With a track record of delivering stellar business outcomes, from Dior to Courreges, Wales Bonner or Ralph and Russo, I use my expertise to tackle any challenges that come her way. Having worked for several top brands in Paris and London, I understands the different market and product categories. I quickly understands strategies and processes to put in place to be successful, while respecting goals and deadlines. Leading teams of 25+ people, I have a strong belief that building a confident and competent team from the ground up is essential to success.
Consultant on Business Strategy, Product development & Production for different Luxury fashion brand. I worked with Supriya Lele, Maximilian Davis and Ferragamo, Ahluwalia, Re/done, Shanghai Tang, Zara, N.Peal, etc. - Analyse clients needs and set up of plan of action to meet them. It can be putting together a range plan, reinforce or reorganise the development and/or production processes, fixing logistic issues or quality issues. - Production or development follow up (up to 250 skus). - Team management or recruiting. - Fabric/trims sourcing according to clients price point, quality and qty requirements. - Factory sourcing according to clients price point, quality and qty requirements.
Management of 2 PD, 3 Designers, 4 to 8 pattern maker and seamstress. Collection: - Merchandise & monitor the Collection plan – 150 SKUs. - Oversee & monitor the sampling process from first drawing to SMS. - Manage suppliers to ensure all suppliers meet and maintain delivery, quality, and margin expectations. - Source all raw materials based on creative request, quality and pricing targets. - Constantly review and implement new processes and structures to improve organization, communication, access to information and effectiveness - Define and monitor annual, seasonal, and weekly critical path. - Negotiate and monitor the cost and pricing process to ensure correct margin. - Define and monitor seasonal budget with constant reporting to the Brand owner. - Monitor special project, capsule collection with Adidas or Dior, and all celebrity’s orders. - Organize and coordinate the show and look book’s preparation. Production: - Define and monitor Production’s budget to ensure correct margin. - Define and monitor annual, seasonal, and weekly production’s critical path. - Negotiate and calculate all cost and prices for each product of the collection. - Lead the normalization of the collection. - Order and monitor the reception of all the raw material. - Create and present end-of-season analysis of the production in terms of raw materials, suppliers, manufacturers, and costs to present key suggestions for improvement. Key Accomplishments: • Greatly improved timings, pricing, and quality since AW18 collection & production • Recognized for cultivating a great team cohesion in the studio • Cultivated excellent long-term relationships with suppliers & manufacturers maintaining ongoing communication and facilitating solutions to address concerns. • Implemented a whole process from development to production. Implemented a more thorough CP, budget tracking templates as well as resources folders: components used for previous styles, sampling book of techniques, finishing, trims, etc.
Management of 4 PD, 2 Fabric buyers, 4 Designers, over 10 pattern maker & seamstresses. - Oversee & monitor the Collection plan with the merchandising team – 250 SKUs. - Oversee & monitor the sampling process from first drawing to SMS. - Oversee & monitor the raw material sourcing from creative request through the whole development. - Manage manufacturer and raw material suppliers to ensure they all meet delivery, quality, and margin expectations. - Constantly review and implement new processes and structures to improve organization, communication, access to information and effectiveness - Define and monitor annual, seasonal, and weekly critical path. - Define and monitor seasonal budget with constant reporting to line manager (CEO). - Lead the normalization of the collection and the pass over to the Production team. - Organize and coordinate the show and look book’s preparation Key Accomplishments: • Hired and trained all key members of the RTW team such as Designer, Product developer or Pattern maker. • Actively participated in problem solving with the production manager to ensure all issues are resolved in a timely and cost-effective manner.
Management of 2 interns, 2 pattern maker, 2 seamstresses. - Define & monitor the Collection plan with Brand owners – 100 SKUs. - Oversee & monitor the sampling process from first drawing to SMS. - Manage manufacturer and raw material suppliers to ensure they all meet delivery, quality, and margin expectations. - Source new manufacturing facilities and suppliers based on quality and pricing targets. - Source all raw materials for the collection based on quality and pricing targets. - Constantly review and implement new processes and structures to improve organization, communication, access to information and effectiveness - Define and monitor annual, seasonal, and weekly critical path. - Negotiate and monitor the cost and pricing process to ensure correct margin. - Define and monitor seasonal budget with constant reporting to brand owners. - Coordinate and monitor the show and look book’s preparation. - Define and monitor Production’s budget to ensure correct margin. - Define and monitor annual, seasonal, and weekly production’s critical path. - Negotiate and calculate all cost and prices for each product of the collection. - Lead the normalization of the collection. - Create and present end-of-season analysis of the production in terms of raw materials, suppliers, manufacturers, and costs to present key suggestions for improvement. Key Accomplishments: • Implemented a whole process from development to production. Implemented a more thorough CP, budget tracking templates as well as resources folders: components used for previous styles, sampling book of techniques, finishing, trims, etc. • Recognized for cultivating a great team cohesion in the RTW department