1. Kirsti-HannaWever
Country of origin: Cape Town, South Africa, 8001 | Contact:+27 827746623 | kirsti-hanna@hotmail.com | ID:
9009110165083| Passport: EU-Austria
Personal
· I am a hardworking and creative individualthat has been blessed to have the opportunity to work with some strong and
inspiring Brands. I have been working mainly in the developing and design departments of the industry but this has not
stopped me from learning all the aspects, including marketing, Graphic Design, merchandising and range development.
· These different skills have given me a holistic view of the retail industry and also helped me realize more how much I
enjoy the creative side of the industry and howpassionate I am about Brand Development. I am also passionate about
the people and building strong relationships with both suppliers and clients.
· I am a Happy and positive individual with strong communication skills, I have completed an insight course which
confirmed my personality traits and have this info on hand for anyone wanting to know howI can fit into their Brand
identity.
Education
FASHION DESIGN | 2010-2012 | DIPLOMA
· Subjects: Design, Garment Construction, Fashion History, Fashion photography,Pattern Making, Business
· Accredited: With Merit
UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH | 2009 | 1ST YEAR BA HUMANITIES
· Subjects: Psychology, Sociology, Information Systems, English and Afrikaans 1st language
· Accredited: Completed 1st year with credits
EMPANGENI HIGH SCHOOL | 2004-2008 | MATRIC
· Subjects: Biology, Art, Home Economics, MathematicalLiteracy, English, Afrikaans, LO
· Accredited: Matriculated with Distinction
Skills & Abilities
MERCHANDISING
· Meeting with suppliers by negotiating cost prices, ordering stock, agreeing timescales and delivery dates and
completing the necessary paperwork;
· Identifying production and supply difficulties and dealing with any problems or delays as they arise;
· Gathering information on customers' reactions to products;
· Analyzing every aspect of bestsellers (for example,the bestselling price points, colors or styles) and ensuring that they
reach their fullpotential;
· maintaining awareness of competitors' performance;
DESIGNING
· I have been involved with Graphic Design, where it comes to print design either in All over print of single graphic
design.
· I have been involved in CAD designing of footwear and appareland socks/accessories
· I mainly use Illustrator or Photoshop for my designs.
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COMMUNICATION
· I have a wide understanding of carefulcommunication with suppliers, especially when it comes to different cultures
and languages being involved.
· I make sure my communication is always accurate and clear when communicating to my suppliers.
· I believe in being fair and just in the work place, always allowing potential for freedom of speech and communication.
LEADERSHIP
· I had the opportunity of dealing with instore staff directly when it comes to Visual Display in stores and also with
regards to what product will be dropping in stores and when.
· I am a people’s person and believe when it comes to business the people you work with are what keeps the business
successful. “Look after your people and they will treat your company like it is their own”.
· I aim to be a better leader in allowing people to feelfree to speak up when necessary and also to give them the ability to
grow where their potential lies.
Experience
JUNIOR DEVLOPER | PUMA SOUTH AFRICA | AUGUST 2014-CURRENT
· A Few of my responsibilities include but are not limited to designing and Developing the Socks and Water bottles
for Puma South Africa.
· From Trend research to deigning the CAD, sourcing the local factories and developing the design with the factories.
· I then also have to create all technical information on the Puma systems and release the styles for order placement with
the relevant suppliers.
· Finally to the product being delivered to the warehouse.
· I also develop the local resourcestyles (Youth boys and Girls) in SA, Mauritius, Madagascar and Swaziland to name
a few.
· I start from studying the BOM, sending it to the relevant supplier, negotiating prices and style adjustments.
· Creating new style numbers,making sure orders are placed with the correct suppliers, sourcing fabrics, trims etc. with
the suppliers to come into price.
· Finally to placing the orders and following up on seal samples and pre-production samples, measuring and making
comments.
· Finally to making sure production is on time and finaldelivery to the warehouse.
