Experience

BYLUMA

• Spain
• Luxury Goods & Jewelry
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Buyer and Supply Chain Manager

  • Nov 2019 - Present

  • Historical sales analysis/customer demand, per family and category • Planning and selection of commercial range • Work with the different teams (design, production, technologist/ quality control, sales) to develop, achieve and optimize costs and margins • Analyze trends forecasting • Comp shops/ directional shopping • Attend to trade shows • Participate and decision making based on fittings • Build and maintain good relationship with new/current suppliers • Negotiate with suppliers to achieve the best quality, price, and service • Supervise and follow-up of product development • Coordinate logistics and distribution to delivery points (transports/customs) • Stock management and supervise operations coming in/out from stockroom Show less



Borlington S.A.

• Textile Designer Director and Buyer

  • Jan 2014 - Jan 2016

  • Management of creative and production timelines between Panama and China• Design and production on knit and woven textiles• Knowledge and management of manufacture, construction, fibers, dyes, textures, and prints• Trend forecast per market, per season • Proficient on WGSN platform and visit trade fairs in search for fashion information and new suppliers at: Premier Visión-Paris and Nueva York, Intertextile-Shanghai, Colombiatex- Medellín. • Manage the design team to create print collections • Buying according to the season trend forecast, per family/ category• Negotiation with supplier to get the best price, quality, and delivery timing (travel to China/Xiao Xin and Guangzhou for tracking)• Follow up of production and approving counter samples (supply chain)• Work with clients for exclusive productions, according to their market and client’s necessity • Monitoring freight from origin to destination • Support to the sales team with training in new trends and product information at showroom• End of season analysis of purchases and sales• Purchase and sales analysis per season Show less

• Fashion Designer Director

  • Feb 2012 - Dec 2013

  -Management of creative and production timelines between Panama and China-Trends Forecasting and market research per seasons (available to travel to trade fairs as Premier Vision-Paris y Nueva York, Magic Show-Las Vegas, Colombiamoda- Medellín)-Manage the design team to create newt collections-Selection and order of material and supplies per season-Supervision of prototypes and workshop samples-Production follow up, approval of shipping samples and initial negotiation with suppliers-Monitoring freight from origin to destination -Support to the sales team with training in new trends and product information at show-room-Product marketing and advertisement support by providing fashion information, suggestions and approval of visual merchandising and catalogues Show less