Kidist Asres: in woodland Hills, CA

• Sourcing novelty fabrics including denim and trims • Sourcing factories and negotiating delivery dates • Negotiating cost with vendors and factories • Developing prints and samples for each season • Developing washes for sourced denim • Creating production and sample development budgets • Producing development and salesman samples • Costing the apparel for wholesale and retail • Monitoring the production and sample development processes and adjusting schedules as needed • Monitoring product standards (quality-control) • Assisting with merchandising at trade shows and sourcing new vendors and factories • Cold calls to buyers at boutiques and major retailers for sales appointments

• Human resources / payroll • Bookeeping / preparation for taxes • Overall office and staff management • Sales meetings with major retailors • Overseeing fabric, PP and TOP approvals • Price and delivery negotiation with factories • Costing wholesale prices • Liasing with US and overseas customs • Overseeing responsibilities of production manager and design department • Sourcing new vendors and factories • Daily banking and factor transactions • Drafting monthly office and production budgets and schedules