Jen Thomas

Background

About Jen Thomas

I gained my degree in Fashion Design with Marketing, and have subsequently developed my skills and career in Sourcing & Production. A strategic thinker with an ability to bring positivity, skill, knowledge to the process of developing strong selling product. Sound knowledge and experience of sourcing, development, costing and identifying opportunities from over 15 years in Manufacturing, and 20 years in Retail alone. I possess excellent analytical and organisational skills with a keen interest in developing and improving processes for better cross functional work efficiency. Excellent understanding of the product development cycle from sourcing & design to delivery Highly competent understanding of fabric sourcing, sampling, lead times, and the strengths and benefits of the factories resources & capabilities and their COO Product focused with excellent commercial knowledge & awareness of global brands, retail and web business Identifying and presenting product and trend opportunities for business growth Meeting, communicating and presenting to senior decision makers Sales Forecasting, critical path, Break Even Analysis, and Profit and Loss Pattern Cutting, Sewing, Creative and Technical Design experience