Gracie Chan: Product Development and Sourcing Manager in singapore, X1

Nature of Business: Sourcing company providing 1 stop service from development and sourcing to finished products. Position: Product Development and Sourcing Manager Reporting Staff: 2 Staffs Product Specialization: Apparel Achievement: • Provide competitive sourcing services • Lent my technical expertise to improve the finished products. • Streamline vendor base

Nature of Business: Retailer specialising in comfort shoes Position: Product Development and Merchandising Manager Reporting Staff: 1 Staff Product Specialization: • Comfort Shoes Achievement: • Started the development process of private label shoes • Oversee buying of comfort shoes from Principal Brands

Reporting Staff: 4 Staff Product Specialization: • Men's/ladies/junior Sports apparel in both knits and woven categories • Sports guards and supporters • Footwear • Grips Achievement: (Sunrise & Co Private Limited) • Streamline vendor sourcing base. • Maintain strong communication relationships with all working counterparts. • Set-up operational merchandising protocol to ensure effective workflow. • Organize technical department and set-up fitting and measurement standards to improve apparel products. • Work with China office to improve merchandising and quality inspection process. • Develop new product category for Sports guards and supporters • Involve in apparel, footwear sourcing. • Extensive sourcing contacts in China.

Nature of Business: Sourcing Office Reporting Staff: 1 Staff Product Specialization: • Knits and woven Men's/ladies/junior apparel. Handled Aeropostale label. Achievement: • Contributed substantially to business volume growth by maintaining good rapport with the buyers. • Propose innovative ideas to lower production cost and increase bulk productivity while achieving designer's original idea and look. • Set-up development protocol. Actively involved in product development and sourcing for materials and accessories.

Reporting Staff: 1 Staff Product Specialization: • Men's apparel in both knits and woven. Responsibilities and Achievement: • Costing and Development. • Order placement and management • Production control and problem solving. • Sourcing for new vendors. • Adaptable to working in a face pace and highly stressed environment.

Reporting Staff: 1 Staff Product Specialization: • Woven and knits apparel in all categories of Men's, Ladies and kids. • Towels. Responsibilities and Achievement: • Grew and developed the Wal-Mart Canada account from an initial US$2million to US$8million within a year. • Trained and developed vendors from India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan. • Travel with buyers on buying trips.