Simran Gill
Jersey City,NJ
Summary
Dynamic and results-driven Production Manager with extensive experience in fashion boutique operations, sales, event management, and content creation. Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams, and deliver exceptional designs with rapid turnaround times. Expertise in Indian ethnic wear production, project coordination, and leveraging technology tools like Asana and Shopify for operational excellence.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Sales and Production Manager
Harleen Kaur
New York, NY
06.2024 - Current
- Overseeing end-to-end production and sales processes for bridal wear in a boutique fashion environment.
- Spearheaded Harleen Kaur's inaugural fashion show at NYFBW '24, showcasing over 100 Indian ethnic designs with more than 25 models. Successfully managed a high-pressure environment to deliver all garments within a condensed timeline of six weeks, meeting strict production deadlines.
- Collaborating with the factory to develop production schedules, provide cost estimates, issue work orders, and maintain up-to-date progress records, ensuring the on-time delivery of all garments.
- Spearheading sales efforts, driving over $300,000 in revenue, and significantly exceeding sales targets.
- Delivered 40+ custom outfits for a high-profile event, including the wedding of the decade (Anant Ambani’s wedding), ensuring exceptional quality, and a rapid production timeline of 3 weeks.
- Coordinating across sales, merchandising, manufacturing, vendors, and supply chain teams to ensure seamless operations and on-time deliveries.
- Enhanced operational efficiency and team collaboration using tools like Asana for project management and Shopify for e-commerce operations.
Production Assistant and Sales Manager
One432
New York, New York
01.2024 - 06.2024
- Elevated brand engagement by articulating brand philosophy to 30 to 50 visitors daily.
- Guided customers in personalizing streetwear, enriching their shopping experience with expert colorway advice.
- Boosted fulfillment efficiency via Shopify management, streamlining customer service.
- Optimized inventory flow between Pakistan and NYC stores, enhancing availability and satisfaction.
- Partner with PD team on a successful transition of the season when market opens.
- Work closely with the Product Development team to ensure that fabrics and trims are approved for production.
Production Co-ordinator and Instore Stylist
101 HUES- RENTAL BRIDAL STORE
Ahmedabad, India
01.2019 - 10.2021
- Assisted with design and production planning from sample stages through final production.
- Creating cutting tickets and other necessary items in the production process.
- Coordinating the production schedule with the factory, including samples, orders, and stock.
- Curated the 2021 bridal lookbook that helped the brand increase the rental bookings by approximately 5%.
- Responsible for planning content for social media campaigns that increased the social media following by approximately 20%.
- Offered personalized styling services to in-store customers, as well as virtual styling sessions, understanding their preferences, body types, and occasions.
Fashion Content Creator/ Fashion Stylist
THE VOGUE AMIGO
New York
01.2019 - Current
- Conceptualized and started a fashion blog in latest ethnic and modern fashion trends with over 100 articles with a reach of around 28,000 unique profiles on the blog and over 1million accounts on Instagram on a weekly basis
- Proactively generated leads to collaborate with 100+ unique fashion brands fashion through inbound and outbound marketing
- Managed all aspects from pre- to post-production, including script writing, shooting, and editing
- Have executed multiple in-house videos and photo shoots
- Formed an effective online presence with over 1400 posts on Instagram and 200 posts on Facebook
- Increased social media engagement significantly by increasing Instagram likes by ~200%
- Have in-depth experience of social media platforms- Instagram and Facebook that helped me cultivate a social following of over 16,000 organic followers on Instagram
- Ability to build a pipeline of successful and fresh content by spotting early trends, innovating new ideas and doing competitive analysis
- Developed creative visual content in the form of static posts, long and short videos to suit the narrative of the brand
Education
MPS - Fashion Management
PARSONS SCHOOL OF DESIGN
01.2024
Skills
- Quality assurance
- Inventory management
- Fashion merchandising
- Production oversight
- Production planning
- Content Creation
- ASANA
- CANVA
- POWERPOINT
- MS EXCEL
- MS OFFICE
- DALL- E
- INSHOT
- CHAT GPT
- LIGHTROOM
- CAPCUT
Collaborations
Express, Mint Velvet, JJ Valaya, Manish Malhotra, Shantanu & Nikhil, The Loom, Ganga Fashions, Westside, Lifestyle, Global Desi, Silk & Salt, Tissot, Daniel Wellington, Swatch, Reliance Jewels, Cai Footwear, Fizzy Goblet, Aimee Kestenberg, Capsul Jewelry, Carrera, Polaroid, John Jacob, Lenskart, Loreal, Ponds, Garnier, YSL, Cadbury, Pepsi, Saffola, Coca-Cola, The Cumin Club, Nissan, Uber, Urban Company
Timeline
Senior Sales and Production Manager
Harleen Kaur
06.2024 - Current
Production Assistant and Sales Manager
One432
01.2024 - 06.2024
Production Co-ordinator and Instore Stylist
101 HUES- RENTAL BRIDAL STORE
01.2019 - 10.2021
Fashion Content Creator/ Fashion Stylist
THE VOGUE AMIGO
01.2019 - Current
MPS - Fashion Management
PARSONS SCHOOL OF DESIGN