Beth Steed
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Beth Steed

Product Manager - From Textiles to TechLondon, United Kingdom
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Beth Steed
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Beth Steed

Product Manager - From Textiles to TechLondon, United Kingdom
About me
Product Manager with a decade of experience as a results-oriented Garment Technologist. I bring expertise across the entire product development lifecycle—from design conception and production to analysing customer feedback for quality enhancement. I have a proven track record in driving cross-functional collaboration, solving complex challenges, and delivering high-quality products on schedule. My journey into Product Management was inspired by my passion for transforming customer insights into exceptional products, leading me to pursue specialised training in this field. With a strong understanding of both customer needs and business goals, I am well-positioned to drive performance and deliver impactful results in my new career as a Product Manager. I am eager to leverage my skills and experience to make a meaningful impact in a product-focused role. My key skills include: - Product management - Agile Methodologies - Strategic Thinking - Market research: product analysis - Supplier Management - Cross-functional Collaborations - Quality control - Risk assessment - Prioritisation - Technical Specifications - Wireframing I am actively seeking new opportunities to evolve and contribute my new acquired skills and experiences with product management. If you want to learn more about me and check out my portfolio of case studies, please visit my website.
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    Technical ManagerTrapstar London
    London, United KingdomFull Time
    - Streamlined the delivered product through standardising quality and processes: blocks, grading and construction. Resolving inconsistencies and improving efficiency. - Collaborating with the designers to translate complex technical concepts into clear, simple terms, reducing fit samples and improving sign off rate for prototypes. - Nurtured positive supplier relationships: Factory visits to Turkey and Portugal to resolve fit, quality and design intricacies to sign off product and meet critical dates. Introduced new suppliers to improve cost and quality. - Implemented a comprehensive product Testing Performance Requirements manual to ensure quality standards and compliance are met in line with business needs. - Improved the customer experience through expanding and updating the e-comm size guide. - Monitoring customer quality concerns and return rates, collaborating with suppliers to resolve issues. -Working with cross functional teams to advise on and issue a complete labelling and packaging manual to unify the delivered branded product.
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    Technical Manager - WomenswearNICCE LONDON
     - London, United KingdomFull Time
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    Product manager bootcamp courseCarreerFoundry
     - London, United Kingdom
    Intensive online training in product management skills; from discovery to post-launch phase of developing a video conferencing product: - Created detailed product requirements documents to align teams and guide development based on the project brief. Established the product goals, principles and roadmap. - Identified data-driven opportunities through analysing pain points. Defined the solution definition; idea generation, including team brainstorming and prioritisation. - Validated and refined the ideas through agile development with prototyping and design iterations based on user feedback. - Defined the key metrics for success. Built the launch and post-launch strategy to drive user adoption and maximise product impact whilst mitigating risks.
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    Fashion Management (BA Hons)Nottingham Trent University
     - Nottingham, United Kingdom