Sharon Thompson

-Multi Products; Mens, Womens & Boys. - Knits & Wovens; Shorts, running tights, tees, tanks. vests, hoodies, pullovers, track pants & base layers. -‘Improved Fit - Project’; Reviewing styles for fit & quality throughout the range including; Workbook creation for Design/Development daily use. -Liaising with suppliers, creating specs. measuring, reviewing & fitting products with the Designer and Director. -Reviewing the current QA area of the ‘Supplier Manual’ including implementing testing procedures.

- Multi Products; Womenswear - Woven, cotton, jersey, linen & true knits; Dresses, skirts, tops, jumpers, cardigans, hats & scarves. - Tech pack creation, liaising with the suppliers, measuring, reviewing & fitting products. - On hand, technical support with colleagues and factories where garments are produced.

Swimwear & Accessories; Womens, Mens & Kids. - Competition swim; Knee leg suits & jammers (FINA approved products), training swimwear, woven swim shorts & swim accessories i.e. goggles, caps. Reviewing, creating & sealing new & existing patterns/blocks for fitting incl. creating measurement. Specs. Creating & maintaining the ‘Critical Path’ for each season. Creating & updating the ‘Supplier Manual’ for existing and new suppliers. Working with Loughborough University swim students for product wear-testing.

Multi Products; Mens, Womens & Kids. - Woven jackets, track pants, Jersey hoodies, Jersey tops, Polo Tees, Tees and corporate/sponsorship clothing incl. caps, beanies & scarves. Tech pack creation, liaising with suppliers, measuring & reviewing products. Liaising with ‘Elite Sports Properties’ & ‘IMG’, the official licensed companies for approval of all RWC apparel, also via ‘TRI Distribution Ltd’. working on behalf of Sainsbury’s TUI clothing, Asda, Primark & Aldi to ensure products meet RWC 2015 approval.

*ON-GOING IF REQUIRED. - Multi Products; Menswear. - Merino wool/leather jackets, Basketball vest tops, Jersey crews, track pants, shorts, tees. - Tech pack creation, liaising with the suppliers, measuring & reviewing products & on-going projects.

- Multi Products; Womenswear, Menswear & Kids. - Swimwear, woven jackets, shirts, trousers, shorts, jersey tops, dresses, pants & true knitwear incl. hats. - Technical Products; Wetsuits. - Footwear; Sandals & flip-flops. - Measuring & reviewing products, fittings with the ‘Own Brand Buying Team’, liaising with suppliers.

- Multi Products; Boots, shoes, strappy heels, sandals. - Attend all fit meetings with Buyer and review & provide comments on footwear approvals. - Review all test reports for approval via in-house PLM system.

-Multi Products; Menswear - Woven jackets, gilets, shirts, trousers, walk shorts, denim jeans/shorts, swim & board shorts, swim rash vests & socks. -Technical Products; Menswear, Womenswear & Kids. - Technical apparel for snow sports - Tech jackets, trousers, base layers, socks & gloves. -Review, comment and manage fit sessions for fit approvals/size specifications, approval of colours, accessories/trims and materials, which are then communicated to the manufacturer.

Training Products: Womens, Mens & Kids - Swimwear, woven swim shorts, board shorts, towels, bathrobes, Team-wear for clubs & swim accessories i.e. goggles. Technical Products; Womenswear & Menswear - Competition swimsuits / Knee leg suits & Jammers. Sourcing, developing & delivering of product ranges for Swimwear, woven’s and swim related accessories to European offices for their key markets. Creating range plans, product analysis within the countries that sell the products and researching new innovations.

Womens, Mens & Kids. - Swimwear, woven swim shorts, towels, bathrobes & warm-up jackets. Develop approx. 90 new styles per S/S season for the core Swimwear Business Unit, mainly for European Markets & a smaller portion for SMU, Asia, Latin America and ‘DISNEY’ licensed products. Excellent knowledge of garment construction, print capabilities incl. diligence with regards to ‘Children’s Safety Regs’ for products relevant for both EU & USA. Review & comment on garments in Fit Meetings, incl. size sets.

Womens - Swimwear, swim apparel accessories; cover-ups, shirts, pareo’s, skirts and trousers. -reating Specification Sheets for all new beach accessories, which include garment technical drawings and fabric sourcing for brands, Fantasie and Freya (Previously called Footprints). -Fabric quality and lab dip approvals, fitting and measuring garments based from original Specification Sheets for approval prior to bulk delivery. -Creating Product Sheets each season for new style information & pricing.