Felix Ribas

Product Development and Buying Coordinator - Vip Apparel @Universal Music Group

London, GB

Leading end-to-end development of a new premium collection for a globally recognized artist, focusing on luxury jersey and knitwear (wool & cashmere)- Developing mood and trend boards to collaborate with design and aid in brand execution - Managing critical paths to ensure timely sample approvals, from fabric sourcing to production- chasing vendors on print/knit strike offs and final seal samples, ensuring alignment with critical path deadlines- Managing/negotiating both sample and bulk order costs- Leading weekly fit sessions, capturing technical amendments and feeding back to suppliers- Conducting monthly reports on European Supplier KPI’s and performance- Managing outgoing and incoming packages to and from vendors and preparing packages for internal review- Maintaining system data entry and integrity through PLM.