Irene Cipolla

Sportswear Menswear Apparel

Managing the complete Sample development process from Sketch to SMS, ensuring all deadlines are adhered to. • Work with designers to manage the process of material sourcing/development and prototyping for specific categories of products. • Ordering raw materials for prototypes and samples to Suppliers. • Quality control on all the proto received, visiting Suppliers in Far East before they sending first proto. • Organise and set up all prototype fittings, informing Design and Technical Service. • Attend all fittings from prototype through to first pre-production fittings. • Communicate prototype and sample forecast to vendors. • With Design and Merchandising allocate the line; style to cloth and showroom samples. • Responsible for sample BOMs. • Responsible for sample amendments. After first Proto Meeting with Ferrari VP and Retail Chief, I travel to the suppliers to comment directly all the amendments and be sure they will understand everything. • Responsible for collection hand over to Supply Chain. • Responsible for communications with relevant suppliers and daily follow up of prototyping and raw materials developments: problem solving, providing information. • Owner of managing all the information and resolve issues that arise during and after the development of the Collections. • Manage Target and costing activities for raw materials, prototypes and SMS. • Organize and maintain archive of production standards by season, and general archive of developments • Managing a team of 2 Assistant product Developer.

Prima linea Luxury Collection WW Support the complete Product Development process to meet business criteria for design, fit, quality, deliveries and target margins in line with the range plan and critical path. Daily follow up with the factories on Prototypes, trial developments and sample construction. Follow up the process anticipating possible issues. Update NY office and Vendors with all changes/additions /cancellations made by Design Update NY PD Team about samples fitting in Italy Updating daily data in our internal database (quest PDM) to maintain NY connected on the construction changes on Production Samples Organize and attend fitting samples in Italy with Design and PD technical Update samples shared chart with pre production Samples manufacturing dates to Ny dept. Receive and send all trials and new developments requested by Design for special trims, embroideries, beadings , feathers Manage and communicate daily with QC to plan the inspections to the factories Receive and send all the pre production samples to and from NY Update daily Italian Vendors about the measurements and the quality standards Coordinates and supervises vendor’s job on samples Coordinate Samples hand carry with fty and express courier, checking all shipping docs and forward a copy to NY before approving Samples shipments Manage the certification documents for the new factories and subcontractors Record all invoices in the chart to follow up payments Updates the budget

Production Planning o Ensures sales forecasts are reviewed/analysed/consolidated. Monitor forecast changes and forecast accuracy. Takes remedial action if necessary. o Creates and maintains product master files in the JBA system. o Maximises product availability, whilst ensuring that the inventory levels are kept within the Company's targets. o Prepares/submits/manages bulk purchases according to sourcing lead times. o Prepares monthly purchase for submission to the VF Asia group. Manages purchases according to sourcing lead times o Maintains regular communications with product development, marketing, warehouse, sourcing, sales and customer service, to ensure a good reciprocal flow of information. o Provides detailed weekly analysis of inventory, production and sales. o Provides backup support to my team. o Establish control-related standards and procedures.

Order Management -perform basic order management function -track and maintain orders: analyse and interpret system generated reports -resolve credit issues and allocation holds working through Credit and the Planning team -ensure accurate and timely delivery of products to accounts -execute special product needs situations related to new store openings, product launches, and advertising promotions -handle all aspects of returns and claims interfacing with the customer and all internal stakeholders. -communicate professionally, efficiently and tactfully with Customers, Operations Management, Sales Management and Sales Representatives through verbal and written communication -proactively sell product based on knowing the specific needs of the customer, offering suitable alternatives when product is not available. Administrative Tasks -organise files and information to ensure efficient service: E.g. customer lists, price- and linelists, credit notes -participate in team meetings, market meetings and other ad hoc meetings to support the business -assist in the development and implementation of on-the-job training for new CSR’s Function as a resource and mentor to new CSR’s to sustain an optimal level of customer service to Nike Customers -recognise, support and document the specificities of your market as needed. Product Flow and Logistics knowledge -learn the basic principles of Account Management relating to the specific areas of product flow and logistics processes -assist Business Analysts Team Leaders, and CSM’s in identifying, and supporting the analysis of process areas that require improvement.

import-export documentations owner communication with HQ italy Assistant GM