Mark Barske Email & Phone Number

Enschede, Nl

Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Nederland

Responsible for the entire procurement process (gift wrap paper, gift bags, ribbons/bows, stationery products). Manager of 2 buyers in Hoogeveen and 4 merchandisers in Ningbo (China). Frequently visiting manufacturing countries in Europe and Asia to place orders and maintain relationships with strategic partners.

Dhaka, Bangladesh

Sourcing office for European fashion labels and retailers. Supporting and advising clients on the following aspects of the textile production chain; sourcing, sampling, purchasing, merchandising/coordination, quality inspections, shipping.

Dhaka, Bangladesh

Managing the local sourcing and buying office (±25 persons) Coordinating orders for customers from Belgium, France, Germany, and Spain. Implementing an accredited quality control system for the quality and sales department and train staff on this theme as well. Close contact with customers concerning their running orders and developments.

Dhaka, Bangladesh

Responsible for the quality and sample department (±50 persons). Coordinating and monitoring the quality on AQL level in four divisions of Euro Centra Bangladesh. Coordinating the production flow of running orders with merchandising departments regarding quality and delivery dates. Sourcing new BSCI-certified factories. Contact with customers concerning quality and production related issues of running orders.

Dhaka, Bangladesh

During the first year in The Netherlands, supervise and coordinate orders for various Dutch retailers. After one year I moved to Dhaka to set up a new sourcing and buying office as a country director, providing day-to-day management to the team (6 persons).

Amsterdam En Omgeving, Nederland

During the first year in The Netherlands, supervise and coordinate orders for various Dutch retailers. After one year I moved to Dhaka to set up a new sourcing and buying office as a country director, providing day-to-day management to the team (6 persons).

Tanger, Morocco

A Dutch suit factory in Morocco, which produces suits for the European market• Play an active part in the optimization of the production process of the factory from order intake until shipment• Optimizing the two raw material warehouses as per Lean manufacturing.• Investigation in the CUST(made to measure suits) department of Trojaco as goal to check how the CUST department can be optimised.Writing a thesis for Trojaco: optimisation of the internal CUST process of Trojaco(from order intake until shipment)

Amsterdam

• Advisor of high fashion products (especially suits and made to measure suits) • Specialist in made to measure suits• Relation management of existing customers and new customers

Shanghai City, China

A Dutch fashion brand, which is producing their garments in China. • Play an active part in the whole (production)process from design till ready to wear garment• Responsible for the purchase of the fabric collection of Winter 2008 and Summer 2008• Visited factories for inspection of the running orders.• Sourcing new factories in Shanghai and Hangzhou area.

Fashion Management

Master'S Degree, Textile Production Management