Senior Buyer in C&A

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Chihuahua, Mexico
Current:C&A
Past:C&A
Education:ESTILISMO EN MODA

Job Experience

Senior Buyer

C&A

April 2013 to August 2013

Woven Tops and Outerwear

Product Developer

C&A

August 2012 to March 2013

Product Developer for Contemporary department, Ladies Division. Development of Hot Spots items (high volume) and Collection items (one shot). In charge of high volume promotional items for hot spots. The most remarkable activities of this position include: management of hot spot items and ensure deliveries on time; recommendations to design team about the selection of items based on historic sales information, fashion trends forecasts and competitors analysis, assortment plan, price point decision, follow up of samples, labdips approvals, production orders launch and daily communication with vendors, and shipment dates to ensure merchandise arrive on time to stores as planned.

Production Manager

Blanco

September 2010 to June 2012

Responsible of Lingerie, Sleepwear, Swimwear and Beachwear for Women and Men. Main activities include: visit factories all over China to supervise Quality Control Inspections; allocation of production with different vendors according to know how, lead time and volume, price negotiation, daily communication with vendors, coordinate shipments from different ports to Spain in order to ensure the merchandise arrives to store in time, visit fashion fairs to find new materials, trends and vendors; visit trimmings and fabric markets and send samples and swatches to designers team to keep them informed about new prints and colours in different compositions available. Main achievements: Selection and training of local Quality Control team and assistants; increase the network of vendors to work with, which implies to pass an audit, incoterms negotiation, quality standard explanation; increase the quality of garments; development of communication skills and business relationships in a different culture and language.

LOEWE ACCESORIES PROJECT MANAGER

LVMH

September 2008 to August 2010

In charge of industrialization of handbags, small leather goods and travel collections for Women and Men. My main responsability was to pass down the quality standards to cut leather, edge painting, stitching, set in Spain, that distinguish the brand as the best luxury leatherware house from Spain Development and succesful execution of semi finished products project; reduce the air cost transportation with an accurate box size per item project; improve the consumption of leather in production which is reflected in quotations.

Project Manager

Loewe

September 2007 to August 2008

Be the link between designers and master modelist to develop the samples of handbags and small leather goods to ensure the samples are developed according to original designer ideas but workable in terms of production Management of all the development processes: samples, cost analysis, identify risks (time, construction and raw materials), create BOM and color charts, daily communication with domestic and overseas vendors to ensure the samples will be developed according to the designer requirements and its arrival on time Management of communication between the different teams involved during development process of collections assigned to me: design team, master modelists, purchasing/sourcing team and Supply Chain Assistant on the development process for Paris Fashion Show Collection

Asesor en estrategias de inversion

Monex Casa de Bolsa

August 2003 to July 2006

Trainee Banca Privada

HSBC Mexico

July 2001 to November 2003

Education

ESTILISMO EN MODA

[Otra] FASHION INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (USA)

October 2011 to December 2011

HISTORIA DE LA MODA Y EL VESTIDO

[Otra] HONG KONG UNIVERSITY (Hong Kong)

January 2009 to January 2009

HISTORIA DEL ARTE OCCIDENTAL

[Otra] HONG KONG UNIVERSITY (México)

January 2009 to January 2009

MAESTRIA EN GESTION DE EMPRESAS DE MODA

IESE UNIVERSIDAD DE NAVARRA-ISEM FASHION BUSINESS SCHOOL (España)

September 2007 to July 2008

Maestría en Comunicación Política y Marketing Electoral

Universitat Pompeu Fabra (España)

January 2005 to January 2006

LINCENCIATURA EN ECONOMIA

[Otra] UNIVERSIDAD DE LAS AMERICAS (México)

January 1997 to January 2001

Languages

English

Bilingual / Native

IT skills

Other Skills

Global Sourcing Wovens Handbags Luxury Goods Trend Styling Leather Sourcing Trends Research Trend Analysis Product Sourcing Material Sourcing Negotiation Apparel Fashion

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Career Goals

Me interesa continuar mi carrera profesional en una marca o grupo sólido. Tengo verdadera pasión por la moda y mucho entusiasmo por seguir aprendiendo. Tengo disponibilidad para viajar y cambiar de residencia, incluso fuera de México

Industries of interest

Craft / Jewelry Other

Areas of interest

Advisory Graphic Design / Fashion Design / Industrial Design Purchasing

Availability to travel and work outside the city

Yes

Interests and hobbies

Leer, ir al cine, escuchar música, tomar fotografías, conocer gente nueva, viajar.