Ralph Cohen is a senior sourcing and Asia production specialist with over 20 years of experience managing international production and product development. He has extensive expertise vetting factories, negotiating contracts, implementing cost reduction strategies, and overseeing quality control. Cohen has a track record of successfully growing revenue 15-33% annually through selection of high-quality, on-time products. He held production management roles with companies in furniture, toys, apparel, and other consumer goods.
Production and Sourcing Expert with 20+ Years Asia Experience
1. Ralph Cohen
(917)403-5454 ralph@rcglobalsynergy.com
Senior Sourcing/Asia Production Specialist
Production and Product Management Expert
Production and Product Management professional with expertise in product development
and sourcing of consumer goods. 20+ years of experience of direct oversight of international
business in production.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Production Management Contract Negotiation Cost Reduction Strategies Manufac-
turing Processes
Survey Analyses of Vendor Proficiencies Quality Control Customer Relations Sales
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Production:
• Directly responsible for vetting and sourcing hundreds of international factories (with
specialization in Asian Markets) in regards to quality, reliability, capacity capabilities, ethi-
cal & social compliance and safety. Oversaw for a diverse range of product manufacturing
such as furniture, toys, baby feeding products, baby accessories and infants through jun-
iors apparel.
• Management of production orders in the factories with best fit and accomplished incre-
mental sales growth of 15-33% annually from 2005 through 2008 through utilization and
selection of well priced, top quality, and safe products that are delivered on-time.
• Knowledgeable in all variations of substrate materials; natural woods and composites, wo-
ven and knitted fabrics, injection and blow molded plastics and metals.
• Built a network of partnerships with vendors in Asia to foster a relationships for the mu-
tual benefit of our companies.
• Directed Quality Assurance / Quality Control teams in Asia optimizing the inspection,
minimizing late-stage detection of quality problems and reinforcement of our commit-
ment and expectations of on-time delivery to our vendors.
• Streamlined production schedule to facilitate a smooth production process leading to re-
ductions in lead times of 30 to 60 days allowing us to provide unparalleled delivery of
short notice orders.
• Achieved Walmart Vendor of the Year award for on-time delivery of high quality product
that measured less than a 1.5% defect rate.
• Recognized for development of relationship and products resulting in revenue growth to
over $25mm in 2009 with Walmart, Toys R’ Us and Kmart
•
Product Development / Marketing / Purchasing
• Excelled at organizing interdepartmental teams including design and sales teams to create
innovative and attractive products at value price points for major US retailers from mass
to specialty.
• 8 years experience working with licensors Disney, Nickelodeon and others, directly over-
seeing their approval processes and ensuring their satisfaction with the final product, nav-
igating the licensor’s approval processes to quickly gain new product categories and art-
work approval so that production could move forward without delay.
2. Ralph Cohen
Senior Sourcing/Asia Production Specialist
• Developed and Presented products, pricing, and marketing strategy presentations to
Walmart, Kmart, Target and other large resellers, leading to sales over $30MM annually.
• Recognized for consistent delivery of yearly gross margins of 25%+ and a defect rate of
under 2.5%.
• Developed and implemented strategies and line plans based on current market trend and
historical sales analysis that yielded positive sales increases of 15 to 30% annually from
2006 to 2009.
• Transformed our Hong Kong office from an administrative and support office into a
functioning trading company/show room that generated incremental sales of $4.5mm in
2009
Resolute Trade LLC (Trading) Owner / Operator 2010 - Present
RC Global Synergy LLC (Consulting) Owner / Operator 2012 – Present
DGL Group, Edison NJ Toy Division Production Consultant 2014 – 2015
Simple Shoe, Dongguan , China Component Sourcing Consultant 2014
H.I.S. Apparel Group, NYC Production Consultant 2013
Delta Children’s Products , NYC Director of Licensed Furniture/ 2002 – 2010
Vice President of Production
Little Moppets, Skokie, Il Chain Manager 1991 – 2002
Jordache by Most Wanted, Inc., NYC Division Manager (PYT) 1989 –
1991
Pretty Young Thing, Inc , NYC President 1985 – 1989
True Blue/G.Pellini , NYC Production Manager 1979 - 1985
AWARDS
• Walmart Vendor of the Year Award 2006
Education
Niles West High School, Skokie, Il. 4 year Varsity Letter- Wrestling 1972-
1975
University of Illinois- Chicago College of Engineering 1975- 1978
Sigma Alpha Mu Fraternity
Member 1976 Baseball Team
References and recommendations/referrals availableupon request.