Phuong Huynh

Education

Bachelors in Communications (2019 - 2019)
University of Southern California

Experience

Merchandise Manager at Psyche's Beau (Dec 2014 - Present)
Sourcing and merchandising artisan nail polish for psychesbeau.com. Deciding what promising brands to carry, what innovative products to stock, and how creatively they’re marketed online. Managing vendor accounts in Brazil, Russia, UK, Germany, Australia, and USA. Commissioning projects to micro-influencers for social media marketing. Inventory management, sales analysis, import and export logistics. Product development for the in-house line, De Yeu.

Data Integrity Lead at Walmart eCommerce thru Onward Search (May 2018 - Sep 2018)
Ensured the accuracy and transactability all of bedroom furniture listings. Facilitated item setup and maintenance. Resolved any setbacks that hindered listings from being live on site. Provided vendor support in regards to usability, contents’ legal compliance, and SEO. Submitted weekly reports of item status, alerting team of out of stock, low stock, overstock, and new items. Monitored and analyzed sales progress. Researched style trends and competitor activity.

Account Manager at New Fashion Products (May 2011 - Jan 2013)
Managed approximately $13 million worth of denim production per year for clients such as Levi Strauss, J.Crew, Brooks Brothers, Tommy Hilfiger, and Madewell. Planned and created contracts for bulk orders. Documented and policed clients’ commitments to production for liability protection. Commenced the cutting and sewing of production. Adhered and adapted to fluctuating and overlapping collection schedules. Ensured receipt of payment from clients before distributing finished goods to retailers.

Purchaser at New Fashion Products (May 2010 - May 2011)
Started at the company as a Purchaser and was then promoted to Account Manager within a year. Purchased the fabric, sundries, and machinery components for denim manufacturing. Pursued and analyzed RFI, RFQ, and RFP with international and domestic vendors. Negotiated bulk rates and drafted contracts according to need, budget and calendar. Organized OTB and tracked on-orders. Managed the bookkeeping and billing of purchase orders. Adjusted POs and cut tickets for changing BOMs and tech packs. Pressed clients to commit to styles and chased vendors to get items in-house to adhere to calendar schedules. Recuperated financial loss for dropped styles and quantities.

Design Assistant at L'Agence thru 24seven (Feb 2010 - May 2010)
Sample development for women’s high-end ready-to-wear. Sourced domestically and internationally for materials and trims. Contracted projects to special washers, finishers, and embellishers. Assisted in pattern making. Created specification packs for production.

Production Intern at Peter Som (May 2007 - Aug 2007)
Sourced for fabric, notions, trims, and supplies. Drafted first patterns and constructed muslin prototypes for use in fittings. Created look books with specs, details, and fabric samples to be used by prospective buyers. Quality controlled garments, repaired damages, organized and maintained inventory.

Design Intern at Behnaz Sarafpour (May 2006 - Aug 2006)
Assembled look books, cataloged press, assisted in magazine shoots. Managed bookkeeping of resources, clients, VIPs, and mailing lists. Double checked and fulfilled sales orders. Assisted in all matters leading up to and during Olympus Fashion Week and Market Week. Hand embellished a reader’s prize that was featured in Seventeen Magazine. Assisted in fittings, reformatted patterns, altered prototypes, cataloged fabric and trims.