Experience

Oliver Spencer

• United Kingdom
• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Production Manager

  • Jul 2020 - Present

  - Managing and coordinating Menswear production (CMT and FF) in a sustainable brand from bulk order to shipping. - Garment Technology – creating garment specs, working with pattern makers and factories. - Fabric Coordination – fabric ordering and testing knitted and woven fabrics, working closely with mills. Coordinating shipments of fabric and trims across Europe. Invoice management. - PO and price negotiation, problem resolution and contributing innovative ways of working. - Creating and managing the critical path. Working closely with factories in the UK, Europe and Turkey to ensure deliveries are on time and quality levels are met. - QCing at every stage of the production process. - International travel to build and maintain supplier relations. - Sourcing – Introducing new factories in Portugal and Turkey to the supplier network. - Logistics – managing the shipment of goods post-Brexit effectively and economically.



Favourbrook

• United Kingdom
• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Production Manager

  • Jul 2020 - Present

  Managing and coordinating Menswear production (CMT) from bulk order to shipping. - Garment Technology – creating garment specs, working with pattern makers and factories. - Fabric Coordination – fabric ordering and testing woven fabrics working closely with mills. Coordinating shipments and invoicing – ensuring stock levels are maintained for MTOs. - Sampling and Development – creating sampling workbooks, BOMs, placing sampling orders and chasing samples in to the business. - PO and price negotiation, problem resolution and maintaining supplier relations. - Managing the critical path. Working closely with factories in the UK and Portugal to ensure deliveries are on time and quality levels are met. - QCing at every stage of production. - Logistics - managing the shipment of goods post-Brexit effectively and economically.



Odyssee Collection

• United Kingdom
• Retail Apparel and Fashion

• Production Manager

  • Sep 2019 - Jul 2020

  -Manage CMT and FF production across Menswear and Womenswear with production in UK, Portugal, China, Romania and Italy. -Strategizing production process and setting up procedures in a start-up wholesale and retail business. -Critical path management, delivery planning and allocation. -Fabric and trim ordering, sourcing, approval and management. -Working closely with pattern cutters and garment technicians to confirm fit and quality of swimwear, tailoring and ready to wear collections. -PO management, cost negotiations, cash flow management and margin reviews. -Logistics and shipping. -Merchandising, allocation and sample management for wholesale customers.



Ted Baker

• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 700 & Above Employee

• Production Specialist

  • Apr 2017 - Aug 2018

  -Managing all CMT/FF production of Men’s Jersey (Polos, T-Shirts, Layering, Outerwear, Trousers) and swimwear across an international supply base.-Managing and maintaining relationships with global suppliers, involving regular international travel.-Team lead for companywide improvement projects, involving monthly presentations to the board of directors. -Critical path management, capacity planning and sourcing.-Fabric, trim and packaging approval.-International testing and compliance representative for Menswear.-Sourcing and integrating new factories and mills into the Ted supply chain, including an understanding of auditing.-Visiting factories, trim suppliers, sub-contractors and trade shows (Turkey, Morocco, Peru, China, Hong Kong)-Menswear trim development, sourcing and management representative.-Problem resolution and supplier negotiations.-Prominent involvement in special projects at Ted; Tennis, T for Tall, Exclusives, Cycling, Laundered, Golf, Harrods, Bloomingdales, Selfridges, Nordstrom and Commercial St.-PLM and AX use from design to shipment stage.

• Production Coordinator

  • Sep 2014 - Apr 2017



Camay Garments UK

• London, UK

• Account Manager

  • Sep 2013 - Aug 2014

  -Account manager of 16 accounts incl. ASOS, Warehouse, Fat Face and River Island (denim, outerwear, accessories and casual woven over menswear and womenswear) -Sample and critical path management. -Managing purchase orders and price negotiations. -Product development: creating trend reports, design and fabric research. -Generating business opportunities with new and current customers. -Attending international fabric fairs to integrate new fabric suppliers into the supply chain. -Market analysis, comp shopping trips and trend presentations.



JONATHAN SAUNDERS LTD

• London, United Kingdom

• Production Assistant/Studio Runner

  • Jun 2012 - Jul 2012

  - Managing personal/pr samples. - Delivering fabric, patterns and trims to factories. - Quality Control, managing finished product before distribution at factories. - Creating production packs for clothing manufacture. - Managing personal/pr samples. - Delivering fabric, patterns and trims to factories. - Quality Control, managing finished product before distribution at factories. - Creating production packs for clothing manufacture.



VF Corporation

• United States
• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 700 & Above Employee

• Marketing Intern - Lee Jeans

  • Feb 2012 - Apr 2012

  - Showroom Management - Responsible for Lee Jeans UK social networking strategy - Visual Merchandising - Event Management - Admin - Showroom Management - Responsible for Lee Jeans UK social networking strategy - Visual Merchandising - Event Management - Admin



Global Brands Group (Member of Fung Group)

• Hong Kong
• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Production Assistant

  • Jun 2011 - Jan 2012

  - Managing Time and Action (TA) reports on a daily basis. - Managing sample requests and organising deliveries. - Approving submits and lab dips/reviewing samples, attending fit sessions. - Weekly Sales Analysis. - Managing Purchase Orders. - Swatch books and CAD portfolios for buyer meetings and presentation boards for buyers meetings. - Using Illustrator and Photoshop to create CADS to present in buyer meetings. - Working with a new program (Webster) from initial designs to production, working with several designers on a program of over 200 products.