Carola Koerber

Main focus: Creating & implementing the QM System for the Brand Worldwide production management & vendor sourcing Driving Sustainability projects within ECCO Leather Unit Scrum Master within the PLM/Centric Software Tribe CoC auditor Key achievement: • Brand readiness for EU GSPR • Setting up QM structure for new Brand ecco.kollektive • Streamlining & automizing processes on Centric PLM System in cooperation with IT team, reducing shadow processes by 30%. Time saving of 15% across departments.

Team strength: 3 Main focus: Building up a new quality control and assurance department at the manufacturing division in Turkey. Key achievement: • Reducing the pre-shipment inspection rejection rate by 10% within 6 months • Reworking the quality control processes to be included in the Centric software.

Team Strength: Dubai 13 & China 8 Main focus: Led the technical, PD, QA and QC teams in UAE and China. Sourcing; Compliance; develop&implement processes&standards. Key achievements: • Instrumental in developing the brand from value to high-street brand. • Successfully built QA & PD department from scratch, reduced claim rate from 1.5% to 0.3%. • Reduce overtime in the department from 20% to 7.5%. • Raised AQL to AQL 2.5 from AQL 4. • Developed 1st ME body & fit for men&women in cooperation with Alvanon.

Main focus: Provided consulting services to clients dealing in apparel & electronics as well as restaurants in the hospitality industry. Key achievements: • Developed and implemented quality, sourcing & production strategies for clients producing & selling apparel, focusing on cost, time, quality & logistics. • Developed concepts & recipes for restaurants.

Main focus: Oversaw wholesale sourcing and quality operations in South Asia. Key achievements: • Built up the supply chain for product sourced from the South Asian market • Reduced the buying prices by 10%. • Co-authoring the QC-manual for Cosmobrandlab AG & implementing it.

Team strength: 13 Main Focus: Led the technical, production planning, quality assurance and control teams. Key achievements: • Training the product development, quality assurance and control department in latest production methods and product compliance standards. • Streamlining the supplier base and thereby reducing expenses by 3%

Team strength: 5 Main Focus: Responsible for technical product development, industrial engineering, R&D as well as quality assurance & control.

Team strength: 20 Main Focus: Spearheaded product development, quality assurance, supply chain management, material & supplier sourcing as well as production. Key achievements: • Co-authoring the QC-manual for the TMS Group & implementing it and thereby reducing the claim rate to 0.8%. • Raised AQL to AQL 1.5 from AQL 2.5 by upgrading quality standards.

(DEGREE IS OFFICIALLY RECOGNISED AS EQUIVALENT TO THAT OF FASHION DESIGNING)