Kim Lester has over 10 years of experience in fashion merchandising and account management. She has worked for various clothing companies, managing accounts and coordinating production. Her responsibilities included obtaining orders, negotiating prices, ensuring quality standards, and resolving any issues. She is proficient in various computer programs and business systems. References are available upon request.

1. CONFIDENTIAL PROFILE
OF
Kim Lester
CANDIDATE SUMMARY
PERSONAL INFORMATION
NAME Kim Claudia Marie Lester
KNOWN AS Kim
CONTACT NUMBER 061 055 3550
LICENCE CODE 08
QUALIFICATIONS
EDUCATION : Secondary Education
Grade 12
Highest Grade Completed Parkhill Secondary High
Passed with Exemption - 2006
Subjects:
English, Afrikaans, Mathematics, Accounting, Biology,
Physics
COMPUTER PACKAGES : Outlook, Excel, MS Word, Internet, Calls Client, Man 3000,
Supply IT,UTI , Asian Inspection Website, Swatch and Empire
in-house system
WORK EXPERIENCE
POSITION COMPANY DATE

2. WORK EXPERIENCE DETAIL
COMPANY : Crucialtrade Pty Ltd now Empire
PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT : April 2012 – to date
POSITION : ACCOUNT MANAGER – MENSWEAR – MR PRICE & MR
PRICE SPORT /SENIOR PRODUCTION CO-ORDINATOR –
OAKRIDGE FORMAL, BOYS, PREBOYS AND TRAIL
DUTIES – ACCOUNT MANAGER
• Weekly production meeting with Menswear Team
• Motivating team to push for new orders and to develop new fabrications and styles with
suppliers
• Helping with solutions to any production issues or with requesting of extensions
• Answering of day to day queries within the team
• Approving Leave
• Attending Managers Meetings
DUTIES – SENIOR PRODUCTION CO-ORDINATOR
• Email and Telephone correspondence with buyers, planners, QA Technologists and Resource
• Obtaining new orders - Costing all new styles (for the season and fashion drops/repeat
orders)
• Negotiating prices and shipment dates with import suppliers
• Confirming orders/prices/delivery dates with buyers and resource
• Raising of Indents to suppliers once orders are confirmed
• Receiving and Accepting of PO’s from Supply It System and capturing on in-house system
• Following up with suppliers for fits, trims and PP samples
Production Co-ordinator Crucialtrade Pty Ltd April 2012 – to date
Fashion Merchandising Assistant Generation Clothing June 2009 – March 2012
Fashion Merchandising Assistant Pink Bamboo March 2009 – June 2009
Receptionist/Call
Dispatch/Secretary
Amcotec June 2008 - November 2008
Assistant Administrations Clerk The Voice Clinic February 2007- April 2008
Sales Person/ Assistant Shop
Manager
Trendy December 2006 - February 2007
Sales Person/ Assistant Manager A State of Fashion Oct 2006 - Dec 2006

3. • Sending trims/accessories /prints and fabrics for approval to buyers
• Sourcing new fabrications and visiting new factories in China
• Checking first fits and PPS before sending to buyers for approval
• Sending of AI data files and sealed samples to suppliers
• Weekly Production Update with Suppliers and Management
• Getting off bulk fabric to send for Lab Tests
• Liaising with buyers/planners and allocators for extensions, units and price amendments as
well as packing instructions
• Meeting with buyers to discuss new styles and showing of the new range
• Negotiating style changes with the buyers and suppliers to come into price
• Liaising with finishing plant to re-ticket orders or fix/ clean orders and negotiating prices
• Working with Designer/CAD artist to produce TD’s for new orders for costing and
amendments once orders are confirmed and styling finalised
• Updating In-house system with any changes to orders units, deliveries and price
• Overseas travel to China and Hong Kong for costing as well as production planning and
checking on production currently been manufactured
COMPANY : Generation Clothing
PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT : June 2009 – March 2012
POSITION : ASSISTANT FASHION MERCHANDISER
MENSWEAR - MR PRICE AND ACKERMANS
November 2009 to March 2012
DUTIES
• Email and Telephone correspondence with buyers, planners, QA Technologists
• Obtaining new orders - Costing all new styles (for the season and fashion drops/repeat
orders)
• Costing all new local and import orders as well as re-costing of current orders due to rating
changes or re-styling
• Confirming orders/prices/delivery dates with buyers
• Negotiating prices with import and local suppliers
• Confirming shipment dates of fabric or full garments with import suppliers
• Sending trims/accessories for approval to buyers
• Checking first fits/PPS and shipping samples before sending to buyers for approval
• Sending fit/PPS and shipping comments to import and local suppliers
• Getting garments sealed by buyers and sent off to suppliers for AI
• BPS comments for suppliers to go into bulk production in local production
• Getting off bulk fabric to send for Lab Tests

