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Operations Manager

Listing ID: 1677476

Operations Manager

Type of Position: Permanent Position
Company / Organisation / Artist Name: Nylander Couture
Location: Central London, London, UK
Hours: Full Time
Experience: 2 to 5 years
Specified Hours: 9 am - 5 pm / flexible
Salary / Wage: Competitive
Reporting To: Project Managers and Directors
Deadline: Ongoing
Ad Expires In: 1 month 1 week
About: The team at Nylander Couture offers tailoring, pattern cutting, sample making and bespoke services for men’s, women’s & childrenswear clients. We can complete collections from initial sketches and tech packs to manufacture small and large production.

The Director/Tailor and Pattern Cutter Ivor Nylander has been a recent menswear and womenswear tailor for Tom Ford, Burberry Netflix and Sky working in the costume department for films and TV such as The Witcher and The Nevers.

He has also worked with brands such as Alexander McQueen, Ralph Lauren, Erdem, Lanvin and Julien Macdonald. Additionally, he worked as a Tailor for Chloe as well as London Fashion Week designers such as Mary Katrantzou, JW Anderson and Hussein Chalayan.

His passion for tailoring and pattern cutting has totalled over 20 years’ experience working for Maurice Sedwell (Savile Row which he is an ambassador for ) on bespoke menswear and womenswear and other companies such as Prada and Lanvin.

Nylander Couture is currently working with new and exciting premium menswear, unisex, and womenswear partners that are in the early stages of building their label and working with us as a team.  Therefore, the business is looking for an Operations Manager interested in joining and growing on this fun, challenging journey. 

What the Operations Manager will be doing:

  • Overseeing small and large tasks
  • Coordinating internal and external meetings
  • Work on making production schedules.
  • Work on our in-house to-do list.
  • Help order fabric and trimmings for collections.
  • Develop and maintain relationships between suppliers and designers.
  • Manage multiple team members.

What Nylander Couture is looking for...

Required:

  • Good understanding of written and spoken English
  • Great people skills, shrewd business sense and interest in dealing with initial briefs
  • Good Excel knowledge
  • Good understanding of the fashion business, but not necessarily having worked in fashion.

Beneficial:

  • Knowledge of Dropbox and Microsoft Teams

Nylander Couture benefits:

  • Discounts on clothing we produce.
  • Experience in how companies start a fashion company.

Application

Please apply with a CV, cover letter, or portfolio if you have one, via the application form.

If successful after an initial telephone call or face-to-face meeting, you will go on a paid trial at least at the National Minimum Wage.  The trial can last a day or a week, depending on your skill set, experience, and the hours you are available.


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