Marjo Hartikainen
As a senior expert in the fashion and textile industry, I escort businesses to make fashion better. I lead in a dynamic manner the sustainability efforts by economic optimizing and speeding up development processes in an analytic manner. Partnering companies will benefit from growth opportunities based on the circular economy. My mission is to coach and inspire stakeholders of the textile industry to improve their sustainable skillset and to be able to make textile products better by themselves. With more than 300 textile sources and practical know-how of sustainable material development, I can offer cost-saving practices for responsible transformation. As an independent consultant, I am able to offer transparent and best solutions for the needs of each different brand. En tant qu'expert senior dans le secteur de la mode et du textile, j'accompagne les entreprises pour améliorer la mode. Je dirige de manière dynamique les efforts de durabilité en optimisant économiquement et en accélérant les processus de développement de manière analytique. Les entreprises partenaires bénéficieront d'opportunités de croissance basées sur l'économie circulaire. Ma mission est de coacher et d'inspirer les acteurs de l'industrie textile afin qu'ils améliorent leurs compétences en matière de durabilité et qu'ils soient capables de fabriquer eux-mêmes de meilleurs produits textiles. Avec plus de 300 sources textiles et un savoir-faire pratique en matière de développement de matériaux durables, je peux proposer des pratiques économiques pour une transformation responsable. En tant que consultant indépendant, je suis en mesure d'offrir des solutions transparentes et optimales pour les besoins de chaque marque.
Hands on operational support for finding and establishing the raw material sources of end of life cotton material stream. Direct collaboration with the internalsourcing development management team of Infinited Fiber Company in Finland.
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-Sustainable Textiles Market Analysis -Consulting for sustainable material sourcing and development in Europe -Project lead for a textile material recycling project in France
- Material usage analysis for group Boardriders - Directing material projects resulting in 7 digits material cost savings - Sustainable material and fiber usage analysis for Quiksilver - Piloting and developing sustainable material programs - Supporting design, development and sourcing teams with fabric technology, fabric sustainability and fabric market information - Introducing, writing and implementing process of preferred fabrics sourcing - Guiding mills and vendors to adapt buying and material process and collection time line - Biannual fabric trend reports and vendor/mill briefings - Price and delivery time negotiations and follow up of preferred fabrics
- Process of preferred fabrics and fabric blocking for edc women - Asian and European fabric price and lead time negotiations of selected fabrics - Delay, buing process and quality discussions with mills - Fabric development and follow up from sampling to bulk production according to development timeline
04. 2006-03.2014 I. Product Manager at edc16 and Esprit Kids II. Project Manager Esprit 'pdm goes plm' Project III. Head of Technique EDC Women - Analysis and building of new product line EDC 16 - Responsible for collection process and collection schedule - Leading design and development of collection including fit development, colour card and material choices - Responsible for collection performance - Sales results analysis and reporting - Sales area Briefing consolidation and line plan and design brief - Planning and Controlling option count and price structure for collections - Collection presentations to key customers, sales team, retail and e-com - Alignment of e-com sales tool presentation and choice of product shooting type - Responsible for delivery of fitting comments according schedule - Return and supplier performance analysis - Support for technique team on negotiations with the vendors. - Project organization PDM goes PLM: Budget, Materials, Schedule, Project rooms etc - Change management and communication with all business divisions
- Buyer for T-shirts, Sweatshirts, Flat Knits, Outdoor jackets and Accessories - Sourcing strategy, searching and training of new suppliers, sampling and production order placement. - Price and delivery time negotiations as well as delay claims - Design, research, sketching, development and buying of flat knit and outdoor collections for EDC women. - Selection of collection with sales and management team - Presentations of collection for European sales team