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RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
MARGARET HOWELL - Fabric Buying Assistant - 2022
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Skills : Email (outlook),Microsoft excel, word, teams,SAP.
Tasks include:
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Provide Admin support to the fabric development team and design team regarding fabric information for Menswear and Womenswear.
Inputting and updating PLM system - updating info of current codes in use and creating new codes for new qualities being introduced to collections.
Raising POs and goods receipts for Order confirmations and Invoices for fabric in sampling and signing off for bulk.
Assisting with yarn set up and orders where required, setting up codes, processing special lab dip requests and developments, raising occasional yarn POs for sampling and bulk, and POs for knitwear swatch trial POs.
Chasing delivery dates of mills and negotiating the best dates for deliveries to reach warehouses and suppliers in time for collection deadlines.
Actioning lab-dip qualities and liaising with mills to ensure the accurate development of qualities in line with design teams' standards.
Updating fabric and visual range plans used across departments with accurate and relevant information including codes, prices, lead times etc.
Chasing sustainability information of fabric including GOTs prices, lead times and production development info.
Organising and filing of fabric archives and fabric for current collections.
Ensuring full technical, pricing, sustainability and MOQ fabric data information is recorded and communicated and maintaining an assortment of physical fabrics files and hangers, in a timely and accurate manner in line with CP requirements.
Ensuring timely delivery of swatch selection, price lists and other technical information, against CP deadlines for both woven fabric and knitwear yarn cards.
Signing off bulk samples where applicable. Liaising with factories if the sample is not in line with our qualities ensuring that they are developed and refinished in time for deadlines.
Providing regular updates on fabric information to overseas Japan design & production departments, including- lab dip approvals, swatches, fabric data, MOQ joint planning, bulk order placement and production
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BURBERRY - Fabric Development Assistant - Menswear - 2022
Skills : Email(outlook),Microsoft excel, word, teams,PLM Flex.
Tasks include:
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Provide Admin support to the fabric development team and design team regarding fabric information.
Inputting and updating PLM system - updating info of current codes in use as well as creating new codes for new qualities being introduced to collections - ensuring accuracy is maintained throughout the collection.
Working closely with the Fabric Developers to ensure a good relationship is maintained with manufacturers and suppliers by liaising with them to ensure orders and shipments are delivered on time and to budget.
Prepared and updated collection boards and fabric bibles, organising fabric archives and kept stock of all qualities on rails making sure they are in stock in-house.
Enter and maintain accurate fabric information in the database charts and files.
Preparing large amounts of shipments going out to suppliers and mills - checking and tracing to ensure they reach their destination on time Including sending qualities for research, sending and actioning lab dips etc.
Communicating between different teams assisting in finding info regarding particular qualities quickly and successfully Including working with print, product development, design and merchandising.
Preparing databases that track all stock and reservations of the fabric qualities for each collection. Also collecting all technical info for fabric qualities
Liaising with mills and vendors to prepare reservations of stock of qualities for the collection.
Chasing and ensuring mills meet delivery dates for sample length - communicating within the team for potential delays.
An understanding of the different fabric qualities and their suitability during research for a collection.
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ARENA 100 - Fashion Design and Social Media content - 2021-2022
Skills: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Audition, Adobe Premiere pro, After effects.
Tasks include:
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Assisting managers with producing the copy and content for Arena 100 main pages and a fashion news/shopping page called A100.Supplies as part of Arena100.
Ultimately handed responsibility for running the A100. Supplies fashion page; independently
finding news and posting items for customers to buy.
Developing concept ideas for posts and the aesthetic of the overall page.
Researching possible news items that would suit the brand ethos and audience interest.
Video/GIF editing for posts, stories, and reels including creating templates and graphics for said
content.
Image editing of posts with adobe illustrator and Photoshop.
Creating caption copy on both the main fitness page and fashion page.
Creating DM copy for other content creators and influencer collaborations and giveaways.
Familiarity with Canva for templates and creating posts.
Designer of A100 men's and women’s outfit merch along with the concept, colours and
tech packs.
Designing replica kits for football teams with A100 logo branding.
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BINGHIS - Fashion and graphics - 2021
Skills: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, email(gmail&outlook), Microsoft word.
Tasks include:
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Working as part of the rebranding team of the label and working in the graphics team.
Creating potential graphics for the brand logo including concept and trend research for art design.
Working with the rebrand team where the project was to create 3 slogan tees all with their theme of summer with a 70s aesthetic. Graphics were designed to accompany this theme in the form of slogans, de- signs of ringer tees.
Packaging and mock-ups for wrapping paper, “Thank you” cards and slogan/ringer tees.
Contact
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