Tania Armeni

• Manage all fabric sourcing for the business via direct contact with global Fabric Mills as well as local Agents
• Collaborate with Design and Buying teams to develop and source trend right fabrics that fit within nominated price points and overall fashion trends for the business
• Develop, build and maintain relationships with mills and suppliers to ensure successful business partnerships are maintained
• Core quality Stock Management in line with Critical Path
• Price, lead time and Delivery Terms negotiations with suppliers
• Oversee all Import Fabric Production Orders and ensure lead times co-inside with garment deliveries
• Ensure all fabric sustainability, testing requirements, compliance and internal standards are met
• Create and Maintain Seasonal Fabric Library
• Attend Fabric Fairs

Achievements

• Re-sourced all core fabric qualities to achieve business roadmap target of 80% responsibly sourced garments ‘ Conscious’ by 2022
• Created T& A to ensure fabric airfreight deliveries are no longer required
• Created a Fabric Library that is utilised across the business and offers diversity and latest Trends, as well as showcasing core qualities
• Consume and Balance all fabric Stocks resulting in accurate Monthly Stock Reports
• Maintained professional, organized, and safe environment for employees and patrons.

• Manage Major Fashion Retail Accounts in Victoria, i.e Country Road, Witchery, Forever New, Portmans, Kookai. Scanlan & Theordore & Nicholas
• Source fabric and create collections that provided a point of difference for each major retail customer in both Men and Ladies wear
• Trend Analysis - identifying & curating appropriate fabrics for style & garment trends for each customer
• Negotiating - minimise buying prices with overseas suppliers to maximise margin and GP
• Manage Production team to ensure Lead Times are met through use of the Critical Path
• Following production process to ensure QA requirements are achieved
• Attend Fabric Fairs - maintain supplier relationships and source new opportunities
• Product Development - Menswear

Achievements

• Created partnerships with Fabric Mills resulting in core repeat fabric business for Key customers, with initial sales growth of 30% and continuous yearly growth.
• Established Melbourne Garment Production business with Menswear Retailers Myer & Jag

• Company Overview: Modern Asian restaurant seating 50-60 patrons, open for dinner 5 days a week with an annual turnover of $400K and 7 employees
• Managed and Marketed Business
• Created Recipe's & Menu
• Set Margins in line with Business's overheads & fixed costs
• Costings & All Financial Aspects of running a small business
• Ordering all Stock for Kitchen & Bar

Achievements

• Exceeded Budgeted sales by 20% within first 6 months of trading
• Sold Business for a sizable profit

• Product Development for Northern & Southern Hemisphere in Sleepwear, Active, Lounge & Swimwear
• Management of production team, ensuring timelines and procedures are followed
• Identifying seasonal trends/colours
• O'seas and local sample Buying Trips
• Maintenance of OTB
• Identifying & creating Key volume lines & strategising and tiering products to fit price points
• Achieving KPI's - including Stock turn, first margin & gross profit & sales
• Price negotiation

Achievements

• Increased average margin by 3% within the first trading season
• Introduction of Swimwear Category to the Body brand

• O'seas Buying Trips for Ladies Sleepwear, Menswear, Ladies Shirts and Kids wear
• Management of the ladies sleepwear development team
• Trend/Colour Reports
• Product for Major Retailers and Discount Department Stores, i.e
• Myer, Target, Farmers
• Product Development for Ladies & Men's Sleepwear and Men's Business/Casual Shirts
• Fabric Design using Illustrator
• Costings
• Sales Budgets
• Liaising with O'seas Suppliers

Achievements

• Established ladies sleepwear sales of 1.5Million within 6 month - increasing to 6 Million within 2 years
• Achieved an average 93% sell thru on all key lines in Ladies Sleepwear for Myer

• Range development
• Range presentations
• Develop Designs & Oversee the approval process for licensed designs (i.e Disney and Warner Bros)
• Trend research
• Colour palette development
• Liaising with Buyers/Buyer Assistants of major retailers
• Artwork and sample approvals
• Costings
• Setting of Sales Budgets