4. • Send wash-care instructions to our production team to order wash-cares
• Ordering of fabric and trims for local production
• Detailed photographing and naming of new range garments
• Getting specifications and patterns made up from pattern department for local production
• Completing data reports, fit documents, PPS and cut sheets
• Handing over of styles to production team once bulk fabric has arrived for local production
• Liaising with buyers/planners and allocators for extensions, units and price amendments as
well as packing instructions
• Updating local and import schedules daily
• Meeting with buyers to discuss new styles and showing of the new range
• Negotiating style changes with the buyers and suppliers to come into price
• Receiving, Accepting and Printing of official orders from Supply IT system
• Liaising with buyers for amendments to orders, units/ price
• Ordering of swing tickets from Traderplus
• Liaising with finishing plant to re-ticket orders or fix/ clean orders
Sending packing instructions to suppliers and requesting amendments to packing
instructions when receiving orders into the warehouse
FASHION MERCHANDISER ASSISTANT LADIES WEAR – JET/LEGIT and ACKERMANS – June 2009 to
November 2009
DUTIES
• Opening of new files
• Email and Telephone correspondence with buyers, planners, QA Technologies
• Obtaining new orders - Costing all new styles (for the season and fashion drops/repeat
orders)
• Costing all new local and import orders as well as re-costing of current orders due to rating
changes or re-styling
• Confirming orders/prices/delivery dates with buyers
• Negotiating prices with import and local suppliers
• Confirming shipment dates of fabric or full garments with import suppliers
• Sending trims/accessories for approval to buyers
• Checking first fits/PPS and shipping samples before sending to buyers for approval
• Sending fit/PPS and shipping comments to import and local suppliers
• Getting garments sealed by buyers and sent off to suppliers for inspection
• BPS comments for suppliers to go into bulk production in local production
• Getting off bulk fabric to send for Lab Tests
• Send wash-care instructions to our production team to order wash-cares
• Ordering of fabric and trims for local production
• Detailed photographing and naming of new range garments
• Getting specifications and patterns made up from pattern department for local production
• Completing data reports, fit documents, PPS and cut sheets

5. • Handing over of styles to production team once bulk fabric has arrived for local production
• Liaising with buyers/planners for extensions on deliveries
• Updating local and import schedules daily
• Meeting with buyers to discuss new styles and showing of the new range
• Negotiating style changes with the buyers and suppliers to come into price
• Receiving, Accepting and Printing of official orders
• Liaising with buyers for amendments to orders, units/ price
• Ordering of swing tickets
• Liaising with finishing plant to re-ticket orders or fix/ clean orders
• Sending packing instructions to suppliers and requesting amendments to packing
instructions when receiving orders into the warehouse
REASON FOR LEAVING : Better Prospects
COMPANY : Pink Bamboo
PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT : March 2009 – June 2009
POSITION : FASHION MERCHANDISER ASSISTANT
DUTIES
• Answering of telephone
• Email and Telephone correspondence with buyers, planners, CMT’s, suppliers and printers
• Obtaining new orders - Costing all new styles (for the season and fashion drops/repeat
orders)
• Re-costing of current orders due to rating changes or re-styling
• Ordering of material, trims, swing-tickets
• Sending of material, trims and swing-tickets to CMT’s for production
• Signing off samples from print and embroidery
• Booking delivery dates for completed orders
• Liaising with buyers/planners for extensions on deliveries
• Setting up meetings with suppliers, buyers, and planners
• Recons of fabric ordered, delivered and costed
• Compiling of spreadsheet of profit and losses
• Stock take of goods
• Liaising with pattern department, CMT’s and printers on sampling as well as pre-production
garments to be sealed
• Filling out data reports, fit documents, PPS ( pre-production documents, cut-sheets)
• Liaising with magazines to feature products
• Sourcing styles from overseas for the new season as well as in season production

