HUIHUA KU: Inline Apparel Product developer in Phillips Ranch, CA

- Manage all aspects of product development of inline apparel categories including: woven, knits, fleece, board shorts, jackets, and printable - Collaborate with designers to audit and update technical design packages, ensuring accurate design documentation - Assist designers to update tech packs with Adobe Illustrator software when needed; Manage and maintain library of relevant fabrics, trims, and samples - Build and maintain development work in progress reports, with up-to-date schedule progression to ensure timely delivery - Coordinate domestic and international vendors in problem solving on a daily basis to track development progress - Communicate with a range of personnel bilingually, assisting and supporting the design, development, production, and actual factories and vendors to improve product development efficiency and minimize miscommunication - Manage all product line reviews from proto to production sample stages.

Categories: Inline Men’s Cut & Sew categories, knit (top and bottom), woven (top and bottom), boardshorts, denim, and outerwear. • Coordinate with designers on assembling tech packs to include spec sheet created by tech designers, send fabric swatches and trims to vendors for incoming season development. • Build and manage WIP report from development to early production stage. • Work closely with overseas suppliers in all aspects of the development process and require initial costing. • Follow-up with vendors/factories on all inquiries and provide collaborative problem-solving. • Collect strike offs and samples, inspect quality, review with designers, and provide comments to vendors. • Attend fit sessions with designers and technical team during sample stages to maintain the accuracy and integrity of product performance. • Provide visual approvals/rejections to vendors and ensure samples meet approval standards. • Work closely with production team to update development status.

• Monitor and analyze company efficacy within and across departments, identifying areas for improvement and generating informed and sustainable process improvement solutions • Manage and retain vendor and client relationships through informative and continuous phone-based and email-based outreach and marketing strategies • Design, develop, and launch new and innovative sales promotions and expansion plans to reach customers while optimizing product appeal, through B2B sales communications and end-user targeting • Manage daily warehouse operations related to distribution, inventory, equipment layout, change implementation, personnel allocation, workflow generation, while designing and implementing operating system improvements for enhanced efficacy

• Led and directed major accounts through continuous collaboration with factories and vendors to advance product development, consulting with a range of personnel and organizations to streamline production competencies • Communicated bilingually, assisting and supporting the design, development, production, and actual factories and vendors to ensure up-to-date technical packages, reviewing services to ensure alignment with standards • Consulted with domestic and international factories and vendors related to account management and market resources, while conceptualizing and implementing seasonal concepts and developments • Negotiated price margins, performing on-the-job cost analysis to support budget updates, while actively establishing and disseminating financial business plans and ensuring company-level compliance • Maintained, prepared and tracked time and action calendar information, ensuring alignment between company and clients