Vivian Havenner
Cardiff by the Sea | United States
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In my own words
— VivianProduction, development, and forecasting private contractor.
Over 10 years of experience in the fashion industry, including product development, forecasting, inventory management, sourcing, retail sales, apparel and footwear wholesale, and retail buying.
Trajectory
Jan 2018 — Jan 2019
Purchasing Planner · Brixton
Process mapping of systems and reports for company wide streamlining. SOP creation for department and personal responsibilities
Create purchase orders for samples, POP, and production by deadline each season
Export PO summary for each factory to confirm numbers and FOB
Adjust FOB in agreement with factories and Director of Sourcing and Development
Coordinate special ticketing for each PO to be sent to corresponding factory
Daily communication with factories
Liaise with factories to accommodate exit factory dates needed for at once POs
Attend seasonal buy meetings
Maintain yearly company calendar across all departments
Aug 2013 — Sep 2017
Production Manager · GRACED by GRIT
Established Production Development Calendar
Supply Chain Management
EOM raw goods and in production reporting
Forecasted and ordered fabric for production runs
Generated sales reports to use in production planning
Led production meetings
Developed Customer Loyalty Program
Built brand connections for collaborations, i.e. Keep A Breast, affiliate program
Jan 2011 — Aug 2013
Key Accounts/Rep Support - Customer Service · Nixon
Key Accounts / Rep Support - Customer Service Representative
Managed Key Accounts i.e. Urban, Bloomingdales, Nordstrom, etc.
Including EDI integration, routing specifications, and pre-ticketing
Regional wholesale account support - Mid-West and N. East USA
Inside sales support for multiple regional sales agencies (Mid-West and N. East USA)
Import orders for Key Accounts via EDI, ie: Bloomingdales and Nordstrom
Dealer / Rep Support - Customer Service Representative
Managed open sales orders, invoices, and returns for reps and accounts
Facilitated compliance and inside sales support for regional sales agency (LMG - W. Canada)
Wholesale account support - Western Canada (British Columbia - Manitoba)
Weekly sales reporting
Attended regional trade shows (Know Show - Vancouver, BC)
Answered a high volume of phone and email inquiries daily
Activity
Education history
Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising
| 2006 - 2007




