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Amelia Hays

Doncaster,South Yorkshire

Summary

Ladies nightwear designer with 11+ years' experience seeking a new challenge. I'm making this career change due to relocating back to my hometown. I'm confident my communication skills, work ethic & dedication as well as many transferable skills I have picked up throughout my career so far will enable me to find & succeed in my new role.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
11
11
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Ladies Nightwear Designer / Office Assistant

Baum Trading LTD
Bury, Greater Manchester
06.2017 - Current
  • Liaise with customers in the UK as well as factories overseas on a daily basis both via email & by phone.
  • Oversee the merchandising team to ensure samples are sent & received on time.
  • Arrange meetings with senior members of staff & MD weekly as well as arranging & overseeing photoshoots.
  • General office admin including creating excel spreadsheets for MD & customers of buying & selling prices & quantities.
  • Create catalogues for the sales team to show quantities, ratios & selling prices for customer meetings.
  • Negotiate buying prices & shipping dates with overseas factories.
  • Work to strict deadlines to ensure all samples are shipped on time.
  • Design ranges & present to the MD & sales teams.
  • Create technically design packs for factories to follow for production.
  • Design all labelling & packaging for each item.
  • Source new fabrics with overseas factories.
  • Attend monthly research trips to keep up to date with new styles & market research.
  • Check all products when they arrive into the office & send detailed reports to factories.
  • Keep up to date on new EU regulations to make sure all products are safe for use in the UK & Europe.

Junior Men's Knitwear Designer / Office Assistant

Jo-Y-Jo LTD
Manchester
02.2015 - 05.2017
  • Work in line with the customer's critical paths and meeting all deadlines.
  • Liaise with factories overseas as well as customers in the UK daily.
  • Arrange for new trims to be sourced in China.
  • Produce & update sample & yarn budget sheets & send them out to the rest of the team each week.
  • Attend meetings both in & out of the office to present to customers as well as senior staff members.
  • Set up the showroom for meetings & design presentations.
  • Manage the placement student on daily tasks.
  • Work alongside senior designer's to produce CAD's/artworks for specific customers.
  • Work closely with the sales team to make sure that designs are workable for the target price points for each customer.

Freelance Men's Underwear Designer

Matalan Retail LTD
Skelmersdale, Lancashire
11.2014 - 01.2015
  • Worked alongside the buying team to build ranges & research current product.
  • Put together design packs including prints & colour combinations to be sent out to factories.

Menswear Design Placement Student

Matalan Retail LTD
Skelmersdale, Lancashire
09.2012 - 08.2013
  • Produced garment artworks, prints & graphics.
  • Developed colour palettes & trend packs for each season & presented them to senior designers.
  • Attended UK shopping trips to shop the new trends with the design team.
  • Produced shop reports which were sent out to the design & buying teams as well as factories overseas.
  • Attended product briefing meetings with the design & buying teams.
  • Helped to put together outfits for fashion shows at Aintree (The Grand National) & Haydock racecourses as well as helping backstage at the shows.

Waitress/Bartender

The Crown Inn
Barnburgh, Doncaster
07.2007 - 11.2014
  • Greeted customers, presented menus and shared information about available special items.
  • Delivered high-quality service to customers, resulting in repeat business.
  • Resolved customer complaints efficiently, maintaining a positive dining atmosphere.
  • Took orders accurately whilst multitasking efficiently under pressure.
  • Neatly set tables before guests' arrival, preparing and setting cutlery and refilling condiments.
  • Served food promptly, resulting in improved customer satisfaction.
  • Demonstrated flexibility by covering various shifts as required.
  • Rotated bar stock adequately to maintain freshness of products.
  • Managed cash register effectively, ensuring accurate transaction processing.
  • Performed bar closing duties, thoroughly cleaning, sanitising and replenishing stock.


Education

Bachelor of Arts - Fashion Design

University of Central Lancashire
Preston
09.2010 - 05.2014

BTEC National Diploma - Fashion & Clothing

Rotherham College of Arts & Technology
Rotherham
09.2008 - 05.2010

A-Levels - Art & English Language

Mexborough Specialist Science College
Mexborough, Doncaster
09.2007 - 07.2008

GCSEs -

Mexborough Specialist Science College
Mexborough, Doncaster
09.2002 - 07.2007

Skills

  • Team Leadership
  • Teamwork skills
  • Effective client liaison
  • Effective networking
  • Innovative thinking
  • Time management
  • Computer literate (Adobe & Microsoft)
  • Customer Service
  • Creative visioning
  • Good visual communicator
  • Fashion design
  • Labelling & packaging design

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Ladies Nightwear Designer / Office Assistant

Baum Trading LTD
06.2017 - Current

Junior Men's Knitwear Designer / Office Assistant

Jo-Y-Jo LTD
02.2015 - 05.2017

Freelance Men's Underwear Designer

Matalan Retail LTD
11.2014 - 01.2015

Menswear Design Placement Student

Matalan Retail LTD
09.2012 - 08.2013

Bachelor of Arts - Fashion Design

University of Central Lancashire
09.2010 - 05.2014

BTEC National Diploma - Fashion & Clothing

Rotherham College of Arts & Technology
09.2008 - 05.2010

A-Levels - Art & English Language

Mexborough Specialist Science College
09.2007 - 07.2008

Waitress/Bartender

The Crown Inn
07.2007 - 11.2014

GCSEs -

Mexborough Specialist Science College
09.2002 - 07.2007

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