6. REASON FOR LEAVING : Company closed
COMPANY : Amcotec
PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT : June 2008- Nov 2008
POSITION : Receptionist/Call Dispatch/ Secretary
DUTIES
• Reception - (keep neat & greeting of clients)
• Switch- Board (Screening calls, directing and taking messages)
• Booking of the boardroom
• Client Liaison-Opening and closing call outs and faults and follow- ups (A program called
Calls Clients is used to maintain this information)
• Call Outs- Directing faults to relevant engineers
• Weekly feedback report to the Engineers Director (verbal or written)
• Opening Calls with IBM and Roan Systems (for repairs or orders of spares)
• Obtaining quotations and ordering and purchasing of spares required by the Engineers.
• Follow up of open calls with IBM and Roan Systems
• Updating and Distributing of Standby Lists (sent to Executive Paging)
• Noting and track of Leave
• Manage the MD’s Diary
• Manage the Driver
• Typing of letters to Clients and Suppliers
• Draw up new Client contracts and maintain current contracts w.r.t maintenance plans and
rental contracts.
• Flights, Accommodation and Car hire Bookings (online and with Protea Travel XL)
• Daily Mail (posting and distributing of incoming mail)
• Filing
• Recording potential sales and maintenance plans and sales of the Sales Reps (with quotes)
• Typing of Corrective Action Request Forms ( vehicle/ customer complaints… etc)
• Typing of Account Control Manuals
• Maintaining records of all calls ( for all departments using Man3000 programme)
• Monthly Print out of Call Summary (to the Financial Director)
REASON FOR LEAVING : Relocated to Durban

7. COMPANY : The Voice Clinic (Cape Town)
PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT : February 2007- March 2008
POSITION : Assistant Administration Clerk
DUTIES
• Switch- Board (Screening calls, directing and taking messages & answering of enquiries)
• Attend all meetings and taking minutes
• Presentations (for the managers meetings)
• Transcribe minutes and distribute
• Events co-ordinating (Catering for full day courses (muffins, lunch and tea times (biscuits))
• Distribution to Sales consultants and recording of potential leads
• Progress Report on all forwarded leads
• Confirmations of all clients schedules
• Typing of client feedback reports
• Computer log of all client reports
• Updating of database for all branches i.e. Durban, Johannesburg, Pretoria and Cape Town,
(excel sheet as well as online (Internet) sheet)
• Monthly distribution of Newsletter to all clients and staff members
• Distribution of course Stock
• Control of Course stock
• Weekly Stock Control of all course stock
• Ordering of stock from Johannesburg
• Computer log of all stock on excel sheets
• Weekly Stationery Stock checks
• Distribution of Stationery
• Control of Stationery
• Monthly stock order of stationery
• Weekly stock check of groceries
• Distribution of groceries
• Monthly quote and purchase of groceries, (online)
• Monthly Creditors Reconciliation
• Purchases of all equipment (quotes, authorisations and purchases)

8. REASON FOR LEAVING : Relocated to Johannesburg
COMPANY : Trendy
PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT : Dec 2006- Feb 2007
POSITION : Sales Person/ Assistant Manager
DUTIES
• Pricing of merchandise
• Receiving and checking new stock
• Stock taking
• Cashier
• Sales
• Managing of store
• Banking
• Returns to suppliers
• General Administration
REASON FOR LEAVING : Better Prospects
COMPANY : A State of Fashion
PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT : Oct 2006 – Dec 2006
POSITION : Sales Person/ Assistant Manager
DUTIES
• Pricing of merchandise
• Receiving and checking new stock
• Stock taking
• Cashier
• Sales
• Managing of store

9. REASON FOR LEAVING : Relocated to Cape Town
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS
SECONDARY
• First Aid course
• Selected for Mathematics Olympiad, Grade 11
• Selected for English essay writing competition, Grade 11
• Highest English aggregate Grade 10
• Attend Visits to HIV AIDS Orphans At Lily of the Valley
• Computer literacy extra lessons
PRIMARY
• Participated in Group Dance Competition
• In School Cricket Team, Swimming Team, Hockey Team, Baseball Team, Ballet Class,
Drama Class
COURSES COMPLETED
Certificate on completion of Individual Voice programme (The Voice Clinic)
Certificate on completion of Telecommunications programme (The Voice Clinic)
Negotiation Skills – (Crucialtrade now Empire)
HOBBIES
Reading, Gym/Dancing, Listening to a variety of music genres and Poetry and Writing
REFERENCES
Rekha Latchman: Generation Clothing 083 779 3624
Taryn Dustin-Smith: Business Owner: Pink Bamboo 031 572 4146
083 792 3285
Elize Macmillan: Financial Director and Administrations Director Amcotec 011 805 0340
Yashmita Ambaram: HR Manager: Amcotec 072 404 4884
Adrian Stevens: Branch Manager: The Voice Clinic 021 423 2488

10. Alendra Dé Quintal: Shop Manager: Trendy 082 550 0008
Allie: Shop Owner: A State of Fashion: 073 525 8764