MARIA MONINA F. FAIGAO

Engaged in the wholesale and retail distribution of footwear and fashion products. The company partners with major SM department stores, malls and fashion brands nationwide and operates retail outlets.

Key Achievement:

• Develop and implement quality control processes and best practices increasing quality efficiency by 20%.
• Trained and mentored employees to maximise team performance based on Key Performance Indicator (KPI).

Responsibilities:

• Addressed China manufacturing bottlenecks to determine root causes and address potential quality improvements.
• Achieved service time and quality targets (on time delivery).

A manufacturing company and export of premium leather and basic shoes for various international brand such as Timberland, and UGG.

Key Achievements:

• Increased company profit by 45%, achieving record‑breaking results for three consecutive years and setting new benchmarks.
• Utilised ERP online platforms with 90% proficiency to improve documentation accuracy and streamline workflows in planning and material control operations.

Responsibilities:

• Prepared and managed forecasts, aligning inventory planning with client demand and strengthening projection accuracy.
• Analysed and reported on inventory carrying costs, identifying opportunities for cost savings and efficiency improvements.

A company specialises in the manufacturing and exportation of high-quality Wire Harness, LVDS Cable, USB Cable, FFC Cable, and various kinds of connection.

Key Achievement:

• Created and implemented a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), workflow process, and MS Excel PMC system for a start-up company, resulting in a 40% boost in production flow.
• Facilitated understanding and processing of Import/Export documents, including PEZA/BOC protocols, achieving 60% progress in compliance and procedural knowledge.

Responsibilities:

• Led overall materials planning and logistics operations, including inventory management, warehouse operation, work order management, production scheduling, capacity planning, freight, and delivery.
• Logged and recorded incoming and outgoing stock on Brother B's net SAP Portal System.

Facility owned by Fownes Brothers Co., based in New York. Cold wear products such as leather and fabric gloves, baseball and bucket hats, scarves, and earmuffs. Global accounts: UGG, UR, Dullards, Target, Von Maur, The North Face, Lands' End, Vans, Dickies, Coleman, Hoka, Orvis, Saucony, Canada Goose, Macy's and Lululemon.

Key Achievement:

• Oversaw 40 staff members across four (4) sections for a start-up department -Engineers, BOM specialist, CAD/ CorelDraw specialist, manual/ cutting/ sewing technician, quality control, and coordinators.
• Created, and implemented 60% of Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), workflow process, and job descriptions for a new start-up department. Analysed performance assessment based on Key Performance Indicator (KPI).

Responsibilities per section:

Cost Product Development Sample

• Worked closely with the Exenta/ PLM Revo online system to adjust, and update the Bill of Material (BOM), and track material consumption for booking material consumption and outside cost like lamination, embroidery, and local print.

Planning and Development Sample

• Fully responsible for planning and scheduling modules to control all sample product development processes, including lab tests, salesman sample (SMS), pre-production sample (PPS), commercialization, and bulk/production support.

Material Inventory and Tools Control

• Planned inventory and handled materials including leather, fabric, lining, jigs, cutting dies, and stamping patterns, and prepared sample product development schedules according to Business Lead forecasts.

Production Engineer and Training Center

• Led continuous improvement efforts and performed statistical analysis of the batch flow production structure, applying Lean Manufacturing processes with process mapping and Kaizen principles.

A company established to cater to top brands of ladies' garments in the US-blazer, coats, jacket, suit, dress, skirt, and pants. Global brands: GAP-Banana Republic, Ann Taylor, Calvin Klein, and Macy's.

Key Achievement:

• Redesigned factory layout, which achieved 80% improvement in the overall factory innovation reduced manpower by 40% and initial loss of 15%.
• Collaborated with my senior Garment Merchandiser to increase confirmed orders from 13,000 thousand (13K) to 500 thousand (500K) within a year.
• Employee of the Month: Senior Industrial Engineer, 10/2014

Responsibilities per position:
Head of Department (11/2014 - 10/2018)

• Prepared weekly to annual business plan reports and presented to all Korean Managers with analytical proposals on how to improve manpower efficiency, lower production costs and initial loss.

Senior Industrial Engineer (7/2014 - 11/2014)

• Established a training module to educate employees on Lean Manufacturing Systems and Key Performance Indicator (KPI) concepts.

Senior Garment Merchandiser (2/2003 - 7/2014)

• Directly communicated and negotiated with the buyer for pre product costing, and product development.
• Communicated directly with the buyer to ensure all Technical Package (Tech pack) information is the most updated based upon the final approval.