Martha Lenders
Matamata,WKO
Summary
Reliable and self-motivated professional with a solid background in retail and manufacturing. Consistently meets and exceeds job standards while suggesting and initiating improvements. Flexible and committed to teamwork, with a proven ability to handle diverse work-related challenges effectively.
Overview
31
31
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Garment Technician Manager
Pragma Fashions Ltd
03.2023 - Current
- Duties & responsibilities of Garment Technician Manager Includes:
- Till recently I managed x2 Junior Garment Technicians from Handover to pre-production stuff.
- Helping to chase factories in outstanding Pre-production Stuff.
- Also signing off all their work and fit sessions
- Specs for costing - Tender Packs for ALL new styles
- QA Comments & Diagrams - Comments sent to China on changes
- Approval Grids for Buyers to check measurements etc & change if needed
- Troubleshoot patterns/specs/factory queries
- Bulk Check - Size Set - Per Buyer
- Care Labels - approval
- Personal PMS tracking - to track styles
- Illustrator Diagrams
- Tech Pack creation
- AQL Report
- CIN7 - generating new orders, Sales Orders & Purchase Orders
- Daily Time sheets
- Liaise with Internal & External production
- Filing - Paperwork/Samples
- Oversee standards - measuring guides/standard measurements/folding methods.
- Production Meetings
- Follow ups/coordination
- PMS meetings
- Photos of PP’s
- Measuring photo samples
- Production Assistant -
- Fabric cutting/approvals/sourcing
- Trim approvals/sourcing
- Fabric weighing
- Dips/Strike Offs approvals
- Label approvals/creating
- Label spreadsheets
- Trim spreadsheets
- Personal PMS tracking
- Follow ups/coordination
- PMS meetings
- Production Meetings
- China Packs - prepare trim cards & styling changes
- Bulk trim approvals
- Bulk fabric approvals
- Bulk labelling approvals
- Checking fit/pp/shipping samples - PA checks
- Internal/External Coordination
- Filing approvals/fabrics/trims
Garment Technician
Mosaic Brands Ltd
11.2022 - 02.2023
- Duties and Responsibilities as a Garment Technician includes:
- Leading the technical development of garments across all categories of ensuring fit, construction, and quality meet brand standards.
- Creating and maintaining technical packs, size specifications, construction details.
- Approval of all care label layouts, dependent on the test reports.
- Collaborating closely with Design to translate creative concepts into technically feasible products.
- Working with suppliers and factories to review samples, troubleshoot issues, and drive improvements in quality, fit, and efficiency.
- Leading garment fit sessions, measuring garments, and analysing performance against specifications.
- Monitoring production timelines, managing critical paths, and ensuring delivery deadlines are met.
Senior Garment Technician & Production Coordinator
Pragma Fashions Ltd
02.2018 - 10.2022
- Duties and Responsibilities as a Garment Technician include:
- Specs for costing — Tender Packs
- QA Comments & Diagrams
- Approval Grids for Buyers
- Troubleshoot patterns/specs/factory queries
- Bulk Check — Size Set
- Care Labels
- Personal PMS tracking
- Illustrator Diagrams
- Tech Pack creation
- AQL Report
- Daily Timesheets
- Liaise with Internal & External production
- Filing - Paperwork/Samples
- Oversee standards — measuring guides/standard measurements/folding methods
- Production Meetings
- Follow ups/coordination
- PMS meetings
- Photos of PP’s
- Measuring photo samples
- Production Assistant -
- Fabric cutting/approvals/sourcing
- Trim approvals/sourcing
- Fabric weighing
- Dips/Strike Offs approvals
- Label approvals/creating
- Label spreadsheets
- Trim spreadsheets
- Personal PMS tracking
- Follow ups/coordination
- PMS meetings
- Production Meetings
- China Packs — prepare trim cards & styling changes
- Bulk trim approvals
- Bulk fabric approvals
- Bulk labelling approvals
- Checking fit/pp/shipping samples — PA checks
- Internal Coordination
- External Coordination
- Filing approvals/fabric
Stock Liaison Controller/Admin Assistant
Caroline Eve (Buying and Promotions Department)
08.2016 - 02.2018
- Duties and Responsibilities of a Stock Liaison Controller/Admin Assistant
- Responsible for the input of new orders for seasonal indent into Company Buying Indent from Order Blocks.
- Ensuring expected delivery schedules for stores and Distribution Centres on a weekly basis via Daily Mail.
- Liaise with Supplier to receive their monthly Delivery Schedule
- Check Delivery schedules against Company Buying Indent and notify Company Buyer of any difference.
- Ensure that all deliveries arrive each month from suppliers
- Work closely with Buyer, stores and Distribution with any faults, recall/ticketing issues with current stock deliveries.
- Collating information for all faulty stock issues.
- Ensure that all documentations are filed and in its correct folders throughout the season, i.e. Order Blocks, Emails, Confirmations and Fit sheets
- Doing daily replenishments to stores in the Distribution Centre
- Work with Distribution Centre for any returns of faulty stock as per Company Buyer instructions.
- Report to Company Buyer any deliveries that are late arriving from Supplier.
- Ensuring that all Stock Splits files are made correctly and sent to suppliers in a timely fashion each season
- Ensuring the Company Indent and Harmony is kept update to date throughout the season
- Oversee and assist in the production of seasonal Code Books from Company Indent for stores and admin staff
- Receiving in new season stock and entering it into the system and doing Quality checks and advising Company Buyer.
- Tracking good sellers from and sourcing replacement stock where possible
- Request stock from Suppliers for photoshoot and track delivery to admin.
