Philippa Long Email & Phone Number

Shropshire, England, United Kingdom

I am delighted to join the Commissioning & Governance Team at Shropshire Council as Commissioning Officer Autism. This new & specialist role shows the focus on autism support in Shropshire and the importance of an all-age approach. My role supports work across Children & Adults to develop a new all-age Autism Strategy & further develop needs lead services.

Telford, England, United Kingdom

• Project lead for the All Age Autism Support Service (AAASS) supporting autistic people/their families/carers in Birmingham & Solihull with improved access to community support services & grant funding to enhance &.
• Implement the strategic Marketing Plan that supports business objectives
• Management of all marketing & PR activity to increase the reach & recognition of the Landau Brand working from a Marketing Calender to focus key areas of activity in line with business needs
• Work proactively with the SMT & external PR company to ensure that all marketing campaigns support business plans for growth & display a consistent, high quality, brand image maintaining high press exposureSuccessfully.

Wrexham, Wales, United Kingdom

• Primary responsibility for leading a global team of 16 personnel in the US & the UK with a budget of £750,000. Development of quarterly product introductions, sourcing & assessment of new suppliers, product strategy.
• Supported the new team structure with improved processes and documented procedures
• Actively recruited 10 new personnel to support global realignment
• Visits to China to visit trade shows, source new vendors and build relationships with prospective business partners in order to support the growth of the range and ultimately revenue
• Visits to European vendors to review manufacturing capabilities and new product opportunities
• Quarterly performance reporting to demonstrate strengths & weaknesses, review profitability and margins

Oswestry, England, United Kingdom

• Primary responsibility for managing the development process from retail selection to specification, production, inspection and delivery. Responsible for sourcing a new watch factory to re-launch Newgate Watches and new.
• Instrumental in sourcing a factory to produce Newgate Watches; responsible for factory evaluation and selection.
• Responsible for the sourcing & review of new factories both for clocks and watches; ethical audits conducted and managing third party production checks pre-shipment, checking results and authorizing shipping
• Implemented a strict critical path by key account to manage the lead-times of development, order placement, production, shipping & delivery
• Complying with European quality standards & maintaining test records for all components/finishes uploading onto testing platforms to satisfy key account requirements

Powys

Manager of the Quality Assurance Team, driving product quality improvement through to Laura Ashley customers by addressing all aspects of product quality from fit for purpose product quality, product labelling & packaging. Reporting to the Head of Quality, I was responsible for managing & formalizing the quality control process in line with industry.

Powys, Wales, United Kingdom

Management responsibility for the development of Garments within the Laura Ashley Manufacturing operation in mid-wales & Hungary, with responsibility for product cost, process control, seal samples and viability of production orders.Achievements * Development & implementation of a critical path giving a highly structured approach to order enquiries and.

Powys, Wales, United Kingdom

Working within the Laura Ashley Manufacturing team, operational responsibility managing internal & external customers on all aspects of garment productionAchievements*Developed a tailoring production source in Hungary* Improved gross margin on tailoring products through the management of a more cost effective production source* Improved delivery.