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Textile Manager

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My name is Sergio Cajiao I’m an enthusiastic and dedicated professional ready to assume bigger challenges.

I have a strong experience in:

•	Textiles in general: My main responsibility at my actual job is sourcing and buying textiles in general from: Denim, jerseys, challis, chiffon, poplins to specific fashion items I can assure to make a good selection to fit my target market knowing the right use and differences of each one. I also have strong knowledge in technical aspects of textiles which can help to innovate products.
•	Garment design: Sketching and designing, making technical specifications, supervising pattern making, checking sizes, approving samples.
•	Color and trend knowledge: To keep up to date has always been one of my main responsibilities, which usually do with: personal research, cool hunting trips, buying samples, WGSN, trade shows and visiting clients with sales team.
•	Buying: Have always worked hand by hand with sales and planning, I'm responsible for buying at my actual job, so I know how to keep inventory on point, achieve good margins, follow budget as arranged, manage quantities, sizes distribution, QC management, keep up to trends and also good timing which is almost the most important aspect of it.
•	Skateboarding: Have been skating since I was 8 years old, I also own a small brand called Sickle skateboards and apparel (www.sickleskateboards.com) so I know deeply the target market, since I'm related to it
•	Drawing: Is one of the things I like and do the most, I can create fabric patterns (which I've done for my current job) and also graphics which I do for my brand.
•	Computer programs: Can use without a problem Excel, Word, Outlook and power point. Also for Adobe suite have strong knowledge of Illustrator and Photoshop.


(Previously Designer until April 2018, and chief textile designer until September 2018, then promoted.) In charge of managing the textile department, my main duties include: sourcing and buying textiles for each season’s collection of the company, based on: upcoming fashion trends, specific customer needs, best price, best quality and best delivery dates possible and inventory check to decide and send new orders supported by planning. Also source new items daily developing and approving lab dips and handlooms, shipping samples approval and working hand to hand with customs department to make sure goods are delivered in the best possible Schedule. In addition, also: making garments to present company’s new products, product display for sales, providing complete information of fashion, color trends and technical information of the product to sales team and clients to stimulate sales, support sales visiting clients, managing graphic design, organization of trade shows, and new collections presentations, workshops and events. 
Twice a year we visit: Tex world Paris, Premiere Vision Paris, King pins and China (specifically our factories). Also as a complement of this we make around 2 to 3 “cool hunting” trips to study global Market.




Apparel design and production, graphic design, skate team manager, general media management, sales and account management.

Co-owner

Responsible of buying fabrics for each season’s collection of the company in a very detailed way: based on the upcoming fashion trends, our specific customer needs, price, inventory demand, quality and the best delivery dates. In charge of making production orders, lab dips and handlooms approval, shipping samples approval and working hand to hand with customs department to make sure goods are delivered in the best schedule possible.
In addition, also responsible for: making garments to present company’s new products, product display for sales, providing complete information of fashion and color trends to sales department and clients to stimulate sales. leading graphic design and organization of trade shows.
Twice a year we visited: Tex world Paris, Premiere Vision Paris. 


Chief designer

Responsible of creating fashion’s design and production department for the company private labels:
Creating for each brand: Name, logo, profile and selecting target market, 
In charge of the whole design / production department: Designing collections by brand for Linio Latam, buying fabrics, supplies and accessories.  
Along with developing and approving samples, monitoring production, deliveries, achieving the best profit margins and creating sales strategies with buying department.


In charge of: contacting suppliers for product negotiations, income of product and supplier’s information to the database of the company, approving purchase orders daily, inspecting the product information on the website and choosing brands collections that will be displayed and sold through the website.

Fashion buying assistant

Responsible for designing each season’s collection of company’s brands (11 in total).
In charge of: design, fabric and supplies search, developing and monitoring samples and making final product selection with the buying team.


Textile Designer

Responsible for: Apparel design for customers, technical specifications development, pattern and garment scale development.

Designer

Custom design and production of staff uniforms.

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Sergio Andres Cajiao Posada: Textile Manager in Bogotá, CUN

Sergio Andres Cajiao Posada

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