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Aberdeen, GB

Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom

* Supporting a team of 4 direct report Development Managers* Deliver teams key objectives including health and safety* Guide the team to lead Residents’ Committee meetings and AGMs * Hiring, on-boarding and mentoring of colleagues * Co-ordinate and oversee new development and phased handovers* Liaising with Business Development to ensure budget are on.

Aberdeen City, Scotland, United Kingdom

* Managing a portfolio of residential developments* Manage reactive and planned maintenance on behalf of property owners* Develop and maintain strong relationships with owners and contractors, delivering consistently high level of customer service* Proactively inspecting developments reporting through INSPCT software* Leading Residents’ Committee meetings.

Aberdeen, United Kingdom

Aberdeen, United Kingdom

* Project manage, supervise and coordinate the work of contractors (day to day and planned repairs/maintenance)* Investigate the availability and suitability of options for new premises* Calculate and compare costs for required goods or services to achieve maximum value for money. Prepare documents to put out tenders for contractors* Multi site budget.

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

* Liaised with overseas suppliers to optimize output* Controlled data management to ensure all components were in the correct location * Arranged travel/schedule for team * Negotiated cost prices, availability, delivery* Worked closely with production teams and agencies in Europe and Far East to maintain database and ensure specification were accurate and.

Muscat, Oman

* Arrange all new officers/families to post accommodations and travel arrangements* On boarding new arrivals; including checking in and out procedures* Located vendors for materials, equipment and supplies* Negotiated cost prices, availability and delivery* Developed and implemented forecast/buying plans in line with policy plans* Negotiated contracts/time.

Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

* Liaised with design/production to develop 6 collections per year optimising quality/cost/minimums/lead-times (including executing trim/fabric/garment development and buying) to ensure the product translates to provide a product that delivers on margin and check out performance. * Managed vendor based performance. * Determining which region and suppliers.

Leicester, United Kingdom

* Compilation of design packs with garment specifications and artwork for suppliers in the Far East, India, Portugal, Italy and Turkey involving seasonal visits to factories.* Managed product development from concept to final selection including on-time delivery of samples of right fit/quality.* Managed the critical path calendar process.* Create sales.

Nottinghamshire, UK

* Produce concept ideas for clients providing garment illustrations for buyers range meetings using CAD and support data using word and excel packages.* Monitoring the critical path of selected design concepts from concept to production.* Attending design and trend meetings.* Developing jersey fabrics with suppliers in Sri Lanka, Dubai and the Far East.*.

Essex, UK

* Woven garment development managing critical path from design concept to final production. * Preparing design packs for factories in Morocco and China.* Travel overseas: independently attending fabric shows and liaising with fabric mills* Sourcing trims with suppliers based in the UK and overseas.* Maintaining databases with up to date product.

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Fashion Design, 2:1

Bachelor Of Technology (Btech), Diploma In Fashion Design, Distinction