Dawn Bailey Email & Phone Number

Manchester Area, United Kingdom

Responsible for ensuring smooth running of the critical path, product development and maintaining and developing strong relationships with key High street retailers such as Asda /George, Tesco and Shop Direct.• Collaborating in customer meetings with the design team and account manager to develop new ranges and increase sales.• Co-ordinate with the design team and factories to ensure developments samples arrive in time for range build meetings. • Negotiate prices with factories and customers in order to achieve the required profit margin. • Ensure all new order details are communicated to the in house design team , technical and account manager.• Raise purchase orders accurately within the agreed deadline• Implement and update the critical path. Managing all stages and timelines within the critical path. Ensuring all deadlines are not just met but have hit customer standards• Maintaining high levels of communication with the customers, to provide assurance that each stage of the critical path is managed effectively • Checking all submission, lab dips bulk fabric, production samples are correct before they are submitted to the customer.• Checking and approving shipping documents.• Risk assessing orders to eliminate problems during production.Team Leader Responsibilities• Recruiting staff, training and mentoring new merchandisers, approving and managing the booking of holidays. Checking and signing off expenses.