Rebekah Raffaelli Minicozzi

• Develop and maintain good working relationships with all vendors and factories • Liaise between the vendors and the finance department to establish credit and negotiate payment terms Mar 2011 - Mar 2018 • Onboard new vendors to the company by providing training on production and social compliance requirements • Create and maintain all production SOP's (Standard Operating Procedures) • Monitor all aspects of production procedures are followed accordingly and review production reports to ensure accuracy of order and integrity of product and implement quality control programs • Obtain and communicate raw material lead-times and shipping dates to leadership and each buyer • Manage all WIP (Work in Progress) weekly with oversees vendors, factories and audit partners • Ensure all orders are input into the company inventory tracking system then track all orders at both the PO and SKU levels • Company expert and trainer for the inventory management software system (for NY office); Also assisted the logistics team in implementing the most recent system (2015) by establishing all necessary inventory fields and then working through the graphic user interface to make sure all fields were added and worked correctly • Liaise with multiple departments across four brands to ensure on time delivery and to adhere to business inventory goals • Troubleshoot any delivery delays with the logistics team • Travel overseas to follow up on production and social compliance in Asia, South & Central America Social Compliance • Ensure all vendor factories are compliant with safe factory working conditions ( ILO Standard) which includes: child labor, forced labor, health and safety, freedom of association, discrimination, disciplinary practices, working hours, remuneration, and management systems • Responsible for reviewing all audits and creating a gap analysis as well as helping vendors establish improvement plans when necessary

• Onboard new vendors to the company by providing training on production and social compliance requirements • Create and maintain all production SOP's (Standard Operating Procedures) • Monitor all aspects of production procedures are followed accordingly and review production reports to ensure accuracy of order and integrity of product and implement quality control programs • Obtain and communicate raw material lead-times and shipping dates to leadership and each buyer • Manage all WIP (Work in Progress) weekly with oversees vendors, factories and audit partners • Ensure all orders are input into the company inventory tracking system then track all orders at both the PO and SKU levels • Company expert and trainer for the inventory management software system (for NY office); Also assisted the logistics team in implementing the most recent system (2015) by establishing all necessary inventory fields and then working through the graphic user interface to make sure all fields were added and worked correctly • Liaise with multiple departments across four brands to ensure on time delivery and to adhere to business inventory goals • Troubleshoot any delivery delays with the logistics team • Travel overseas to follow up on production and social compliance in Asia, South & Central America Social Compliance • Ensure all vendor factories are compliant with safe factory working conditions ( ILO Standard) which includes: child labor, forced labor, health and safety, freedom of association, discrimination, disciplinary practices, working hours, remuneration, and management systems • Responsible for reviewing all audits and creating a gap analysis as well as helping vendors establish improvement plans when necessary • Create Social Compliance plan for the year based on ELC & vendor tier ranking

• Managed 10 direct reports • Oversaw maintenance and quality control of all raw materials and trimmings for custom made garments • Oversaw the production process and created a production schedule • Processed clothing and executed material orders domestic and international • Coordinated all customer relations and worked with mills on fabric purchase and updates

• Communicated with vendors, factories, fabric mills and trim suppliers daily to negotiate fabric costs, garment costs and lead time (based off of complexity of each garment style) at each development stage without sacrificing quality or design • Responsible for sourcing styles based on fabric type and capacity and skill of each vendor • Analyzed fabric, trim pricing and total garment costing within an acceptable IMU (initial markup) • Developed and managed production charts, special order tracking and PO (purchase order) issuance with production assistant • Liaise between merchants, technical design and vendor factories on fit approval and any production issues to prevent delivery delays • Oversaw all proto types, lab dips, layouts and strike offs were sent in on time for technical approval • Responsible for overall margin goals and on time delivery of finished goods

• Worked closely with the VP on the most common challenges within the production process, then led the team responsible for the conversion to a new computer system allowing better visibility and tracking through the production stages for process improvements • Selected by upper managed to be a key member of the team to launch the Chaps and American Living children’s wear brands • Regularly traveled overseas to work with the vendors and assist in managing production in Asia • Liaison between merchandisers, designers and factories on production status, delays and price reductions for not meeting goals • Confirm suppliers by style and all cost type 2 prices in Movex system prior to seasonal PO issuance • Created seasonal purchase order agreements for each respective buying office • Tracked all orders and shipments for the Hong Kong, Italy and Colombia offices • Received the "Rookie of the Year" award in 2005