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Yolanda Ramirez

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

Los Angeles, CAProduct Development Manager11 years experienceDirectorApparel & FashionManufacturingRetail
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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.

Experience

Product Development ManagerDonni Charm
Director of ManufacturingSecond Chapter (SABLYN)
Senior Product Development ManagerSecond Chapter (SABLYN)
Product SpecialistWe American Fashion Group
Senior Production ManagerHaney
Support RepresentativeAIMS360
Assistant Production ManagerGuess? Inc.
Production CoordinatorJaya Apparel Group

Education

FIDMassociate, Fashion Design (2007)

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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Languages

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Skills

Product DevelopmentProduction TrackingGarment CostingDDPFOBVendor RelationsStrategy & ProceduresGarment ConstructionMaterial SourcingStaff Training & LeadershipNegotiationSourcingApparel ProductionFabric SourcingTech Packs