Daniela Arzuffi

Experience

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  European Economic and Social Committee

  Jul 2011 - Aug 2011

  Internship

  Personal Assistant for one member of EESC in Brussel- Back office- Collect and Archive City templates for Covenant of Major.- Studies regarding Sustainable Energy Action Plans and emission reduction.- Studies on Environmental Impact Assessment for university thesis.

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  Pielleitalia srl, Grassobbio BG

  Jan 2012 - Nov 2014

  Production assistant

  Assisting Production Manager in a Vendor facility- Asking quotation and timing to different suppliers and preparing reports for production manager.- Sending raw material orders, keeping track of status and timing of the arrival.- Controlling the quality of the accessories received.- Preparing parcels for factories with fabrics, raw materials, labels, pattern and tech sheets.- Visiting manufacturers and laboratories in Italy and Turkey.- Participating to client sustainability and responsible sourcing programs (PUMA courses on product life cycle assessment (LCA), environmental management, sustainable energy, OSH, human rights)- Participating to social and quality audits in the factory and at suppliers facilities. Show less

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  Tessival. Srl

  Nov 2014 - Jan 2015

  Production and sales management

  Manage information handover to brand’s owned factories.- Sending ketches and technical sheets to Asian manufacturers asking for prototypes and samples for children and men casual apparel.- Assistance in opening new shops in France training over the company it system.- Learning about Asian factories and quality.

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  Sipaff

  Jan 2015 - Feb 2017

  Product Development

  Managing complete product cycle in a production factory- Communicate with brands’ product and production teams and participating to fitting and quality controls.- Prepare launches and documents for the internal cutting and sewing department, and working closely with them to make sure samples and production comply with the brand requirements.- Prepare and analyzing cost sheets.- Manage the fabric accessories and fabric stock in the system and in warehouse.

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  Off-White

  Feb 2017 - Apr 2023

  Manage Off-White Men RTW production team from industrialization to warehouse delivery.- Lead Men RTW production team and collaborate closely with PM, merchandising, and Production Director.- Create season calendar, activities and deadlines.- Select Production Suppliers together with Production Director.- Negotiate production costing with Suppliers.- Analyse stock and issue raw material orders to ensure supplies throughout the season.- Ensuring production is delivered in warehouse within deadlines and with adequate standards, solving issues to keep production on track.- Define quality standards and manage external quality controls. Show less Managing Off-White Man RTW and Accessories orders and planning.- Lead fittings, collaborating closely with product team.- Define garment industrialization with pattern makers.- Check and define fabric quality for production with mills.- Check accessories, prints and embroideries industrialization.- Carry out quality controls and measuring of production garments.- Travel weekly to manufacturers to check production status and quality.- Travel to fabric mills, manufacturers, accessories factories. Show less

  • Production Coordinator

    Feb 2020 - Apr 2023

  • Production Development Specialist

    Feb 2017 - Feb 2020
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  New Guards Group

  May 2023 - now

  Sustainability Manager

  Ensure social and environmental compliance of the production supply chain.- Create the new project defining stakeholders to be involved in the company and outside the company, choosing external collaborators.- Regular meeting with Production, Legal team, and Board to define company strategy.- Choose a new software platform and define it with IT and suppliers.- Identify suppliers to be audited defining different criteria and risk evaluation.- Plan and manage third party audits.- Manage results and potential issues creating an escalation process.- Collaborate with sustainability team helping calculating Carbon Footprint for Farfetch.- Asking and collecting certification and documents for sustainable fabrics and raw materials.- Participating in exploration groups to achieve full traceability. Show less