Fashion

Yoga

Founder

6+ years experience in retail product development and sourcing. Innovative and organized hard worker who thrives in team situations and is able to drive and coordinate the development of product lines from design to delivery. Extremely efficient, dependable, and passionate about the fashion industry.

• Manage strategic planning for growth across the retail and wholesale side of the business, paying particular attention to trends, product pricing and competitors product offering.
• Negotiate prices with suppliers to achieve our target margin for the business
• Manage Accounting, Creative Process and Product development of yarns, and finished pieces including blankets, rugs and weavings

• Managed the whole of women's outlets for AW16, SS16& AW17, analyzing product performance and competitor offerings to effectively grow sales and ensure product offering aligned with brand strategy
• Managed buy of Outerwear and Cashmere departments for AW14 and Jersey and Knitwear departments for SS15
• Presented above product lines at key internal and external meetings
• Negotiate prices with suppliers to achieve our target margin for the departments above
• Liaise with various mills to select fabric and ensure our suppliers receive sampling and submit proto samples in a timely manner.
• Manage and approve lab dips, bulk trims and bulk cloth
• Attend fit sessions and make necessary commercial decisions regarding the fit and appearance of the product.
• Maintain a close working relationship with our supplier base, negotiating discounts where necessary regarding delayed delivery and inadequate production.
• Worked closely with the merchandising team to analyze sales/ product covers each Monday and choose the best and worst sellers to present in our weekly Monday morning trade meetings,
• Manage the buying team's Administrative Assistant and Assistant buyer to ensure that our department functions effectively and our critical path is maintained
• Department Stats:
We buy 250 options per season, turning on an avg. cover of 15 weeks.  Our seasonal budget is 12.5m with an intake margin of 73.5%.
? AW14: Outerwear = 20% of total buy; Knitwear= 11% of total buy
? SS15: Jersey = 17% of total buy;  Knitwear = 11% of  total buy

Junior Buyer/PD- Women's Outlets

Women's outlets• Manage the Critical Paths for each season's buying activity, ensuring deadlines are met and issues highlighted to the department manager where necessary.
• Liaise daily with suppliers, chasing in fit samples, lab dips and trims, and rectifying problems with production or late shipments, while maintaining a stable working relationship.
• Prepare regularly for sign off s by chasing in proto samples, sample prices and price breakdowns to update the range plan and buying boards with relevant information.
• Action PO creations and amendments - ensuring they are correctly communicated to suppliers in a prompt & efficient way.
• Attend fit sessions to ensure changes related to cost savings are properly recorded and negotiated with individual suppliers.
• Work alongside the Press and Wholesale department ensuring all samples are received on time to maximize Press coverage and sales opportunities.
• Work alongside the photography team, advising the team on how buying would like the products to be photographed and styled and also approving images to be published.

Assistant Buyer

Buying Intern

• Collaborated with costume designer and director to reveal the film's characters through established retail labels, attention to the script's details, and the personality inherent in particular articles of clothing.
• Altered costumes for fit, employed dying and ageing techniques, and applied blood and dirt stains to better the appearance of the costumes on camera, create doubles for established costumes and ensure the comfort of the actors.

Assistant Costume Designer

Find out detailed information about Camille McMurry, Founder in Denver, CO

Camille McMurry: Founder in Denver, CO

Camille McMurry

Broadwick Fibers

Jaeger

Jaeger

Jaeger

Snoot Entertainment

University of Missouri