Chris Westen
Global Lead softgoods @ Jones Snowboards
About
24+ years of experience in the Snow and Surf apparel Industry, with an extensive supply and production network in Asia. Passionate Snowboarder, with the drive to get the best the first. Specialist in translating ideas into final products, with a focus on innovation in high quality technical functional outerwear. Guiding the development process from sketch to final production. Experienced in leading multicultural diverse teams.
Netherlands
Bergen
Sporting Goods
Global Sourcing, Sportswear, Fashion, Apparel, Textiles, Trend, Outerwear, Trend Analysis, Merchandising, Fashion Design, Knitwear, Fit, Sourcing, Sporting Goods, Footwear, Concept Development, Private Label, Creative Direction, Product Development, Wholesale
Experience
Global Lead softgoods
Jones Snowboards
Truckee | Rolle | Bergen (NH)
Director development, sourcing, buying and production
West-house ltd
Hong Kong | Amsterdam
Product Development company, specialized in technical snow/mountain garments. Focus product groups are backcountry ski and snowboard, split board, free-ski and mountaineering apparel. Director Sourcing, Development, Buying & Production • Consultancy on special projects, related to development and production of technical and functional (outer) wear • Sourcing materials, vendors and capacity for special projects or specific orders with complicated or extraordinary requirements
Co-founder and Product Director
Open Wear
Bern | Singapore
Direct-to-consumer high-quality performance snow outerwear brand, specifically designed for Powder days. Made affordable. Apparel that is produced as environmentally friendly as possible, under fair working conditions and in safe production facilities. • Coordinating design process and guiding the product development • Sourcing materials and production capacity • Price negotiations and production planning • Overseeing production, delivery performance, quality assurance and quality control
Managing Partner
Textile Republic
Jakarta
Agency with own outerwear factory with 750 workers in Central Java. Jakarta headquarters with 60 people staff. Turnover usd 20M, 1.1M pieces. Managing Partner • Managing product development • Maintaining customer relationships • Managing cost calculations and price negotiations • Overseeing production, delivery performance, quality assurance and quality control
Coordination and Sourcing Manager [based in Hong Kong]
O'Neill
Hong Kong
• Heading Far East Team with 15 team members, consisting of Senior Merchandisers, Technicians and Quality controllers • Control satellite offices in different production regions; China, Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Bangladesh, Indonesia • Coordinate cooperation of Design offices and Buying Office • Coordinate distribution to global licensees (Europe, Americas and Asia) • Source materials, material suppliers and garment manufacturers • Develop Signature Series (Jeremy Jones, Seb Toots, Celia Miller) • Develop innovative products (World first Bikini with Nano Technology; Superkini)
Buyer / Developer Performance wear
O'Neill
Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
• Develop and realize functional Snowboard and Surf apparel collection • Source materials, material suppliers and garment manufacturers • Negotiate prices and capacity booking • Development and Production delivery planning • Develop Wearable Electronics collections (NAV, HUB, H-Series) • Develop Collaboration collections (Schiffmacher, Boxie, Hanazuki)
Junior Buyer Performance wear
O'Neill
Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
• Develop and realize functional Snowboard and Surf apparel collection • Develop first fully Stitchless Boardshort (Revolution)
Production Controller
O'Neill
Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
• Guiding and controlling the production of apparel and accessories in South East Asia • Follow up planning and timelines • Educating new factories and helping with startups
Education
Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
Technical-Commercial Fashion management
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