Christy Huang
Product Development | Sourcing | Operations
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About
Product development, sourcing, and operations professional with 10+ years of experience bringing consumer products from concept through costing, sampling, production, quality approval, packaging, and retail launch. Extensive experience across housewares, décor, gifts, accessories, toys, and lifestyle products, partnering with retail buyers, cross-functional U.S. teams, and Asia-based factories. Highly organized and hands-on in managing multiple development programs, quotations, specifications, timelines, vendor follow-up, compliance requirements, and production execution.
Experience
Operations Manager - Fina International Inc. - Remote – Asia / U.S.
(2023-01)
- Manage end-to-end product sourcing and development for consumer goods, coordinating supplier selection, quotations, specifications, packaging and labeling, production, quality, compliance, and shipment execution.
- Manage multiple supplier and customer projects simultaneously, tracking approvals, testing requirements, production schedules, and delivery milestones.
- Review quotations, MOQs, product details, packaging information, and production requirements for accuracy; resolve discrepancies with Asian factories and cross-functional U.S. teams.
- Negotiate supplier pricing, MOQs, schedules, and commercial terms while balancing customer cost, quality, compliance, and delivery requirements.
Operations Assistant Manager - Magenta Inc. - Pasadena, CA
(2020-01 - 2022-12)
- Led product and category development across housewares, décor, and lifestyle hardgoods, partnering with Design, Merchandising, Planning, retail buyers, and suppliers.
- Coordinated programs from concept and supplier quotation through costing, production milestones, quality requirements, and delivery for retail launches.
- Managed supplier quotations, cost negotiations, timelines, and vendor follow-up while balancing target margins and product requirements.
Cost Analyst - Munchkin Inc. - Van Nuys, CA
(2019-01 - 2020-12)
- Analyzed product designs, packaging, plastics, metals, and finishes to identify cost opportunities, improving IMU by 8% through material substitution and supplier renegotiation.
- Led supplier benchmarking, competitive bidding, quotation review, and cost analysis across Asia-based manufacturers.
- Partnered with Design, Sourcing, Product Development, and QA to maintain product safety, quality, and cost targets.
Project Manager - MaCher - Venice, CA
(2015-01 - 2019-12)
- Managed consumer product programs from concept and factory sourcing through costing, development, production, QC, packaging, and shipment for housewares, gifts, accessories, and promotional hardgoods.
- Coordinated suppliers and internal teams to maintain specifications, customer cost targets, production milestones, quality requirements, and deadlines.
- Reduced lead times by 15% through improved vendor allocation and capacity forecasting; QA testing and corrective actions contributed to a 12% reduction in return rates.
Sourcing Specialist - Evriholder - Anaheim, CA
(2013-01 - 2015-12)
- Managed sourcing and product development across kitchen, cleaning, bath, and toy categories, including materials, finishes, packaging, quotations, testing, and production follow-up.
- Served as the primary U.S. liaison for Asian factories, resolving product, production, quality, and delivery issues.
Purchasing Specialist - TXC Technology - Brea, CA
(2010-01 - 2013-12)
- Managed RFQs, production schedules, inventory forecasting, capacity planning, procurement documentation, and order tracking with China and Taiwan factories.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Spanish - Tamkang University, Taiwan