Work history
Production ManagerHouse of Hackney
London, United KingdomFull Time
• Sourced and developed soft furnishings, wallpaper, brassware, ceramics from the UK, Europe and Asia. Project manage the delivery of concept, design, development, sourcing, packaging, production and logistics.
• Created a weekly trade report detailing sales, production output and stocks and utilised the information to push production on popular lines in earlier or reduce production orders.
• Produced a monthly margin report and used this to review and reduce costs in the business.
• Collaborated with design team on print concepts to develop into homewares.
• Managed manufacturer relationships, briefing in concepts and designs and steering them to completion using critical paths and production schedules.
• Hosted internal meetings with key departments to ensure joined-up strategy for all campaigns.
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Product Development and Production ConsultantC Conway
- London, United KingdomFreelance
I set up a consultancy to provide my expertise to a range of high-end luxury brands. Clients included Cole & Son, Ardmore Ceramics & Lamington London.
• Created a successful textile concept for Cole & Son. Selected designs for print, weave and embroidery.
• Sourced manufacturers, sampled product prior to editing the final collection for bulk.
• Partnered with a high-end textile warehouse to stock the range and enable our sales of samples and bulk off-site.
• Developed a textile collection for homewares brand Ardmore Ceramics.
• Designed and developed prototypes for womenswear start-up Lamington.
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Skills
- Production Management
- Project Management
- Product Development
- Advanced Excel
- Textile Development
- Design Management
- Negotiation
- Sourcing