Michele Phillips-Richardson

About Michele Phillips-Richardson

20 years of Design, Sourcing, and Development experience. Managing strategic…

Experience

1. VP of Design Development and Production

   Creare Group Llc

   Jan 2017 — Present

   Represents Ciel Textile for the North American Market. • Leads overall product sourcing, planning, design strategy, and production to produce commercially tested viable, margin driven, calendar correct, brand right product for 50 US brands. • Expert knowledge of building cohesive garment assortments across all categories in Mens and Womens cost appropriate within the available OTB plans • Leads the development of new innovative sustainable product opportunities from fabric sourcing, product development, design concept through production across all client brands. • Finds supply chain solutions to mitigate risk across brands at all levels of design, development and production • Evaluates and identifies new sourcing strategies based on analyzing sell throughs, market trends, historical data and accelerates the new product in store opportunities • Maintains day to day management of client (brand) relationships • Works cross functionally across fabric, tech, sourcing, logistics, product development, design, merchandising, operations, and buying teams to develop and execute brand strategies to the end consumer • Takes digitally native brands into the next generation of the digital experience by introducing brands to 3d. • Developing 3d platform to accelerate the supply chain experience • Presents new business models to showcase how to streamline operating systems, budgets, show large scale cost reductions cross functionally through production and logistics

Skills

• Fashion Design
• Textiles
• Illustrator
• Trend Analysis
• Merchandising
• Tech Packs
• Sweaters
• Fashion
• Apparel
• Pattern
• Wovens