Michele Dando Msscm

Michele Dando MSSCM serves as the Vice President of Supplier Relations at Facilisgroup since August 2022 and is also the Vice President of Product Development/Partner at Viking Cooler Products since April 2021. Dando previously held the position of Vice President of Global Sourcing, Technical Design & Quality at Soft Surroundings from October 2021 to August 2022 and worked as a Product Development & Supply Chain Consultant from January 2020 to March 2021, focusing on stabilizing supply chains and processes for emerging brands across multiple countries. Dando’s extensive experience at Soft Surroundings between 2008 and 2020 included roles as Director of Sourcing, Technical Design & Compliance, Associate Director - Technical Design Apparel, and Supervisor of Technical Design-Apparel. Prior experience consists of technical design positions at Talbots, Appleseed's, and May Merchandising Company. Academically, Dando holds a Master of Science in Supply Chain Management from Michigan State University and a Bachelor of Science in Textile and Apparel Manufacturing from the University of Missouri-Columbia.