Karin Jelnikar

• MORADIGELSO.COM (Berlin) - consulting on how to approach collections, fabric and sample production sourcing, market positioning and pricing etc. • FARANDULA (Ljubljana) - advising on reintroducing the brand and optimizing costs by sourcing fabrics and production units, marketing strategies and business development opportunities; • FIT ANALYTICS - translating their size guide app FIT FINDER from English to Slovenian;

sourcing latest trends and key suppliers to deliver cost-effective collections• recruiting a design team from Europe• increase sales with existing accounts, negotiating prices, payment terms and deliveries and overall cost optimising• identifying new business development opportunities to generate sales by analysing new brands, attending fairs&trade shows, initiating meetings up to negotiating final orders• building a website, preparing presentations & other promotional material, organising photo-shoots etc.

sourcing latest fabrics, trims suppliers & production units in Asia• market analysis, trend scouting, attending fairs, preparing custom-made collections• meeting buyers and pitching new leads with chosen ranges, negotiating prices, payment terms, quantities & deliveries and complete follow up, from initial design to sampling, fabrics ordering and production, quality control to final warehouse deliveries• I have successfully added customers like Forever 21, Primark and New Yorker to our company`s portfolio.

•product development, managing price&delivery negotiations, booking and confirming orders, designing and sampling, costing, managing critical path, production follow ups, factory visits, payment follows, sampling, lab dips, internal and external communication, advising on quality level, shipping instructions and follow up• sourcing• reporting daily progress to the management• strong ability to multi-task, be organized and make quick decisions and finding solutions in extremely dynamic environment.

assisting on projects to raise awareness on Consumer Rights and the legal mechanisms to protect consumers from/when being misled• resolving consumer complaints, writing articles and translating from foreign publications, educating about the organization on fairs, workshops and schools, research on price/quality ratio on chosen products in shops• increasing their fonds using different marketing tools.

As strong believers in sustainability on all levels we were gathering experts from many different areas and industries to advise companies, NGO-s and governmental institutions on sustainable business making. The projects varied - from installing photovoltaic systems on kindergartens, finding ways to reuse compost as bioenergy or proposing returnable glass bottles to biggest food & drink producing companies, but my main focus was organizing awareness raising projects for kids and youngsters.

FRU FRU is an international Puppet Theatre for kids, free of charge and therefore affordable also to all underprivileged groups as well. My tasks included organizing press conferences, writing press releases, communicating with the media and mostly fund raising for production and execution of the theatre and its festivals.

Bachelor Thesis: How do ecological labels influence consumer`s preferences 10/10