· I also do KitCreator, which is developing sublimated garments with our local developers for our Soccer Teams, Rugby,
Football, Hockey and sponsored events.
· From Design, to sourcing the correct factory, creating the style numbers and placing the correct orders.
· Follow up and measurement of garments and also design inspection, making sure the production comes out exactly like
the CAD given.
· Costings, communication, negotiations and following up is a big part of making sure the product comes out 100%
accurate and also leaves little room for mistakes and late deliveries.
JUNIOR MERCHANDISER/GRAPHIC DESIGNER | RITEWEAR FOOTWEAR | DECEMBER 2013- AUGUST 2014
· I designed the footwear for Ladies and kids, for a main stream Retailer, MRPrice in South Africa.
· A few of my responsibilities include but are not limited to; trend Research, mood boards,designing the CAD’s,
presenting the range, to resourcing the fabricoptions with the supplier, to completing the tech packs and also
negotiating the costs and creating tech packs.
· When it comes to footwear and working with China,complications are involved with communication, therefore it is vital
to make sure that one, communicates clearly and specifically to the suppliers.
· Making sure that as a merchandiser I am able to reach the target prices set out by the company and to achieve the best
price without compromising quality.
· This opportunity was very creative and allowed me a lot of scope for unique design ability.
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DESIGN COORDINATER | ACA JOE- THE PLATINUM GROUP | DECEMBER 2012- AUGUST 2013
· A few of my responsibilities with Aca Joe were as per the below but also not limited to only those mentioned.
· I was able to assist with the Visual Merchandising, and also to lead a team of instore employees to help me set up the
store.
· My daily tasks would include; designing the garments for both Men and Ladies, dealing with suppliers on negotiating
prices and fabricand also the sourcing of new suppliers for production, setting up of tech packs and also placing orders
on the system.
· I would measure the seal garments and send off the comments to the supplier.
· I then had the great opportunity of getting to travelto Hong Kong and Mauritius to dealwith suppliers directly, this gave
me some worldly knowledge on how to communicate with people from different cultures and also how to be
professional. Below are some of the daily tasks while on this trip
Hong Kong Supplier (March 2013)
· Price Negotiating, Sample Handover, Risk Management,Time Management Skills, Communication Skills, CAD
Developments and SAD Approvals, store visits.
Mauritian Supplier (March 2013)
· Price Negotiating, Sample Handover, Risk Management,Time Management Skills, Communication Skills, CAD
Developments and SAD Approvals, store visits.
Internships
INTERN | ROBYN ROBERTS (WEDDING DRESS DESIGNER)| 2 WEEKS
· A few of my responsibilities included; Design, Process, Garment Making To Completion For Customer Satisfaction,
Communication With Customers, Design Details, Production Process, Time Managements,Embroidery,Draping.
INTERN | PAUL BOTHA (INDEPENDENT DESIGNER) | 3 WEEKS
· A few of my responsibilities included; Design, Process, Pattern Making, Fabric Supplier Skills In Durban,Store Set Up,
Skills, Pricing Skills, Production Skills, Garments Construction Skills, Risk Managing Skills.
FASHION ASSISTANT | EXPRESSO (TV- MORNING SHOW) | 3 MONTHS
· A few of my responsibilities included; styling, script writing, on set assistant, fashion research,learning about how the
TV industry works with regards to time frames and organizational skills, got to work one on one with some influential
fashion icons in south Africa like Cindy Nel, Cape Town Fashion Council, Malcome and Kluck, David Tlale, Ilana Afrika,
Jack Parow, to name a few.
References
· Graeme De Wit – Aca Joe (Head Designer) - +27 82 7820644
· Derek Geddes – Elizabeth Galloway (Head) - +27 72 9680689
· Karen Fourie – Ritewear Footwear (Developer) - +27 71 2155373
· Enrico Abrahams – Puma South Africa (Planner) - +27 83 3446181
