Nicole Gibaldi
Hermosa Beach,CA
Summary
Accomplished Vice President of Product at Knot Standard with expertise in facility and manufacturing planning, cross-functional leadership, and optimizing product development processes and quality control. Proven track record of driving market share growth through strategic initiatives. Skilled in negotiating supplier terms and leading sustainability efforts. Strong in process optimization and team collaboration.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Vice President of Product
Knot Standard
07.2024 - Current
- Spearheaded end-to-end production operations, including domestic and international sourcing, development, and quality control, resulting in improved on-time delivery rates and enhanced product consistency.
- Negotiated with global suppliers to optimize cost structures and improve margins, including managing through recent China tariffs with minimal price increases, while maintaining brand integrity and quality standards.
- Partnered cross-functionally with finance, marketing, and operations to align production timelines with company goals, ensuring seamless product launches and margin adherence.
- Worked closely with external brand product directors on sampling, product and fabric assortment to design collections for them that most aligned with their business and budget.
Director of Product
Knot Standard
01.2023 - Current
- Managed production facilities and fabric vendors to ensure a timely delivery on all products.
- Negotiated contracts with suppliers and manufacturers, securing favorable terms that benefited both parties involved.
- Managed vendor relationships for cost-effective sourcing of materials and components, reducing production costs.
- Led cross-functional teams for successful product launches, resulting in increased market share and customer satisfaction.
- Collaborated with facilities and mills to ensure we remained at the forefront of sustainability, including in person visits.
- Managed a team to handle daily order processing, client communication and order tracking.
Senior Production Manager
Knot Standard
07.2021 - Current
- Manages Production Team on daily order processing, facility, and vendor communication (including creating PO's, sales communication, shipment consolidation and production timelines).
- Manages Women's line from product development and training through Production.
- Assists finance on reporting of cost of goods sold and margin tracking.
- Works with Sales, Marketing, Operations and Product to initiate monthly promotions from costing product development and training, through Production.
- Liaises between Product and Sales on daily order communication and issues.
- Manages all Retail Pricing and Margins on both a seasonal and monthly basis.
- Worked with Wholesale team to manage initial startup and production process.
Production Manager
Knot Standard
03.2019 - 06.2021
- Managed Production Team on daily order processing, facility, and vendor communication.
- Reported on various facilities, garment production output and capacity, both internationally and domestic.
- Vendor Management - New Facility/Vendor approval, onboarding process, and compliance.
- Worked with development team on early stage product costing and system product setup.
- Liaised between Development, Production and Sales for suggested Retail Pricing in relation to margin goals.
- Maintained and logged all cost of goods sold, retail price lock, and margins into internal documents.
- Maintained and improved system XML / CRM functions with current, new and third party facilities.
- Developed Women's line from development, sales training, system set up, costing through production.
Senior Production Associate
Knot Standard
02.2018 - 03.2019
- Monitored cost of goods and production in efforts to hit target gross margin on cost of productions.
- Onboarded new vendor and production facilities.
- Assisted in onboarding and training of new production and sales team associates.
Production Associate
Knot Standard
02.2017 - 02.2018
- Executed the processing from receipt through production, quality control and shipping.
- Worked closely with facilities to ensure orders are processed efficiently and delivered timely.
Administrative Assistant and Production Intern
TMRW Studio
06.2016 - 02.2017
- Communicated with facilities to streamline overall production timeline, design and fitting details.
- Created price files in excel while monitoring profitability, costing and gross margin.
- Communicated with customers on line sheets, customer requirements and production status.
- QuickBooks management (preparing monthly and end of the year reconciliations).
Education
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
Le Moyne College
Syracuse, NY05.2016
Skills
- Apparel Production & Sourcing
- Vendor Management & Negotiation
- Cost & Margin Optimization
- Quality Control & Compliance
- Team Leadership & Development
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Operational Efficiency & Process Improvement
- Strong Communication & Problem Solving
Timeline
Vice President of Product
Knot Standard
07.2024 - Current
Director of Product
Knot Standard
01.2023 - Current
Senior Production Manager
Knot Standard
07.2021 - Current
Production Manager
Knot Standard
03.2019 - 06.2021
Senior Production Associate
Knot Standard
02.2018 - 03.2019
Production Associate
Knot Standard
02.2017 - 02.2018
Administrative Assistant and Production Intern
TMRW Studio
06.2016 - 02.2017
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
Le Moyne College
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