Alison Mason Email & Phone Number

London, Gb

London, Gb

London, England, United Kingdom

• Sole responsibility for fabric sourcing and development of Sweaty Bettys materials, driving forward sustainable goals and working across multiple products, vendors, and supply chains.• Tasked to re-work the Raw Materials department, overhauling all processes to increase efficiencies and improve ways of working.• Works closely with PDP to ensure that all new and existing fabrics work with the target garment margins and KPI’s.• Sustainability lead, working to develop existing franchise fabrics into sustainable options, inline with the wider business strategy. • Lead the development of a fabric strategy.• Management of budgets, including fabric liabilities, working with suppliers to drive down liability costs. • Responsible for overseeing the lifecycle of all fabrics from development and sourcing through to production, ensuring newness meets the high-quality standards set by Sweaty Betty.• Oversee lab dip process, to ensure colourfastness standards are met. • Manager of a freelance assistant.

• Project lead on 3D implementation project to drive down sample hit rate and reduce sample costs for the business. • Lead technologist on multiple categories, working closely with design, PDP and buying to produce high quality garments fit for end use.• Worked alongside creative pattern cutters to deliver editorial styles for collections such as Halle Berry x Sweaty Betty. • Responsible for ensuring all products are compliant in UK, China and other markets. • Work closely with suppliers to maintain relationships, drive improvements and collaborate to ensure the best product is delivered to the customer. • Management of the critical path, ensuring a 48hr turnaround of fit comments.• Developed key blocks for trousers and shorts to achieve a right first-time approach and reduce sampling. • Specific expertise in fitting trousers and shorts. • Analysing returns and customer feedback to improve KPI’s and fit.

London, United Kingdom

Skirts and Nightwear - 7 monthsNow starting my next step of the career on denim and trousers .

Jersey & Swimwear

As the Technical admin assistant for the Jersey department I am responsible for assisting my team to develop and manage styles in line with the critical path.Responsibilities include:- Managing fit sessions with Buying,Design and Merchandising.- Fitting shipment samples. - Driving the critical path to maintain delivery and production.- Communicating with suppliers in the Far east and Europe. - Managing wearer trials .- Bulk fabric testing. - Maintaining the AQL tracker and Monthly Performance Indicator. - Sample management. - Collating the departments return information and customer information to review styles and further improve fit.PLM:- Supporting suppliers during the transition onto PLM. - Managing labelling and packaging .- Trialling testing with all knitwear and swimwear suppliers for SS18 for the womenswear department. - Working on system improvements for Garment Tech as part of the PLM Bowow group. - Assisting in the drive for best practice across Mini and Womenswear by setting up PLM breakfast clubs (to ensure continuity across the departments and highlight any additional training)

Working in a dynamic environment creating 'pop-up' stores at Agricultural Events , Festivals and Sale events. My main responsibilities are; - To support my manager and assistant manager with running a smooth and successful show. - Physically setting up the stand and carry over Visual Merchandising standards.- Cash Management including paperwork, till floats and banking.- Manage the team during trading hours and evenings.- Train new members of staff.- Carry out customer service coaching and motivate individuals to make show targets.- Assist in the recruitment of staff.- Co-ordinate equipment and stock for all shows and events including loading transport vehicles.

Northampton, United Kingdom

Main responsibilities include;- Supporting the management team in creating, retailing, and breaking down 'pop-up' stands.- Providing customer service and brand knowledge at each event.- QA level 2 award in Emergency First Aid at work.

Coventry, United Kingdom

- Administration; booking in magazines, requesting samples and organising materials libraries.- Trend and competitor research.- Supporting the team on various collections and concepts.

Kettering

- Handling of cash, sale restricted goods and ensuring customer service.- Additional role involving assisting checkout Team Leaders in managing and supporting cashiers. Further responsibilities include Cash office support and staff training.- Multi-skilled; trained at bronze level in the Petrol Station and can support a variety of other departments.

Loughborough University

Responsible for the planning and organising of buying, marketing, social media, and event management of the 2015 textiles degree show.

Whitstable

Assisting administration, including the use of Bento; a relational database used to record customer and product information. Dispatching orders.Producing Fabric hangers and Sample packs.

Pembrokeshire

A placement undertaken to give me an insight into industrial weaving.Assisting in the everyday running of industrial looms; mending the cloth, warp winding and operating industrial machinery.

Dunchurch, Rugby

Office admin; resourcing and purchasing a new lines, stock control, dispatch and assisting in events management.Trade Shows; The Knitting and Stitching show and Unravel.Utilising Social Media for PR campaigns.Designing and producing beginner knitting and crochet patterns for garments and accessories.

London, United Kingdom

Customer service, processing online orders and stock control.Devising the companies first Social Media strategy focussing predominantly on Twitter, Facebook and Pinterest.Support Customer training.Yarn Handling on industrial machinery.Setting up a variety of different makes of loom.

Bachelor’S Degree, Textiles: Innovation And Design, 1St Class Honours

Specialism: Woven Textiles Skills include : - All technical aspects of setting up a loom including drafting, warp-winding, hank-winding.

Foundation Degree, Art/Art Studies, General