A woman with strong core values such as culture, diversity, education and sustainability. I am a driven, problem solver and very organized person. A woman with a development (raw materials and products) & Buying expertise that I acquired working at Paule Ka & Yves Salomon in Paris. I love photography, going to the museum, looking around me to get inspired and nurtured by the surroundings. What I enjoy the most is to learn new languages. For instance it helped me understand catalan quickly which I put in service of my business partnership in Catalonia. I am looking for a new opportunity in product development as product manager or collection coordinator for high-end / luxury brand in Paris.
Product development: - Analysis of retail/eshop and wholesale sales and preparation of collection reports - Updating tools for tracking the new collection: Retro-planning / Collection Plan - Trend summary (CTC, fairs, etc.) and competitive analysis - Sourcing new materials at Première Vision and Lineapelle trade fairs - Monitoring of new collection orders - Follow-up of product development of new items with manufacturers and launch of samples for showrooms/shows. - Conformity checks. - Coding of collections and entry of item records in ERP software - Creation of bills of materials - Preparation of colour ranges and collection book. Raw materials purchasing - Follow-up of purchasing budget / forecast by season. - Checking supplier invoices - Monthly monitoring of raw materials stock to ensure there are no shortages. - Proposal of orders with delivery dates. - Placing/monitoring/receiving supplier orders in the ERP system. - Follow-up of deliveries and supplier reminders - Management of disputes and quality problems. - Quotation with carriers for imports - End-of-season inventory
- Creation of the product bill of materials from the designer's brief (PLM) - Check the availability of all the materials needed to produce the prototype and suggest alternatives - Follow-up the delivery of materials to patternmakers and workshops - Launch certain mock-ups (components, etc.) - Follow-up delivery and reception of prototypes - Administrative tasks
In addition to my position as accessories developer, I support the Finished garments product manager (woven, leather & shearling, Jersey, etc.), for the following tasks: - Follow-up and receipt of samples - Preparation of samples for fittings - Presence at the samples fittings and taking notes of changes and corrections - Referencing of SMS, supplies and materials used for finished garments - Creation and entry of product BOM (bill of materials) on Gallery - Barcode printing
1.Product strategy -Stylistic benchmark -Accessories pricing study by category -Participation in the stylistic brief for new collections with the studio and the collection director - Attend to the presentation of the accessories collection to the CEO 2. Product development -Research and sourcing of materials and supplies -Placement orders, follow-up of raw materials & supplies orders for 1st proto sample and SMS -Transmission of material and component sheets + swatches to the production department -Attend to meetings with manufacturers and suppliers of raw materials -Coordinate the product development processes ensuring products are developed to reflect design intent while optimizing costs -Daily exchanges with manufacturers on updates to ensure deadlines are met -Creation of schedules for the manufacturers from 1st proto sample up to SMS -Creation and regular update of product sheets and bill of materials guaranteeing the accuracy of data at critical stages. -Management of the “accessories” collection development budget of 25 000 € -Creation of product references on Gallery -Barcode printing and product labeling -Participation to the collection’s briefing -Attend to commercial lookbook shooting -Dispatch of SMS to different agents / markets -Archiving of pieces to Musée at our partner C-LOG 3. Production standardization -Writing production comments from SMS up to OK TOP SAMPLE -Packing and cutting instructions -Creating Composition Labels
- Sourcing, research and development on all types of leather, shearling skins and exotic leathers - Responsibility for the supply of raw materials for sampling - Sourcing and attend to the Première Vision fair with the CEO Yves Salomon - Development, reliability and contractualisation of contacts with suppliers - Inspection of the skins and 100% quality control in tanneries (in tandem with the leather and shearling skins bulk production buyer manager). Quantities inspected for AH18/19 : 547 000 sqft - Purchasing management and optimization, coordination of supplier and manufacturer relationships - In charge of "leathers & shearling" training for all new entrants to Maison Yves Salomon
- Enter fabric sample sheets and purchasing preparation sheets for the new season - Order raw materials and supplies of bulk production for all Yves Salomon lines - Follow-up of delivery times and dates - Reception, allocation and computer output of materials in stock (Yves Salomon stock and manufacturers ) - Needs and missing analysis for raw materials and supplies - BOM creation and updates on ORLIWEB - Presence at bulk production fittings - Export assistance
1. Product developpement -Sourcing and follow-up of material and supplies orders for prototypes and SMS -Daily exchanges with manufacturers on updates to ensure deadlines are met -Launch, follow-up and reception of prototypes -Monitoring and transmission of corrections between the studio and the manufacturers -Update of collection plans -Management of collection budget - Barcode printing -Codification and entry of products BOM on Gallery -Participation to the collection’s briefing -Dispatch of SMS to different agents / markets -Transmission of material and component sheets + swatches to the production department 2. Production monitoring -Writing of production comments up to OK prod -Production instructions for products packaging -Creating Composition Labels
1.Product strategy -Business intelligence 2.Product development -Research and sourcing of materials and supplies -Placement orders, follow-up of raw materials & supplies orders for SMS -Monitoring of the order board and collection development budget -Transmission of material and component sheets + swatches to the production department -Attend to meetings with manufacturers and suppliers of raw materials -Shipping of tech pack, mock-ups, materials and components to manufacturers -Updating collection plans -SMS follow-up -Creation of product references on Gallery -Barcode printing and product labeling -Dispatch of SMS to different agents / markets -Invoices management 3.Production monitoring -Writing of production comments up to OK prod -Production instructions for products packaging -Creating Composition Labels
- Elaborated sales catalog AH15-16 - Sourced suppliers of shirt fabrics, and supplies in Texworld & Premiere Vision trade shows - Contributed to development of SS16 collection
- Analyzed sales results - Updated customer files - Prospected clients for new financial product - Checked and analyzed consumer credit files - Increased young customers of savings accounts by 55% and first credit card subscriptions by 100%