Hollie M. Email & Phone Number

London, England, United Kingdom

Designing bi-annual / seasonal mainline footwear collections in colour and materials over various categories such as Active, Court, Outdoor and Vulc Designing Seasonal and Wholesale packs for Adult and Kids ranges as well as creating concepts for seasonal packsTrend, colour and material driven research including travelling to European base trade shows and bi-annual trips to Asia to visit material suppliers and factoriesGood knowledge of Adobe Illustrator, and use of platforms such as DeSL program,Excel, PowerPoint and MiroManaging and supporting a Junior Designer in day to day tasks as well as endof year reviews, regular meetings to review objectives and well-being checksusing Open Blend platform.Designing materials and trims with support of Material Development team, creating graphic files and specifications. Creating tech packs for factory AP, DTA and GSS samplesPresenting seasonal collections to team including Studio Manager, Creative FootwearDirector, PLM and Development teams Supporting the New Creation team with seasonal TN designs colour and materials

London, United Kingdom

Working with international brands and in-house designers to materialise, colour and develop seasonal ranges for lifestyle, performance and outdoor shoes- for Women’s, Mens, Unisex and KidsColour design work based on trend/concept for various clients including Under Armour, Saucony, Hoka One One, Ellesse, Champion, Slazenger etc.Selecting materials suitable for each specific brand projectsCreate seasonal Trend Report decks mainly focused on key materials, key colours and colour palettesDaily use of Adobe Illustrator and basic use on Adobe Photoshop Using 3D colour programme, Colourway, to colour 3D rendered designsLeading group projects to ensure brief is met, worked is distributed amongst team, actioned and checked to a high standardOrganising weekly team meetings with international material suppliersRegular touch-point meetings with team and management to ensure work is to brief and give/receive constructive feedbackCreate basic graphics on Adobe Illustrator and provide graphic briefCreating seasonal concept boards dependant on brand, brief and stylesCreating tech packs for factory samples and productionManaging team members at intern and junior level on projectsTravelling includes a material and colour development trip to Asia, and travelling to Europe for material trade shows, research trips and client meetings

- Working with a designer to create a Womenswear collection exclusively for ASOS - using product development and customisation on vintage inspired ranges- Presenting collections to Buyer, Managing Director and Head of Wholesale- Attending weekly trade and design meetings with all design teams, weekly meetings with Production and Garment Technologist - Creating and maintaining cost price sheets, critical patch, Gant chart and sample/workroom task list- Sourcing new fabrics and trims, visiting suppliers for newness in fabric and vintage bases - Creating mood boards for inspiration for each monthly collection and style pack presentations - Managing samples from making process to gold seal stage - Attending fit sessions to ensure final styles are correct for design prospective

London, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

Key achievements:• Shoe designs featured on Drapers Magazine cover and Footwear & Accessories Spring 16 edition• Quoted on OK! Online Magazine• Working with key brands including ASOS, Zalando, House of Fraser and Lipsy.Key responsibilities:• Creating seasonal mood/inspiration boards – looking into upcoming trends and implementing them into ranges• Working with external design team to create two brand ranges per season• Completing buys with Directors and head of departments and allocating internal units to web and wholesale• Conducting buying appointments with each key account to present new collections • Liaising with designers and suppliers on development of product• Liaising with suppliers in Vietnam and China to ensure samples and deliveries are on track• Negotiating prices with supplier• Pricing stock for UK, European and US markets• Creating margin line-sheets with FOB and landed, prices and ensuring that company and each customers margin is met• Observing key account weekly sales, monitoring slow sellers and bestsellers• Working closely with Merchandiser to maximise sales within concessions• Organising replenishment stock with warehouse• Warehouse meetings and inspections on new season stock • Collating orders and creating master file excel sheets for each collection• Daily communication between suppliers, designers and factory to ensure samples and stock run on time• Creating and working to Critical Path

London, United Kingdom

Key achievements:• Working as part of a team buying mens footwear and accessories for major UK department stores such as Harrods, Selfridges, Liberty and Brown Thomas as well as on the Kurt Geiger online platform• Buying international key brands such as Prada, Guiseppe Zanotti, Balenciaga, Grenson and Tom FordKey responsibilities:• Assisting Buyers and Assistant Buyers in everyday administrative duties. Prioritising workload and tasks to ensure work is done efficiently and to a high standard.• Daily communication with Buyers, brand suppliers, warehouse and stores.• Compiling and completing information for orders, checking confirmations, overlook of purchase orders and approving• Liaising with brand suppliers in regards to order information, deliveries, queries and cancellations• Overlooking Penalty stock, liaising with warehouse and suppliers to ensure correct stock enters the business• Maintenance of shared documents (order tracker, cancellations, SOR and repeat lists)• Attending weekly team trade meetings• Overlooking order values, intake, chasing deliveries

London, United Kingdom

Key responsibilities:• Supervising Merchandise Admin team, allocating tasks and general team management and delegation.• Liaising with suppliers in a professional manner with queries or issues which may arise regarding confirmations, orders or labels.• Daily communication with external & own-brands buying teams and warehouse staff.• Checking and signing off confirmations and Byways invoices• Using REX system, to raise and amend orders, maintaining PO’s• Helping maintain & signing off Penalty Stock, to ensure stock is not accepted incorrectly• Inducting new staff, going through MA duties and REX system.

London, United Kingdom

Duties included managing high profile store accounts, meeting with buyers and presenting new collections, managing orders and accounts and assisting clients in showroom. I have also done cover for merchandising and concession managing for Topshop and visual merchandising for the Topshop WAL-G concession.