1. Kristin Bradley
Brooklyn, New York 11211
917.701.9666
sherocker124@gmail.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristin-bradley-8199011
Director of Sourcing and Production ¡ Global Sourcing and Production Professional
Team Leadership | Technical Design | Quality Assurance | Report Analysis
Overseas Travel | Textiles | Microsoft Office
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Ralph Lauren, New York, New York, 2012-2016
Director of Global Sourcing and Manufacturing, Women’s Polo
• Managed a seven- person Production Team through the following functions:
Negotiated FOB and CM prices to meet corporate margin goal
Generated and communicated buy deadlines charts to cross functional partners
Monitored and negotiated time and action schedules
Purchase order generation and management
Managed fittings to ensure fit approval deadlines were met
Updated systems with costing and production allocation information
• Collaborated with cross functional teams on cost saving efforts and deadlines to place buys
• Allocated garment production with attention to product execution, quality and price
• Generated seasonal and annual volume reports and margin reports
• Monitored vendor bases monthly capacity reports to ensure volume commitments are met
• Served as production lead in weekly Work in Progress meetings with cross functional partners
• Represented team and traveled to Asia to visit factories, meet with vendors, negotiate prices and deliveries
• Led sourcing projects to on-board new vendors and cost saving efforts
• Communicated daily with off-shore offices on costing, quality and production matters
Alexander Wang, Inc., New York, New York, 2010-2012
Director of Production, Apparel
• Allocated and monitored production for Alexander Wang Women’s and Men’s Ready To Wear collections
and T by Alexander Wang Women’s and Men’s collections
• Collaborated with overseas factories to facilitate FOB, LDP and CMT garment programs
• Created and monitored Production calendar and Work in Progress reports
• Oversaw staff of three Production Coordinators to monitor purchase orders, production deadlines and work
in progress reports and staff of three Technical Designers to ensure timely sending of tech packs and
accurate fit comments
• Negotiated prices with factories to meet margin goals and Initial costing of Ready To Wear lines
• Monitored and participated in fittings with Design and ensure integrity of design throughout production
• Collaborated with Product Development team to ensure margin goal can be met using raw materials selected
• Conducted frequent travel to China to monitor production, quality control and source factories
• Communicated daily with factories, vendors and overseas office, led biweekly conference calls

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Avenue (a division of Redcats), Rochelle Park, New Jersey, 2009-2010
Sourcing Manager
• Initial costing and cost negotiation with attention to margin goals
• Monitored production and troubleshot with attention to time and action calendar
• Tracked and reviewed counter samples for quality and specs
• Collaborated with Design and Fabric Departments to execute product within margin goals and production
capabilities of factories and collaboration with Buyers to ensure orders are placed and product execution
• Overseas travel to China and Vietnam for Product Development, Production and cost negotiations
• Daily communication with overseas agents and factories on costing, production matters and quality matters
Mint/Jodi Arnold, New York, New York, 2008
Production Manager
• Allocated and monitored overseas and domestic production for wovens, sweaters and cut and sew knits
• Price negotiation with attention to margin goals
• Supervised Production Coordinator and Quality Control Contractor and Technical Designer to oversee fittings
and fit comments advised
• Collaborated with Design to execute product within margin goals and Patternmakers to ensure fit corrections
were executed
• Oversaw fabric and trim purchasing and developed and monitored the production calendar
• Overseas travel to Hong Kong and China for Product Development, Production and cost negotiations
Spiegel Brands, New York, New York, 2003-2008
Sourcing Manager
• Managed product development functions such as initiating development tech packs and fabric allocation
• Tracked and reviewed counter samples for quality and specs
• Daily communication with off shore and domestic agents and factories for all product development and
production matters
• Led the Lab dip and strike off review and approval processes
• Traveled to Hong Kong, China and India for Product Development, Production and cost negotiations and
Ordered, tracked and reviewed photography samples
Earlier Experience:
Product Development/Production Manager/Technical Designer: Susan Dell, Inc., New York NY
Wovens Technical Designer/Production and Product Development Coordinator: Tommy Hilfiger USA, New York NY
Development and Production Technical Designer: Emanuel/Emanuel Ungaro (a division of G.F.T.), New York, NY
Assistant Technical Designer: Yellow River, Inc., New York, NY
EDUCATION & TRAINING
Philadelphia University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Bachelor of Arts Degree
Major: Fashion Apparel Management Minor: Fashion Design
Fashion Institute of Technology
New York, New York
Associates of Applied Science Degree
Major: Fashion Buying and Merchandising