Director of Global Sourcing, Production and Quality Assurance

Posted on: 2009-12-14

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Bonnie Strutton

Denton, TX 76205

214.415.1878, [email protected]

 

          Director Sourcing and Quality Assurance

Sourcing professional who possesses the experience, capabilities and judgment for taking sourcing strategies to the next level of success or resolving the deficiencies that impede its ability to grow and prosper.  Expertise in optimizing supply chain to increase margins, compress the development process and assure quality production on time. Quality assurance foundation with career history y of building and driving quality improvements throughout product and processes.

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• Track record of successes in managing complex merchandising and business speed to

market initiatives.

• Forging global strategic alliances for supply chain integration and developing profitable partnerships to meet business requirements.
• Expertise in designing and restructuring of business processes to swiftly affect change for continuous process improvement,

Core Competencies

Characterized as a corporate strategy expert and change agent credited with personal

contributions to the top line and bottom line performance successes. Creator of visions that inspires the organization and allows for the execution of strategies and initiatives to achieve exceptional results.

 

Strategic Sourcing                              Quality Improvement Plans    Lean Manufacturing

Product Lifecycle Management         Production Planning                Speed to Market        

Vendor Management                         Compliance                             Team Leader

 

 Career Summary

University of North Texas                                                               January 2009 – Present

Guest lecturer in The Center for New Product Development presenting lectures on Sourcing, Compressing the Development Cycle,  Optimizing the Supply Chain and marketing programs.

 

Consulting                                                                                         January 2009 – Present

Consulting on apparel quality control, product development, sourcing, production and market analysis.

 

Harold’s Clothing Stores                                                                    May 2006-November 2008

Global Sourcing, Production and Quality Control                                                    Dallas, TX

Planned and managed global and domestic sourcing and production activities for women’s and

men’s apparel for 41 retail stores representing over $100M per year.  Directed and established

quality programs for over 120 sku’s per season for 12 seasonal deliveries.

 

• Transformed the merchandising division from  100% agent dependent buying organization to 60% direct relationship with global and domestic mills/vendors driving product development process, boosting market intelligence and improving initial mark-up margins (IMU) from 64% to 72%.

 

• Devised and executed speed to market plan by developing and positioning fabric prior to production, reducing production time line from 134 days to 28 days. Created domestic replenishment program to meet seasonal demand.

 

• Drove on time delivery from 90% to over 98% by creating Product Lifecycle Management System (PLM) tracking product development from pre production to market reducing air shipments from 78% to less than 1% of production.

 

• Restructured technical design, sourcing and quality to reducing cost over $ 200K.

 

 

HAGGAR CLOTHING COMPANY,                             December 1998 – February 2006

Sourcing, Product Development and Merchandising Kenneth Cole Productions and Haggar Casuals                                                                                          $ 500M  wholesale 

Strategically created and executed sourcing and manufacturing plans to transform the Haggar brand to the next level with Comfort Fit Waistband development for new comfort branding image. Developed and sourced private label programs for JC Penney, Kohl’s, Federated, Beall’s, Dillard’s, Costco, Sam’s and international licensee’s.

 

• Developed and executed new sourcing strategy and suppliers exclusively for Kenneth Cole Reaction label classification woven’s for start up of $17M to over $49M in 2 years for Federated and Kenneth Cole retail operations.

 

• Opened new low cost value producers in India and China developing long staple wrinkle free NO Iron program for brand and private label customers. Over 1.8 million units start up.

 

• Developed exclusive components for knit and woven program Q for Life (Quality for Life)longest running branded program for men’s and women’s apparel.

 

• Created color technology with exclusive rights with mill for nationally advertised Forever New marketing program over $ 38 million initial wholesale rollout at 48% gross margin.

 

PreProduction, Quality Control, Materials Management (Haggar and Private Label)            

Sourced emerging trends in knits and woven fabrics for men’s and women’s apparel for Haggar brand and private label business. Re-engineered area taking it to a WEB PDM defined center.

 

• Directed testing labs, marking, sample production, product development, patterns and tech design compressing development timeline from 16 weeks to 10 weeks.
• Directed and certified Asia, India and Middle Eastern mills in start up of strategic sourcing strategy in Asia for Haggar Brand, Claiborne and Kenneth Cole Productions.
• Created Vendor Performance and re designed testing processes reducing cost $60K.

 

• Assured all retail private label requirements for JCP, Wal-Mart, Dillard’s, Sports Authority, NFL, Nike and Kohl’s quality, color, fit specs and packaging were met.

 

SALANT MANUFACTURING COMPANY                                 May 1997 – November 1998

Director Quality Assurance                                                                             Andalusia, AL

Planned and directed start up of testing, fabric inspections, color lab and new equipment.

Directed Quality improvements in manufacturing over $1M reducing seconds from 6% to less than 2% in the Perry Ellis program.

BURLINGTON INDUSTRIES, NC                                                       May 1982 – April 1997

$2B+ Textile Manufacturer  Knit Division

Progressed from Management Trainee to Department manager in textile manufacturing over dyeing, finishing, yarn manufacturing and knitting.  Promoted to corporate Customer Product Development creating fabric solutions for apparel manufacturers.         

                                               

Corporate Product Management Services: Managed over $149M sales of fabrics in apparel production creating solutions and developing innovative products.  (1995- 1997)

 

Department Manager Assignments (1986 – 1994). (number of employees)

Winding Department: (147)

Spinning Department: (342)

Carding Department (141)

Preparation Department (93)

Quality and Calendaring (23)

           

Shift supervisor Assignments:  (1982 – 1986)

Dyeing       (40)

Finishing (18)

Quality Inspection (28)

Quality Lab Technician/Knitter 2nd shift               

 

 

EDUCATION: Christopher Newport University, BS Business Administration –Management.                                                                                

Skills: Word, Excel, Power Point, WEB PDM, AS400,EDI,PLM Lean Manufacturing   

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