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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

* Leading Product range development processes from range development to delivery into the network.**Global sourcing, on boarding and ongoing vendor relationship management**Development and implementation of strategies across areas including costing, compliance and product / vendor sourcing.**Product development briefs**Identifying and implementing.

Rosebery NSW, Australia

Management and overseeing of the end to end processes from range development to shipment.Development of strategies across areas including costing, compliance and vendor sourcing.Global sourcing, on boarding and ongoing vendor relationship managementResponsible for Inventory cost preparation, management, negotiation, and order placementOperational process.

Rosebery Sydney, Australia

Sydney, Australia

Managing the product development process across all brands, from design, development, procurement and production, Cost negotiation and management.Create and implement Quality Assurance, technical systems/processes and operation manualsInstrumental in instigating and leading new product development projects. Working with IT to continually enhance and.

Sydney, Australia

• Ensure that the product development process across all brands, from design, development, procurement and production, meets both customer and Company expectations in relation to quality, cost and speed.
• Create and implement Quality Assurance and technical systems/processes that allows for supplier based development. Establish strong and sound Quality Assurance and technical programs with internal and external partners.
• Instrumental in instigating and leading over 20 new product… Show more
• Instrumental in instigating and leading over 20 new product development projects. (Including systems and product development).
• Working sytems teams to continually enhance and develop systems & tools to improve the speed, accuracy and simplicity of data input.
• Liaise and consult with the Buyers and Production team to develop product that meets the customer’s expectation and is line with the brand strategy and seasonal vision

Wentworthville

• Experience in handling and analysing large volumes of data analysis for identification of trends, relevant items or addressing quality assurance issues.
• Instrumental in instigating and leading new product development projects.
• Initiating the development and setting up of the ‘Intellectual Property’ and ‘Confidentiality’ agreements with suppliers, which help to ensure protection of new product developments.
• Proactively solved problems relating to core componentry with new… Show more
• Proactively solved problems relating to core componentry with new suppliers.
• Implementation of new testing processes, enabling quicker decision making and providing clarity for development teams.

Rosebery

• Significant involvement in the range development for new seasons, including style development, sourcing and range planning. Managed fit, design and wash developments of all new product.
• Negotiations with overseas suppliers on cost and time lines, maximising profit and improving efficiencies.
• Development and implementation of an order monitoring system for production planning, management and work flow scheduling. Ensuring the business had visibility of production order status, at… Show more
• Development and implementation of an order monitoring system for production planning, management and work flow scheduling. Ensuring the business had visibility of production order status, at any given point in time.
• Management of production planning, placement of orders with suppliers (garment, fabric and trim), and supply chain (from development to delivery). Production line scheduling with overseas suppliers.
• Implementation and management of QA process for all stock received into the business.. Show less

Wentworthville

• Instrumental in the development and execution of transitioning Bonds ‘Icon’ products to Asia.
• Key in the decision making process over supplier and product approval. Also instrumental in the development of several of Bonds Icon products – such as Easy suit, Organic Wondersuit, Hi Vis chesty, Woman’s chesty.
• Development of new products from design to production, including, local & offshore sourcing, and garment development… Show more
• Development of new products from design to production, including, local & offshore sourcing, and garment development.
• Costing management for new or existing products, with accurate margin analysis. Working to ensure budgets were met for local manufacturing requirements.
• Instrumental in the education of product, design and supply teams in local manufacturing strengths and competencies.

Wentworthville

• Management of the product life cycle from concept to business go-ahead.
• Improved the speed to market and development efficiency of new products by 5%
• Management of sourcing and communication with overseas and local suppliers
• Introduction of new / improved systems and processes for the management and tracking of product developments.
• Product line costings and negotiation with overseas and local suppliers.
• Technical document checking, advice on construction, and… Show more

• Managing garment critical path for both offshore and local garment manufacturing.
• Maintaining file management systems (AP21 and Critical path software),
• Ensuring maintenance of delivered margin, and exceeding budget for delivered garments.
• Claim management, and efficient problem resolution. Stock management (fabric, garments and trims).

• Product development- fabric sourcing & new style / product, sampling / development.
• Managing garment critical path from order placement through to garment customer delivery.
• Presentation of new ranges to customer. Negotiating prices and delivery dates with suppliers and customers.
• Monitoring invoicing and garment stock levels. Reporting on sales and forward orders to senior management.
• Garment fitting and liaison with buying and QC teams

Sydney, Australia

• Managing garment and accessory development process – from concept to handover to supply chain team.
• Contact with local and offshore factories, answering queries / dealing with problems.

• Managing garment and accessory development process – from concept to handover to supply chain team.
• Contact with local and offshore factories, answering queries / dealing with problems.

London, United Kingdom

• Instrumental in increasing the DIFOT efficiency, Ensuring company remained a key supplier to major names on the UK high street,
• Responsible for the renegotiation prices with factories, maximising profit profits
• Day to day overseeing the supply chain for overseas garment production, ensuring maximum DIFOT
• Negotiating garment prices, and placing orders with factories.
• Garment fitting and commenting with buying and QC teams. QA management.

London, United Kingdom

Leicester, United Kingdom

Carrying out textile, yarn and chemical testing, and preparing reports for UK High street retail, and UK industry / government bodies.Part of work placement from university course.

Leicester, United Kingdom

Carrying out textile, yarn and chemical testing, and preparing reports for UK High street retail, and UK industry / government bodies.Part of work placement from university course.