253 W. 139th Street, Apt. 1• New York, NY. 10030(510) 377-7847 • Jessewhernandez@gmail.com

Profit-focused Product Development and Sourcing leader specializing in managing diverse product categories; liaising among merchant, vendor, and distribution teams; driving overall sales growth and cultivating a strong brand image with superior quality; Eager to offer 14+ years of proven experience toward maximizing an employer's success.

PPROFILEROFILE OFOF Q QUALIFICATIONSUALIFICATIONS

Top performer and out-of-the-box thinker who offers up-to-date knowledge of product innovation and market and industry trends with a focus on quality and consumer needs.

Ambitious self-starter who conceptualizes, creates, and delivers highly effective product against merchandise plans. Excellent communicator who demonstrates superior attention-to-detail and sharp analytical abilities. Strategic team leader with the ability to drive and execute product development and sourcing strategies to positively

impact business initiatives and propel growth to maximize profit.

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AVON PRODUCTS, INC. 2011 – CURRENT

Product Development & Sourcing Manager

Managed team of three direct reports while monitoring the entire R&D, sourcing and production process from concept ideation, cost negotiation to final placement while adhering to strict calendar deadlines and ensuring timely approval of fabrics, trims, lab dips, print strike-off's and finish trials in order to secure 100% on time delivery of bulk production for all categories and segments of women's apparel.

Established pre-costing exercises and materials strategies to identify possible challenges and risks which allowed for a reduction in development time of up to 30% resulting in greater flexibility to react to chase opportunities.

Continually researched competitive landscape for product trends and innovations to identify market share gains and implement focused sourcing strategies to drive category segment growth, resulting in a 100% expansion into the women's bottoms category within the core apparel line.

Development lead in executing brand management strategy to drive profitable growth of plus size line by successfully translating the existing missy line while maintaining brand integrity, margin targets and retail strategies for all apparel categories.

LEVI STRAUSS & COMPANY – DOCKERS 2006 – 2011

Apparel Product Developer

Applied broad scope of industry knowledge to transition between and manage various segments within the global Dockers men's bottoms line via targeted partnerships with cross-functional teams to source, develop, cost engineer and launch merchandise for retail stores and wholesale accounts in coordination with brand costing and placement strategies within established aesthetic parameters.

Spearheaded transition to centralized global file sharing tool by devising and implementing effective process solutions, increasing team productivity by 45% via web based business development platform.

Nominated as Product Development lead for the Dockers Global Design Lab, responsible for identifying and implementing product innovation through exploration of development and sourcing opportunities with key suppliers to fast-track specialized fabrics and finishes which allowed for a 35% improvement to development timeline.

Jesse W. HernandezJesse W. Hernandez

BARE ESCENTUALS, INC. – M.D. FORMULATIONS SKINCARE 2005 – 2006

Planning & Production Manager

Strategically steered comprehensive planning, ordering, and production of the entire MD Formulations skin care line, including effectively interfacing between sales teams, vendors, and distribution centers to ensure seamless organizational flow to guarantee timely replenishment of inventory to both wholesale accounts and retail boutiques.

Enabled growth in key global markets by maximizing top performing product assortments as well as developing regionally appropriate product and starter kits resulting in an increase to total EU business of 15% and total Asia business of 35%.

Determined and allocated product line assortments by account based on internal margin parameters, sales history, account feedback and consumer market research.

GAP, INC. – BANANA REPUBLIC 2001 – 2005

Assistant Production Manager (2003 – 2005)

Applied dynamic creative merchandising talents toward developing a seasonal product placement plan and costing package for submission with recommendations to sourcing channels for final placement, including managing and tracking production flow to guarantee on-time delivery of cost-efficient, high-quality product.

Developed strong working partnerships with cross functional team members to positively react to in-season changes and manage chase product while maintaining financial goals and product deliveries.

Successfully analyzed market and trend to expand the women's lifestyle/sport line to include resort/swim and active/adventure wear to strategically capture additional market share and drive sales by 25%.

Order Management Specialist (2001 – 2003)

Optimized order management processes by creating and maintaining all product information for an average of 780 styles per season within the company database, including performing analysis and monthly reconciliations.

Created and maintained purchase orders for the entire Banana Republic women's wovens division which contributed $600 million+ in retail dollars and totaled 70%+ of total women's retail business.

Strengthened vendor relations by providing clear direction, delivery expectations, and enforcing status reports on long lead-time projects, producing results in prioritized sampling and pre-production approvals.

KKEYEY A AREASREAS OFOF E EXPERTISEXPERTISE

• Product Development • Fabric/Finish Development • Pre-Production Tracking • Inventory Control/Analysis • Cost Engineering/Negotiations • Trend Tracking/Analysis • Vendor/Sales Relations and Management • Monthly

Reconciliations • New Product Launches • Purchase Order Management • Strategic Sourcing/Placement • Financial Analysis/Planning • Quality Control • Knit and Woven Garment Construction •

PPROFESSIONALROFESSIONAL D DEVELOPMENTEVELOPMENT ANDAND T TRAININGRAINING

Fashion Technology SAN FRANCISCO CITY COLLEGE, SF CALIFORNIA

AS, Culinary Arts TREASURE ISLAND CULINARY ACADEMY, SF CALIFORNIA

Cert., Hotel / Restaurant Management TREASURE ISLAND CULINARY ACADEMY, SF CALIFORNIA

Cert., Baking and Pastry TREASURE ISLAND CULINARY ACADEMY, SF CALIFORNIA

• The Cotton Forum 2012 - Apparel Sourcing Summit • WWD MAGIC/Sourcing at MAGIC • Textile Technology • Destructive Fabric Finishing • Globally Restricted Chemicals and Substances • Customs and Import Compliance •

Retail Finance and Math • Microsoft Office • Powerpoint • SharePoint • SAP • Web PDM • WGSN Trend Forecasting and Analysis • First Insight •