Ken Zaccardelli: Director of Design Purchasing and Material Testing in Lake Forest, CA

• Sourcing and procuring trimmings for prototypes, and managing 10 direct reports for additional commodities. • Managing company material database for multiple categories of commodities, creating over 200,000 SKUs year. • Maintain monthly prototype expense budget, with annual material spend of $2 mil. • Improve timeline calendar, with successful reduction of concept to market timeline by 15%. • Member of planning committee for prototype MRP system, which allowed resulted in reduction of stockroom staff by 28%. • Responsible for hand over to production team, which has annual revenue of approximate $200 mil annually. • Coordinated paperwork, updated spreadsheets and maintained permanent records. • Used Movex to authorize and monitor purchase orders and consumables. • Oversaw $2mil budget and all purchasing needs for St.John Knits company. • Sourced vendors, built relationships and negotiated prices. • Performed Sourcing and Testing to assist in full product development processes. • Adjusted procedures as needed to maximize department effectiveness.

• Key player in acquisition of major supplier's operation. • Assessed necessary staff, machinery, and materials to implement into product assortment, and opened new division within existing factory. • Oversee both Design and Manufacturing Engineering, continually bringing fresh concepts to market. • Quarterly travel to Europe for textile fairs, visited suppliers as well as establish new suppliers. • Worked closely with team members to schedule breaks and shifts to meet state regulations. • Kept employees operating productively and working on task to meet business and customer needs. • Produced regular reports to evaluate performance, adjust strategies and maintain agile, sustainable operations. • Supervised employees and oversaw quality compliance with company standards for food and services. • Coached crew members to optimize performance and motivate toward more efficient work. • Consistently exhibited calm demeanor during periods of high volume or unusual events to keep store operating smoothly and set positive example for shift team. • Modernized and improved operational procedures to increase productivity and profitability while tightly controlling costs. • Adhered to company standards and compliance requirements for operations and cleanliness of all areas.