Versatile leader with extensive experience: developing new products, leading key projects. Track record of achieving sustained improvements in quality, cost and delivery functions. Adept at identifying issues, analysing risks and establishing corrective action plans. Specialist in womanswear, collection development through to production while also used to managing categories such as knitwear, accessories and menswear. Currently consulting for fashion companies needing to grow their business and successfully fulfil wholesale orders. Demonstrating how to manage the production process, training teams, providing systems, structures, introducing critical paths. Sourcing manufacturers, streamlining collection development, managing fitting, quality control and delivery. Providing longterm structures to manage further growth. Currently looking for new clients and/or a permanent contract.
Interim Head and Consultant for Development and Production Departments. Working on building a sustainability strategy and process for JW Anderson, consulting on structuring and process to enable better seasonal deliveries.
Freelance project management - overseeing development and production for new Sustainable womanswear brand
Managed the Menswear design team to deliver seasonal collections.
Roland Mouret, Atea Oceanie, Saloni, Emilia Wickstead
Responsible for Collection Development and Production from Brand's relaunch in July 2007. Built up the systems and teams for both departments (inc Menswear), managed budgets, workroom schedules, manufacturers, suppliers, sourcing and fitting. The team grew to 20 people with responsibility for 4 main womanswear and 2 menswear collections per year and producing 40,000 garments over woven, jersey and knitwear. …
Corinna has excellent knowledge of all areas of garment manufacture. She is able to manage a team and hit both calendar and financial deadlines calmly. She is organised, professional and very personable. She would be an asset to any team.
Corinna, brings a lot of experience to the role, she managers her team well, she has a strong awareness of the other roles in the organisation, and the flow from design to sales which positively impacted the strength and health of the business. Corinna has worked in a range of businesses of different sizes, and scales, and can adapt quickly to needs and size of operations.