Tania Suarez

• Manage the Global Raw Material Supply Chain from concept to end of life for Artificial Leathers used on all Interior and Seating Applications • Manage Supply Chain for Cut and Sew Seating for Gigafactory Berlin programs

• Negotiate all costing from development stage through to final cost for production while maintaining marginal IMU goals of 80% • Manage factory allocations ensuring an even distribution across vendors and making sure allocation is in line with factory capabilities • Review business needs with planning and work with overseas to reserve greige fabric, and plan factory capacity on a seasonal basis • Track all pre-committed material usage against bulk bookings and lead in liability usage projects • Monitor and review all PO’s, factory splits, and negotiated deliveries with accuracy and timeliness for on-time fulfillment • Report regularly on key business metrics (IMU, Production Reports, Additional Samples, Factory Performance, etc.) • Ensure style development ratio is adhered to based on Line Plan given from merchants and styles presented by design at sketch review

• Began assisting Men's and Women's Sweaters, and developed to assume the role of managing Men's Sweaters and Men's Wovens • Understand divisional goals and work with team on execution of strategies • Developing good, better, best pricing architecture by category and adhering to AUC targets while maintaining elevated aesthetic • Monitor seasonal development to meet Line Plan needs and development metrics • Meeting with each Vendor and Gap International Sourcing GIS partners during development of each season to efficiently negotiate cost before adoption and rolling AUC weighted on projected quantities • Place projection for factory capacity and confirm bulk quantities for seasonal buys, monthly buys, and rapid response body triggers • Aligning daily with cross functional teams including Gap International Sourcing, Global Design, Global Technical Design, Global Merchandising and Inventory Management

• Work directly with vendors for all European and South American made styles and with TBHK for all Asia made styles • Counter sourcing yarn options as well as stich, gauge, construction, and trim cost options early in development process • Communicating all calendar deadlines with overseas partners and ensuring it is adhered to throughout all due dates and milestones • Negotiate costing with overseas partners & vendors to ensure IMU targets are met & exceeded • Meet with Design and Merchandising on all aesthetic execution and cost issues

• Responsible for creating and distributing all Bill of Materials for each season to overseas partners • Ownership of knit down development and library, working closely with design and vendors on all communication • Build and update style tracker capturing full life-cycle style information from tech pack through development to production • Attend fittings for Proto, SMS, Production, and PP samples and communicate changes and fit call outs to overseas • Tracking all Proto and Salesman samples with overseas partners and checking into ”Tory Track” for Design, PR, and Sales teams

• Preparing fabric information for Product Development team, including fabric specification, suppliers, and opening cost negotiations • Distributing all artwork for prints, yarn dyes, and jacquard and manage the development process • Daily communication with overseas office and mills with fabric inquiries

• Facilitating all development of hardware and trim from conceptualization to approval for all of North American Wholesale • Corresponding with LFHK office to track developments, achieve calendar deadlines, negotiate costing and address quality issues • Creating and setting-up all trim product and detail sheets with MOQ, cost, content, an lead time information in internal PLM system • Maintaining trim development reports, trim development reference library and supplier reference library

• Developing initial tech packs with spec measurements, constructions details, fabrics and trims and adjusting after fittings • Draping and drafting of patterns based on the designer's sketches • Fitting and communicating fit comments and construction issues

• Assisting in T&A of the production process, and facilitating production schedule communication • Collaborating with PD and Sourcing to develop cost effective concepts and solutions • Adjusting WIP report to track all samples and work orders through company PLM software “Simparel”

• Meeting and exceeding sales goals by styling the Bendel girl with the latest trends • Excelling in targeting sales to all new handbags and accessories • Ensuring all products and floor changes are visually maintained to merchandising standards • Providing excellent customer service and creating personal relationships with loyal clients

• Overseeing accounts, purchase orders and production schedules for Macy’s, Nordstrom, and QVC accounts • Managing company data, inventory, and reordering raw materials from Colombia, Indonesia, Brazil, and Mexico

• Consistently achieving and exceeding sales goals by a minimum of 10% • Responsible for overseeing operations in a high volume platinum store • Administering floor changes and ensuring merchandise is set to visual merchandising standards