Lee Blackwell Email & Phone Number

Vietnam

Vietnam

Recently relocated to Vietnam for a more product based footwear development role.Manage a team of 5 developers covering 2 outdoor brands.Taking designs from concept to production

Warrington, United Kingdom

SummaryResponsible for development of the Soccer footwear for this established athletics brand. Supplying Football apparel, footwear and equipment to teams of all levels. I have close working relationships with several players in the premiership and young talent. Key responsibility is developing and monitoring production of premium product and take down materialsArea of responsibility Footwear• Attend trade fairs such as ISPO & Bread and Butter to understand the market trends.• International travel with key markets to understand the regions requirements.• Built and maintained strong relationships with customers and suppliers worldwide• Developed player plan to monitor feedback from professional assets.• Maintained calendar to delivering product to markets and professionals meeting launch dates• Continual supplier evaluations to make sure Warrior are using the best sources of product and materials available.

North Wales, United Kingdon

SummaryOwned the creation of all footwear product ranges, budgeting and development. Presented ranges to regional sales managers, providing key technical product attributes.Area of responsibility Footwear• Managed probability for 30 sku’s• Developed bespoke Gelert range using market trends which increased demand from 25,000prs to 80,000 in the first season• Interacted with marketing team making sure they were fully aware of all the products attributes for company catalogue• Reviewed and analysed orders placed against forecast challenging major contributors not meeting minimum order quantity• Supplied detailed sales and profit analysis to support final range plans

Cheadle, United Kingdon

SENIOR PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT MANAGER Jan 2004 – Nov 2009SummaryWorked with design team to develop branded lifestyle product suitable for global markets. Managed the costing negotiation with all factories and material suppliers to delivery line plans to company targets.Area of responsibility Lifestyle and Trend • Liaising with Product Marketing and Design to ensure full comprehension and agreement of all commercial briefs and target prices.• Managing the footwear development process from conception to commercialization.• Monitoring the progress of development against the critical path and overseeing SMU process.• Sourcing of all products, development of existing sources and investigation of new sources.• Financial responsibility for pricing of development, samples & final product.• Management of individual travel budget.

Manchester, United Kingdom

SummaryResponsible for managing the fit and monitoring the returns of 1000 sku’s. Reported on all returns reasons for top and bottom selling lines at range control meetings.Area of responsibility Ladies, Men’s and Children’s footwear. • Assessing sealing samples and setting standards for suppliers bulk production.• Set and monitored returns rates after range selection. • Developed and maintained packaging to meet stringent warehousing systems.• Reporting after bi yearly travel on factories capabilities to maintain the company’s compliance and quality in the Far East.• Responsible for any in season adjustments necessary to manufacturing to keep returns rates within budget.