• Managing the supply chain and critical path of all bags & small leather goods within three separate collections each season• Prototyping, pattern development and in-house sampling• Responsible for day-to-day training and development of 5+ studio interns• Creating specification packs and technical finish guides for factory manufacture• Ordering, stock and quality controlling all raw materials for sampling and production• Sourcing new suppliers & manufacturers for materials,… Show more • Managing the supply chain and critical path of all bags & small leather goods within three separate collections each season• Prototyping, pattern development and in-house sampling• Responsible for day-to-day training and development of 5+ studio interns• Creating specification packs and technical finish guides for factory manufacture• Ordering, stock and quality controlling all raw materials for sampling and production• Sourcing new suppliers & manufacturers for materials, hardware and production while maintaining existing relationships in the UK, EU and China• Creating costings and range plans in Excel• Company representative during LFW & PFW, driving sales through showroom management, scheduling meetings with international buyers & stockists Show less

• Broadened my experience in the luxury leather goods field working for an international brand within a larger team• My role aided the design and product development team taking products from initial design to prototyping• Creatively explored custom hardware development• Furthered CAD rendering and technical design specification skills• Updating range plans and style catalogues using Excel• Organisation of studio sample archive and stock/sampling room

• Working within the factory on sampling & production for London based designers; M. Hulot, Kate Sheridan and Christopher Raeburn• Trained in operating specific machinery for the manufacture of leather goods such as; Post, Cylinder & Flatbed sewing machines, skiving and splitting machinery and embossing plate• Responsible for prepping leathers for manufacture; skiving, gluing and edge finishing• Developed my skills in pattern cutting for accessories production and knife… Show more • Working within the factory on sampling & production for London based designers; M. Hulot, Kate Sheridan and Christopher Raeburn• Trained in operating specific machinery for the manufacture of leather goods such as; Post, Cylinder & Flatbed sewing machines, skiving and splitting machinery and embossing plate• Responsible for prepping leathers for manufacture; skiving, gluing and edge finishing• Developed my skills in pattern cutting for accessories production and knife conversionsGeneral factory maintenance Show less

• Working predominantly on readying wholesale and e-commerce orders, through each stage of production; cutting, gluing, hand stitching and edge finishing products• Built an extensive knowledge of production techniques for leather goods including; bags, purses, belts, harness’s and leather bodywear• Learnt saddlery hand sewing ‘saddle and butt’ stitches working with bridle, vegetable and chrome tanned leathers• Packaging orders and managing shipments• General studio management… Show more • Working predominantly on readying wholesale and e-commerce orders, through each stage of production; cutting, gluing, hand stitching and edge finishing products• Built an extensive knowledge of production techniques for leather goods including; bags, purses, belts, harness’s and leather bodywear• Learnt saddlery hand sewing ‘saddle and butt’ stitches working with bridle, vegetable and chrome tanned leathers• Packaging orders and managing shipments• General studio management, checking stock levels, keeping area clean & tidy Show less