Joanna Gajoch

*trends reasearch *creating collection moodboards and collection color/pattern themes *suppliers' and products' sourcing (mainly far East) *products selection (in terms of design, price and margine as per price/margine company policy) *product development *samples' approval *cooperation with graphic designers *cooperation with PMs in terms of selected products orders placement *cooperation with marketing department in terms of product/collections info *visiting international trade fairs *competitors' analysis

04/2014 - … Product Manager, Purchasing Department, Duka Polska Sp. z o.o., Warszawa (chain of stores with kitchenware and deco products) Main responsibilities: products research within category, placing orders within specified budget. - Products’ and suppliers’ sourcing (mainly in China) - Price negotiations - Negotiations of terms and conditions - Projects implementation and coordination - Placing orders according to the budget - Settling Retail price and margin - Sales analysis - Competitors' analysis - Visiting international fairs (Hong Kong fair, Canton Fair)

Main responsibilities: new products and suppliers sourcing (textile and home & living products). - suppliers’ and products’ sourcing in Central and Eastern Europe - market analysis in terms of quality and price (benchmarking) - projects coordination – working on overall collection with designers and suppliers - sampling - negotiations of terms and conditions - price negotiations - organizing and assisting company buying trips - production control - orders coordination - visiting international trade fairs (Heimtex Frankfurt,Evteks Istanbul, MoOD Brussels).

11/2007 – 10/2010 Production Manager, Style Vision, Jaipur, India. Main responsibilities: providing broad range of services within the field of textiles and garments to the importers from Europe and USA - research of manufacturers in Indian market - negotiations with manufacturers (prices, terms & conditions) - orders supervision - sampling - production control - quality control - shipment control - designing (trends research, defining stylistic lines of the collection, preparation of designs and product development) - fabrics’ sourcing - visiting trade shows (Prèt à Porter Fashion Show in Paris, New Delhi Fashion Show)

creating the concept of garments collection in cooperation with designers - research on latest trends in designs, prints and fabrics in Europe (e.g. visiting international trade shows - Prèt à Porter Fashion Show in Paris, New Delhi Fashion Show) - sampling/product development - production control & management - quality control - marketing, sales and business development activities (preparation of the company offer, contacting potential buyers abroad, maintenance of the relationships with clients, participation in trade shows) - handling accounts of the buyers (pricing/costing, sampling, receiving orders) - supply chain management - production control - quality control - supporting designers' department in conceptualizing the collection for foreign markets - translating (Italian/English/Polish) - reporting to CEO