Gracie Chan: Product Development and Sourcing Manager in singapore, X1
Gracie Chan
Product Development and Sourcing Manager
singapore | SG
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Fashion
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DVS Concept Company
Product Development and Sourcing Manager | 07/2019 - Current
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
The Craftmark Group
Product Development and Merchandising Manager | 03/2019 - 07/2019
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
Sunrise & Co Private Limited
Apparel Manager | 11/2010 - 03/2019
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.
Macys Merchandising Group
Merchandiser | 05/2002 - 12/2009
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.
Gap International Sourcing (Singapore) Private Limited
Merchandiser | 08/1999 - 05/2002
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.
Pacific Resource Export Limited
Merchandiser | 06/1996 - 06/1999
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.
Education history
Lasalle International Fashion School
Diploma in Fashion Design
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