Keiko Stinson

Materials Manager @ The North Face

About

A passionate and dynamic leader with extensive knowledge of yarns, fibers, textile constructions, dyeing, finishing, print techniques. Proven ability to drive materials strategies to support innovation and sustainability goals.

Country

United States

City

Alameda

Industry

Apparel & Fashion

Skill

Product Development, Product Management, Product Lifecycle Management, Sourcing, Management, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Retail, Sewing, Trend Analysis, Customer Service, Inventory Management, Apparel, Visual Merchandising, Textiles, Global Sourcing, Merchandising, Footwear, Fashion, Private Label

Experience

Materials Manager

The North Face

2018-6 - Present · 8 yrs 4 mos

Alameda California

A collaborative and dynamic leader with expertise in materials development and innovation. Demonstrates ability to drive creative and sustainable solutions to support brand strategies and business goals.

Materials Development/Innovation - Wolverine Worldwide/Saucony

Wolverine Worldwide

2016-11 - Present · 9 yrs 11 mos

Greater Boston Area

-Research new material trends/technologies to help drive innovation to benefit all Wolverine Worldwide apparel brands -Build strategic roadmap to shared suppliers/materials to create synergies and leverage scale -Coordinate advance development calendars to ensure t timely commercialization -Subject matter expert all things textiles, color, testing and PLM

Materials Development

Saucony

2015-1 - Present · 11 yrs 9 mos

Lexington MA

Manage seasonal and advanced materials development process for all materials related to both in-line and SMU programs for Saucony Apparel Well versed with material constructions, printing, finishing for both knits and wovens as well as novel garment construction techniques including sew-free, seamless and pre-baffled constructions Managed color and testing from development through to bulk production Work with suppliers and/or factory partners to address any quality issues to mitigate impact to delivery

Manager, Materials, Testing & Color

Eastern Mountain Sports

2008-11 - 2015-1 · 6 yrs 3 mos

-Material and Trim development support -Color management across hardlines/softlines categories -Raw material testing -Sourcing and product development for Wearing Accessories -PLM administrator/support