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Yolanda Ramirez - Product Development Manager in Los Angeles, CA

Yolanda Ramirez

Director of Apparel Product Development & Production specializing in sourcing and manufacturing

Second Chapter (SABLYN)FIDMLos Angeles, CA11 Years ExperienceDirector LevelWorks On-Site

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Apparel sourcing/product development professional with experience owning vendor allocation, costing, and production timelines at Donni Charm. Builds T&A/WIP systems to manage samples, approvals, and IH/OTD milestones, and partners cross-functionally with finance/design to protect margins and mitigate duty risk. Known for improving supplier outcomes (e.g., dye houses) through clearer technical communication and production tools like sew-bys and pattern cards.

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Key Strengths

  • End-to-end apparel sourcing and production ownership (vendor selection through delivery)
  • Builds and manages T&A calendars and WIP/milestone trackers to hit IH dates and OTD
  • Data-driven costing and margin management using historical/empirical cost baselines
  • Proactive duty/trade risk mitigation during development (fabric-driven duty variance)
  • Manufacturer onboarding via sample testing, prior work review, and capacity validation
  • Contingency planning through counter-sourcing and split-shipment strategies
  • Improves supplier performance by tightening technical communication (lab dip comments, sew-bys, pattern cards)

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Experience

Product Development ManagerDonni Charm · Jan 2024 – Jan 2025
Director of ManufacturingSecond Chapter (SABLYN) · Jan 2020 – Jan 2024
Senior Product Development ManagerSecond Chapter (SABLYN) · Jan 2020 – Jan 2024
Product SpecialistWe American Fashion Group · Jan 2020 – Jan 2020
Senior Production ManagerHaney · Jan 2019 – Jan 2020
Support RepresentativeAIMS360 · Jan 2017 – Jan 2019
Assistant Production ManagerGuess? Inc. · Jan 2016 – Jan 2017
Production CoordinatorJaya Apparel Group · Jan 2014 – Jan 2016

Education

FIDMassociate, Fashion Design (2007)

Skills

NegotiationInventory ManagementCross-Functional CollaborationProduct DevelopmentProduction TrackingGarment CostingDDPFOBVendor RelationsStrategy & ProceduresGarment ConstructionMaterial SourcingStaff Training & LeadershipSourcingApparel Production

Languages

EnglishSpanish

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Yolanda RamirezDirector of Apparel Product Development & Production specializing in sourcing and manufacturing