EMMELINE CAIS

• Stand up and lead the seasonal and advanced creation technical design teams for the Bras COE (est 2019) and Bodywear COE (est 2024) based in Beaverton WHQ. Teams are responsible for driving innovation and setting global fit and measurement standards for the category. Bras revenue has grown 25% since the establishment of the COE.
• DEI mentor and coach, supporting the advancement of diversity in the workplace to create fair playing fields for the organization.
• Oversee functional roadmap for key product franchises and coordinate fit development framework , T&A and rollout.
• Identify productivity bottlenecks and devise innovative solutions while remaining conservative with resources.
• Dotted line management of Asia based technical design teams via telepresence, managing diverse personnel across varying levels of technical expertise.

• Reported directly to CEO as sourcing, production and fulfillment leader for Oso & Me (est. 2017), a sustainable ecommerce children's apparel start up manufactured in San Francisco and Madagascar.
• Developed production and fulfillment SOPs and QA guidelines for brand, implementing with vendor partners to deliver consistency in product execution.
• Established seasonal product to market calendar, holding all functions and external partners accountable to key deadlines.
• Identified sourcing opportunities to diversify vendor and supplier base and deliver efficiencies in supply chain process.

• Oversaw vendor base expansion to support the rapid growth of DTC intimates apparel brand, onboarding new manufacturing and supplier partners to convey brand SOPs and standard measures of quality.
• Managed SF based Production team and Asia based QA team to enforce production standards and maintain knowledge of events affecting established schedules.
• Audited product for quality and compliance with company standards and design specifications.

Director - GapBody and GapFit Mens & Womens (2015-2017)

Senior Manager - GapBody and GapFit (2014-2015)

Manager - GapFit (2010-2014)

• Rose to Director from Manager while broadening product scope, team management and strategic areas of responsibility for rapidly expanding athletic and intimates businesses of Gap brand.
• Developed and established speed to market supply chain program for GapBody underwear, reducing lead time by 8 weeks for 80% of category business.
• Supported staff development, promoting personal achievement and retention as best strategy for long-term organizational health.
• Built divisional product to market calendar with global cross functional leads in operations, product design, technical design, merchandising and planning, streamlining efficiencies in the product creation process.
• Collaborated onsite and via telepresence with Asia based sourcing offices in the development of vendor strategies to support LRP initiatives for division.
• Managed supply chain activities for 2010 launch of brand active wear collection (GapFit), coordinating moving parts in product team and orchestrating well-designed flow.

• Introduced new sourcing strategy for signature footwear division, supporting an evolving retail pricing strategy to enable a broader consumer reach. Footwear drove 85% of sales volume for the brand.
• Oversaw the development of brand collaboration projects with emerging designers: Shipley & Halmos, Costello Tagliopetra and SUNO.

• Development team lead for 2006 brand launch , collaborating with factory partners and cross functional leaders in design and production to bring concepts to commercialization.

Associate Manager - GapBody Pre-production and Fabric R&D, NY HQ (2005-2006)

Assistant Manager - GapBody Pre-production, NY HQ (2003-2005)

Merchandise Assistant - Banana Republic, SF HQ (2002-2003)