Liz Burks: in Arvada, CO
Liz Burks
Arvada | United States
Skills
No information
Interests
I love to cook! always looking for new recipes to try and challenge me!
Growing up in idaho i spent a lot of time outdoors mainly camping and white water rafting.
Currently spending a lot of time outdoors with our new puppy tucker!
Industries
Fashion
Work experience
Maggie Sottero Designs
Design & Product Manager | 09/2007 - 03/2019
• Created and develop timelines and calendars that accelerated production time by 12-weeks.
• Streamlined design procedures and strategy to accelerate design development timeline resulting in a 12-week reduction in delivery of prototypes, product to our market, & photo shoots.
• Vetted international factories and narrowed down from 11 factories to 8 to ensure efficiency in production of product.
• Removed unstable material and colorways from inventory based on previous disruptions in production increasing product to market by 6 months.
• Daily communication with overseas vendors and factories regarding product development progress and sample production.
• Constant partnership and collaboration with our Sales & Marketing team to ensure the most on brand products are released each season based on customer feedback and trends.
• Coach, mentor, and manage a team of 13, consisting of 3 designers, 5 design associates, 2 fit models and 3 seamstresses.
• Strong knowledge and understanding of large-scale apparel product design, production and manufacturing.
• Proof product details for catalogs, sales rep presentations, market materials, and website to ensure all information represents our products correctly.
• Travel to our international factories for quality control checks, review prototype, and product development.
• Procedural and accountability meetings with our international factory management teams to continue our strong partnerships.
• Oversee QC checks in our USA office and our international factories on new and existing product. Ensure QA standards and specifications are followed and met.
• Attend seasonal Trade Shows, multiple times a year, for market research and future development.
• Final approval on all Trade Show sample ordering and purchase orders.