mimi rawlings

contract manager

About

I am a highly driven and motivated person with a love of useful products. Having worked in the clothing and accessories industries for more years that I would like to admit, I have an extensive knowledge of product design and sales in both retail and B2B. I love working within a team to bounce ideas, build collections and formulate plans as well as initiating my own targets and strategies.

Country

united kingdom

City

york

Industry

apparel & fashion

Skill

retail, fashion, trend analysis, apparel, merchandising, product development, sales, handbags, wholesale, visual merchandising, fashion design, sales management, event management, trend, sewing, leather, management, private label, trend forecasting, tailoring, fabric selection

Experience

product development manager

everglory

2005-4 - 2008-2 · 2 yrs 11 mos

Responsible for managing a team of designers to create taylor made design packages for leading multiple clothing retailers. Sourcing trips in Europe and New York as well as conducting customer meetings and overseeing development at our head office in Nanjing China.

buyers assistant

allders

2000-6 - 2002-4 · 1 yr 11 mos

Worked closely with the buyer on the daily running of an own brand ladies separates dept. Comp shopping, buying appts and trade fair attendance to liaise with current and new suppliers.

gossard sales advisor

allders

1999-11 - 2000-6 · 8 mos

Managed the Gossard and Berlie concession within a flagship department store. Worked to achieve monthly sales targets

range coordinator

coast ladieswear

1997-10 - 1999-6 · 1 yr 9 mos

Worked closely with the design director on product selection of samples made in house. Planned ratio of phased buying in accordance with figures allocated for each season. Handling product files to hand over to production. Overseas sourcing trips

contract manager

michael lupton associates limited

2019-5 - Present · 7 yrs 5 mos

Responsible for working on customer contracts in order to secure new business and grow current accounts.

multiples account manager

smith & canova

2009-5 - 2019-5 · 10 yrs 1 mo

Responsible for building, developing and maintaining key customer accounts in the major multiples sector. Developing collections specific to each requirement. Managing and overseeing from initial concept through to production delivery.