Andrea Zerantola
Product /Sourcing/Sales Mgr Luxury apparel goods
London, United Kingdom
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Member since February 2010
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Summary
Multilingual (Italian, Portuguese, English, Spanish, German and basic French) senior manager with demonstrated success spanning 18 years’ progression on an international stage, including: USA, Japan and France. Harnesses rounded leadership, communication, team development, and relationship building skills combined with experience in the full marketing mix and strategy / process development. Relishes challenges and demonstrates in-depth analytical and strategic ability to facilitate operational and procedural planning while adopting a holistic approach to problem solving.
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Experience
Positions are listed in chronological order, most recent first.
Emea and FE Sourcing Mgr
The North Face Europe/Vf Corporation (Treviso, Italy)
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Apparel)
2/
2007 —
4/
2009
Increased quality and overall performance from 15% to 30%; Achieved pre-determined margin targets having analysed the costing package for EU styles while adopting a collaborative approach with all vendors; Identified and suggested new manufacturing locations and vendors, running all necessary financial and operational checks through the Vendor Compliance department;
Enhanced quality control and the management of costs having reported to the QA /QC Director and Product department to manage flaws and changes in design or improvements in manufacturing processes; Interfaced with EU Product Development staff to ensure the timely production and delivery of sales samples and bulk production.
The North Face Europe/Vf Corporation (Treviso, Italy)
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Apparel)
2/ 2007 — 4/ 2009
Increased quality and overall performance from 15% to 30%; Achieved pre-determined margin targets having analysed the costing package for EU styles while adopting a collaborative approach with all vendors; Identified and suggested new manufacturing locations and vendors, running all necessary financial and operational checks through the Vendor Compliance department;
Enhanced quality control and the management of costs having reported to the QA /QC Director and Product department to manage flaws and changes in design or improvements in manufacturing processes; Interfaced with EU Product Development staff to ensure the timely production and delivery of sales samples and bulk production.
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