Emilie O'Connor

• ,Manage and designing new products developments for sustainable homewares including tableware, napery and textiles
• Sourcing homeware products and manufacturers, setting out project time lines, specifications, costs, packaging, shipping and costings
• Experience with basic product costing, materials, trade agreements including NDA in China/ India , exclusivity and IP design rights,
• Creating innovative new product designs through researching current market trend, sales data ,main focus sourcing on unique sustainable materials
• Finding factories assessing fair trade audits and employing local QC and factory inspections.
• Working with graphic designers to make packaging and brand identity/checking print /samples
• Brand story and product training for sales assistants in Australia and Uk for trade design shows and maintain customer relationships
• Planning launches with sales teams: for displaying homewares for trade shows:" Top draw "Uk and locally in "Life in style" Australia
• Keeping up to date with current interior product market including researching socials and marketing trends
• Analysing sales data and reviewing production costs
• Successfully generated industry write-ups, featured with influencers chef Melissa Hemsley and Josie, Fashion Mumblr also contributed to articles to position products and brand in the homewares market including Best eco gift in ES London, The Independent, Primer and BBC GoodFood , Sunday Telegraph, and Living etc.

• Textiles, wallpaper and furniture products, reinventing existing best selling products with new colourways and fabrics while keeping retail prices competitive.
• Created new production methods using key factories in India and Uk, set up production studio to hand finish textile products in London.
• Established long term relationships with international suppliers in Europe,India, Uk and Ireland.
• Traveled to factories in Delhi,India sourcing new furniture, textiles manufacturers and lighting for various bespoke collections.
• Responsible for analyzing market conditions, planning, forecasting and marketing company products .
• Onboarded new employees with training and new hire documentation with brand story and USP
• Controlled costs to keep business operating within budget and increase profits.
• Developed and maintained relationships with customers and suppliers through account development
• Maintained positive customer relations by addressing problems head-on and implementing successful resolutions.
• Fastest selling product to market in Liberty's London
• Award " Best fabric design in Uk design awards"2007 for Elle Decoration, also feature in Vogue, House and Garden , Evening standard.
• Met with clients, delivering presentations, and educating on product and service features and offerings

• Sourcing interior products , materials and makers for set designs mainly for TV advertising
• Creating visual selections in keeping with story board to present to art directors /producers/clients
• Maintained complete documentation and records of all purchasing activities
• Working to fast paced tight deadlines, biggest job created 14 sets in two days for Lucozade ad with two teams
• Successful in keeping to tight budgets, one time and running art departments and drivers.

Clients include: Jamie Oliver, Dove, Lucozade, McLaren, Apple, Armani and Calvin Harris, BBC, Bafta club, Soho house, Euro Sport, Victoria Cancer Australia, Bulla, Office works, Kmart,

Production companies: UK London: Blink , Sonny, Park pictures, Moxie, Warner Brothers, Hungry man. Melbourne: Finch, Airbag, The Sweet shop.