Jason Tang

Global Sourcing- Hardline

Lead the team exclusively working for UK and Australia divisions of Randa Luggage from supplier sourcing and evaluation, product development to PO placement– Continuously grew the luggage business in UK, Australia with multiple retailer partners such as Primark, TK Maxx, Dunnes Store, Matalan, Target Australia, only to name a few. Maintain relationships with existing supplier and evaluate their performances. Optimize supply chain sourcing by exploring for new suppliers. Negotiate price with suppliers and bring competitive product cost on the table for UK and Australia team by thorough knowledge on cost of raw material and components. Organize development and merchandising trips to China and Southeast Asia factories for designers and merchandisers from overseas offices and travel to factories with them for project development. Visit factories regularly during product development, pre-production and production to review samples and monitor production progress. Analyze product defects and engineering issues with factory technician and production manager and work out solutions. Travel to overseas office in London, Melbourne, New York for strategy meetings; Make trend trips to high street retailers and department stores in UK and US to stay updated with industry trend.  Attend annual Global Travel Good Show in US and work at booth for customer meetings Merchandise and develop for Randa Luggage UK division on main account Primark and TKM. Had successfully expanded business with UK sales team in Primark by presenting various hardside fashion luggage lines in addition to well-performing core line. Enhanced Randa UK position as dominant luggage vendor with this world largest fast fashion retailer. Had opened and established first luggage line at Target Australia successfully with Australia team in 2016. Overseeing product development for randa luggage US on various lifestyle brands which include Nautica, Timberland, Columbia, Chaps.

• Managed and trained product development team of up to six staff members, Worked closely with designs on new products development, organized customer meeting samples for all year sales event. • Sourced factories with competitive cost, reliable quality and on time delivery. • Established luggage accounts for UK and Australia division, managed a team exclusively working for UK and Australia from PD to production and delivery, it had grown the business with UK and Australia retailers tremendously in less than 3 years, which includes biggest fashion clothing retailer in UK.

Maintain China office team who are responsible for sourcing, product development and quality assurance for all luggage merchandise shippable to the US warehouse and directly to customers. LMC exclusively designs, manufactures and distributes London Fog luggage, which is a high-end lifestyle brand in North America and Canada, and is a dominant supplier to major retailers such as Kohl’s, Macy’s, Bonton, and Burlington Coat Factory. Source and assess new factories on quality control, manufacturing capability and social compliance. Source new raw materials with most updated technology, which include new fabrication with special treatment, recycled paper for packaging, lightweight trolley, and unique wheels for luggage. Oversee new product development with manufacturers in China, and continuously bringing innovative products to the table for the US team and customers. Analyze current business and industry trends with sales team Responsible for month-over-month increase in sales with new product initiatives Assess and enforce quality control system with suppliers. Visit both production lines at finished good suppliers and raw material suppliers frequently to ensure all material and merchandise are up to satisfactory standards.

• Served as merchandizer for men’s accessories: ties, cufflinks and bowties • Worked on social compliance and factory audit. • Daily contacted with creative center in Italy on new design’s sampling.