Sarah Howson Email & Phone Number

London, England, United Kingdom

-Manage end to end production process monitoring and controlling the critical path to ensure on time deliveries -Management of portfolio of customers with focus on product development and range planning to build business-Source, develop and negotiate with FE -Maximise sales through negotiation and commercial awareness -Responsible for team management and development -Work closely with design team to initiate customer development through Cads, managing tech drawings & actioning prototypes to ensure client requirements are met & that products are created within cost/GP-Select product & range build, working with design to focus on new trends and implement missing product development that could be key drivers-Locate opportunities & areas to drive sales, new business & company growth

London, England, United Kingdom

Managed, prepared and collated production details to make sure our required deliveries and deadlines were achieved . Main responsibilities entailed chasing on prices, minimums and lead times to create costings spreadsheets, Range Plans and Critical Paths as well as numerous other day to day tasks.•Raise Po’s and responsible for production orders, especially CMT fabric requirements, making sure all fabric testing is approved to our brand standards •Handle all fabric deliveries including packing lists & invoices, whilst tracking usage, stock levels and communicating with the warehouse when necessary•In constant contact with all factories and mills receiving regular updates for purchase orders, samples and critical paths so accurate dates can be advised •Collate and manage the allocation of garment packs, including specs, cloth and trims to factories•Deliver regular critical path meetings to feed updates back to design and technical team•Outline to all factories, especially on CMT basis, when they will receive all required components and raw materials to achieve necessary production deadlines•Source all new suppliers and manufacturers for the best quality and improve on last seasons margin•Control, create and update all production databases including Range Plans and current cost spreadsheets every season ready for accurate deliveries to factories and stores •Use initiative to create solutions for anything that may impact on production delays•Multi task and keep an organised daily schedule, especially managing email traffic and responses•Work together with other teams to achieve common goal and make improvements where possible

• Constantly liaised with suppliers and factories to ensure delivery times and production samples were on track and built strong relationships with them for future business• Required to work under pressure, prioritising daily tasks and ad hoc duties whilst keeping an organised daily schedule• Demonstrate professional communication skills not just face to face but also via email and phone• Suggested ideas and vocalised opinions which were key in product sales decisions • Aware of current trends, looks and business strategies to improve judgements and benefit the brand• Supportive of my team and relied on this involvement to use initiative and build decisions• Forecasted and Planned sales for next 6 months to a year with Weekly Stock, Sales & Intake report, and depending on this would receive my sales budget from the Director• Had an industry awareness and related it to each task

• Researched databases using relevant information to confirm correct legal data• Worked with high priority financial data so required concentration and excellent numerical skills • Fast paced target based work which I frequently accomplished to a high accuracy and was rewarded for the quality standards with company bonus scheme• Consistently held up under the pressure of meeting required imperative deadlines