caylin groenewald

* Ladies Wear Buyer: * Review the new seasons trends and interpret them correctly for the buy * Build story boards and seasonal colour pallets * Build a range month buy month making sure it has a continuous flow with complete looks * Present ranges to management weekly * Constantly liaise/ negotiate with suppliers and maintain healthy relationships as well as * source new suppliers for future products * Analyse consumer buying patterns and predicting future trends * Regularly reviewing performance indicators, e.g. sales and turnover (best & poor sellers) * Liaising with other departments within the organization to constantly know whats working * Write reports on competitors and their offering * Seek merchandise feedback from customers e.g. pricing and quality * International travel – buying into the new fashion right trends that are commercially relevant * SWOT presentation after each season

* Senior/Head designer * Head designer of the two brands Velvet and Blake and co-designer for Milla * Seasonal trend research/forecasting, story boards and building colour pallets * Design a cohesive and balanced range base off the buy plan for the relevant input * Source trims from china * Build solid relationships with local and international suppliers * React/trade on what’s working in the range * Brief pattern makers and seamstresses as well as monitor the process * Manage fit sessions and make sure all changes are carried out correctly * Competitive shopping for local and international brands * International travel for the new seasonal trends

* Men’s and Ladies wear Designer - Vertigo brand: * Denim, knits, woven’s, jackets, dresses, pants, coats, skirts, shorts * Product management * Sell through analysis (weekly) * Buying, worked only with international suppliers * Planning * Brand positioning * Trend forecasting * Trade strategy * Pricing techniques * Visual Merchandising Manager - Vertigo Brand: * Window displays * Seasonal campaign * Concepts * National training forums * Road shows for season launch * Monthly travel across the country * Compile in-depth product knowledge documents * Trained up new merchandisers

Subjects majored: Pattern Design, Garment Construction, Trend Forecasting, Marketing, Design & Technology, History Of Fashion, Design Theory, Computer Design, Textiles, Buying and Merchandising, Social Science, Visual Studies, Pattern Grading.