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Andrea Zerantola

Product /Sourcing/Sales Mgr Luxury apparel goods

London, United Kingdom United Kingdom

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Member since February 2010

Summary

Multilingual (Italian, Portuguese, English, Spanish, German and basic French) senior manager with demonstrated success spanning 18 years’ progression on an international stage, including: USA, Japan and France. Harnesses rounded leadership, communication, team development, and relationship building skills combined with experience in the full marketing mix and strategy / process development. Relishes challenges and demonstrates in-depth analytical and strategic ability to facilitate operational and procedural planning while adopting a holistic approach to problem solving.

Specialties

Apparel → Product Management
Apparel → Sourcing
Apparel → Buyer
Apparel → Brand Manager

Experience

Emea and FE Sourcing Mgr

The North Face Europe/Vf Corporation

Treviso, Italy

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Apparel)

2/2007 — 4/2009

Increased quality and overall performance from 15% to 30%; Achieved pre-determined margin targets having analysed the costing package for EU styles while adopting a collaborative approach with all vendors; Identified and suggested new manufacturing locations and vendors, running all necessary financial and operational checks through the Vendor Compliance department;
Enhanced quality control and the management of costs having reported to the QA /QC Director and Product department to manage flaws and changes in design or improvements in manufacturing processes; Interfaced with EU Product Development staff to ensure the timely production and delivery of sales samples and bulk production.

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