitoring.
• Collaborated and communicated effectively with diverse teams, such as design team and buying team, to interpret, anticipate, and execute production.

Associate Production Coordinator

• Received third promotion in three years due to diligent work ethic and accelerated industry knowledge.
• Managed, supervised, and provided ongoing mentorship of departmental personnel.
• Developed and maintained diverse portfolio of vendors and personnel within garment factories, fabric mills, and denim laundries across several international locations, including Hong Kong, China, Sri Lanka, and Vietnam.

Senior Production Management Associate

Production Management Associate

Production Management Assistant

Production Intern

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Colleen Burns: Director of Sourcing in SALT LAKE CITY, UT

Colleen Burns

Drexel University