An experienced Accessories Developer with a background spanning both design and product development, I am well equipped with a rounded knowledge of accessories within the fashion industry . I pride myself on my efficient and effective communication skills across various mediums, enabling me to align teams from the initial stages to the realization of products. I am driven and ambitious in the tasks I undertake, always striving to find creative solutions within given time frames, often thinking outside of the box. I am confident in my ability to both attentively listen to instructions and take initiative in delegating responsibilities to others. My enthusiastic attitude towards teamwork fosters collaboration, bringing everyone together to achieve our communal end goal.
- Acting as central coordination point between Design and PD, ensuring clear communication and alignment across all categories. - Organising and delegating tasks efficiently during high-pressure periods, managing multiple priorities under tight deadlines while maintaining workflow clarity and momentum. - Proactively supporting PD teams with ad hoc tasks, including prototype deliveries, atelier developments, trackers, and overviews, ensuring accuracy in documentation and adherence to critical path deadlines. - Managing and tracking fabric and trim requests, overseeing deliveries, and providing timely, accurate information to PD, Design, Production, and Merchandising teams to support ease of collaboration. - Developing a comprehensive understanding of the collection and its key stakeholders to provide informed guidance and ensure accountability and effective solutions. - Overseeing sample arrivals, ensuring quality control and proper presentation, while recognising the contributions of all teams involved. - Facilitating backstage workflow during show preparations and collection meetings, anticipating challenges and streamlining processes to enhance efficiency. - Tracking cancellations and edits, communicating updates across teams to optimise time and resource management while ensuring alignment with business needs. - Preparing and maintaining physical and digital collection boards for Design and Merch reviews, keeping them updated with accurate and accessible information. - Identifying and implementing process improvements that enhance coordination, efficiency, and execution across teams.
• Managing end-to-end product development, from concept to production handover. • Ensuring products align with range options and stay within budget. Monitoring all current and projected spending in real time through trackers. • Communicating daily with vendors to manage new products and resolve challenges. Cut product development lead times by 15% through process optimisation and improved communication with vendors. • Maintaining PLM systems with up-to-date BOM information to streamline production. • Working on runway shows with tight deadlines. Achieved 98% on-time delivery rate for product launches by streamlining the development process and using real-time tracking systems for sample and production management. • Collaborating cross-functionally with PE, Merch, Production, and Design teams to meet objectives. • Problem-solving daily to ensure smooth project flow. • Providing training and support to fellow team members. • Implemented cost-saving initiatives that reduced material expenses by over 50% through improved sourcing strategies.
• Collaborating with the councils creative events team for the Haringey Feast was incredibly fulfilling. I had the privilege of bringing art to local nursery groups, conducting workshops that contributed to the vibrant display of creativity in our culturally rich borough.
• Working with in house atelier to effectively communicate design requests and manage sample time • • Launching products and following their development through to realisation. • Effectively use communication skills with in house atelier to execute design requests and manage sample time restraints. • Launched a new homeware products that became best sellers within the accessories department. This included hot water bottles and festive stockings. • Sourcing fabrics and trims with the factories/fabric suppliers and in London as per each designer s request. • Coaching team of Runway Assistants to ensure they are aligned and effectively managing time. • Maintain product information on Flex PLM throughout development cycle, updating trackers and visual range plans. Creation of SAP codes for online range plan. • Manage all incoming/outgoing shipments, Creation of invoices, cites declarations, receiving shipments. Updating all delivery/ex-factory dates for critical path analysis. • Arranging PO s for vendors and following through to payment. Tracking these payments to report daily budget analysis. Organise and maintain archives for development, past products, fabric and trims. • Support the development team with creating and maintain Fabric codes, Trim codes to update BOMs and Tech packs • Key internal relationships with Design Team, Merchandisers, Tech Team, Production Team. • Ensuring approval of lab dips and strike-offs and communicating comments to each factory in timely manner. • Organising SOP documents with colourists and Technicians to ensure vendors are aligned with our standards.
• Documenting and tracking all samples and ensure all their trims and fabrics are noted on PLM BOMs to accurately and efficiently give indicative costings to clients. CMT. • Preparing presentations for clients, including staging photographs of products, which have increased orders during challenging times. (post pandemic) • Conducting weekly trend research from socials, catwalks, and stores to stay updated with key items for upcoming seasons. • Creating spec sheets and collaborating with the pattern team in-house and remotely via Clo-3D, Gerber, and IRL.
• Collaborated closely with Product Developers, Tailors, and Clients to create bespoke uniform solutions for real-life scenarios. • Amended tech packs, specifications, and BOM documents for factory production. Created clear POM documents for current and future projects. • Conducted quality control checks on samples from factories and client returns. • Prepared proposal documents for potential clients, including mood boards, suggested products, CAD drawings, and indicative costings.
• Designing friendly and professional branded facemasks for local community centre. • Assembling Designs to be printed in the most cost effective way with ease of construction. • Fitting masks for a range of people to ensure comfort and functionality.
• Awarded the 2019 River Island Bursary and started working as a Design Assistant in the non-clothing department. • Gained experience in multiple design areas, including Handbags, Footwear, Accessories, and Jewellery. Developed a deep understanding of River Island's core customers and their product expectations. • Conducted key trend research and presented findings to the non-clothing buying team. • Collaborated with product technicians to ensure high functionality and quality in products. • Communicated effectively across design teams to maintain consistency within non-clothing products. • Created concept boards, range plans, and mock-ups for initial detail meetings with management. • Designed tech-packs for new products, branding elements, and print designs using Photoshop and sketching.
This project aimed to create a farm safe overall for children that could interact with online learning into farm safety. • Design a range of options for a children's overall for use on a farm that are fun are durable. • Incorporate educational elements about farm safety with ties to companies pre-existing website and book collection. • Construct toile of garment and master pattern for reproduction. • Consider fabrics and their properties to ensure they meet European standards for child safety and are easily washable.
I completed this short internship as part of my Erasmus coursework. Working in a small company I experienced many different aspects of the fashion industry. • Pattern amending and drape designing on the stand. • Idea generation for SS19 • Construction of master toiles for reproduction • Organising and running shoots for new collection and for website images.
• Ensured cash handling procedures were followed and managed cash floats accurately. • Assisted in inventory control, monitoring stock levels, and placing orders to avoid shortages. • Opened and closed store. Key-holder. • Managed Spar's social media accounts, promoting in-store deals and community events. • Supervised the deli section, ensuring consistent food quality and freshness while adhering to health and safety standards (HACCP). • Managed time effectively to keep deli stocked and ready during peak hours. • Trained and supervised till staff, ensuring smooth daily operations and excellent customer service. • Actively communicated with customers to resolve issues and ensure satisfaction.