- Produce weekly Markdown report for Company Buyer
- Assisting the Buying & promotions manager with the photoshoot preparations, e.g.: steaming of garments that will be used in the photoshoot, getting the accessories and shoes ready.
- Assisting stores with queries regarding faulty garments etc.
- Checking supplier invoices against the Company Indent, Sales Confirmations and advising the Accounts Department and Company Buyer of any discrepancies
- Work with DC in the smooth return of past season stock from stores for repricing, outlet pricing and sale items.
- Produce Size Colour reports for company buyer when required.
Garment and Production Technician
Uniform Group
09.2015 - 06.2016
- Duties and Responsibilities of a Garment and Production Technician include:
- Ensure product meets company quality standards through correct set up of specifications sheets and quality control inspection process and the meeting of delivery dates to customers
- To ensure a good partnering relationship with all factories and suppliers
- All delivery dates must be current and up to date
- Set up files, pattern and make specifications & measurement charts
- Create, update & maintain graphic drawings/ specifications to all style codes
- Set up, maintain and manage all branding
- Manage allocated production runs through release to customer order
- Ensure sample garments/product for each style are labelled, kept up to date, and that at least one sample is kept in the Sample room at all times
- Liaise and request artwork from branding suppliers for sign off
- Correct sign off of branding samples and artwork is completed before job proceeds
- Follow internal quality control processes for ordering & receiving of product made on/off shore
- Visiting factories / pattern makers when required
- Assist with monitoring and updating delivery schedules and customer Sales Orders dates
- Responsible for development, maintaining, managing any pattern work to correct specifications
- Ensure library of pattern numbers and nests are set up and location is recorded
- Assist with the quality control process and recording of fabric files, checking received fabrics for acceptable colour match, type and cost.
- Ensure the security of Government branded products and branding is maintained by factories at all times and that products are out of public viewing including whilst in transit
- Process PO and supplier invoices/ packing slips efficiently, accurately and timely as required
- Overseeing minor product alterations
Production Trainee
Regal Drycleaners
06.2015 - 09.2015
- Duties and Responsibilities as a Production Trainee include:
- Dry-cleaning coordinator – meaning the person doing the prepping of the garments gives/tells me which loads gets dry-cleaned 1st. There are different loads that we dry-clean first; dark suits, then the rest follow - dark knitwear, light delicate, dark delicate, light knitwear.
- Final Quality Control- when pressers have pressed the garments, it gets hung on a rail and QC checks it and either approve it or gets presser to repress or if stain was detected
- The spotters either remove spots or add a Best result ticket.
Trainee Fabricator
Cairnscorp
04.2015 - 06.2015
- Duties and Responsibilities as a Trainee Fabricator include:
- Alteration on pvc/heavy to light duty fabrication such as tarpaulins, awnings, boat covers, horse covers, handbags zip repairs/ etc.
- Measuring and cutting out of awnings, boat covers, truck curtains etc to customer specification by being able to make a pattern and follow a drawing.
- Using Industrial sewing machines and hi-frequency welding machines.
Garment Technician
Pragma Fashions Ltd
01.2014 - 04.2014
- Duties and Responsibilities as a Garment Technician include:
- Creating Tech packs for overseas productions, complete with measurements (grading sizes), quality standards, and construction /sewing instruction.
- Checking quality, construction and measurements of the prototypes, photo and shipping samples.
- Ensure all garment specifications and quality meets customer product standards.
- Liaise with suppliers and customers to ensure these specifications are correct.
- Send fit comments to the factories to ensure quality and fit improvements.
- Pattern changes are done in-house, if factories cannot get amendment correct – pattern gets sent back for China to make up fit sample.
- Submit fabric for wash testing to Customers laboratory for various testing before proceeding with Bulk fabric.
- Checking AQL reports (which our QA in China submits), before Bulk can be shipped.
- Arrange weekly meetings with Production Department to assess status of each style, bearing in mind the shipment dates required to achieve on-time delivery.
Garment Technician
Fio Fashions Ltd
01.2013 - 12.2013
- Duties and Responsibilities as a Garment Technician includes:
- Complete and prepare accurate specification sheets for production on computer using Excel; CorelDraw and concise construction comments.
- Liaise with suppliers and customers to ensure these specifications are correct.
- Attend fit meeting and working with the Merchandise Manager on improvements to construction and fit.
- Amend specifications after fit meetings and communicate with China factories to ensure quality and fit improvements.
- Document all changes and fit adjustment comments and measurements that are relevant to the alteration of the pattern to improve the fit of the sample.
- Approve wash care instructions with Merchandise Manager.
- Conduct wash test where possible.
- Check Bulk styles before factory ships the order.
Quality Technologist
Busby Trading, Cape Town
06.2010 - 07.2012
- Duties and Responsibilities as a Quality Technologist included:
- Photograph and examine original samples and prepare technical specifications for each style on EXCEL, adding pictures and drawings.
- Assess and advise manufacturers on workmanship, quality and measurement comments, and request next relevant samples.
- Arrange weekly meetings with procurement to up-date and assess status of each style, bearing in mind the shipment dates required to achieve on-time delivery.
- Draw up approval spec sheet on EXCEL, AQL- standard and tolerances; once samples achieve the correct standard in terms of fabric, measurement, fit and construction.
- Evaluate measure and release Bulk production samples before shipment.
- Advise manufactures of quality issues found upon receipts of bulk and draw up detailed audit-report with visuals detailing the problems, i.e.: Library. communicate solutions to non-conformities - manufacturers
- Work closely with customers on quality problems arising in stores and suggest solutions on how to resolve future problems and communicate the final decision to the manufacturers.
- Assist the warehouse to over-see quality audits.
Garment Technologist for Ladies Non-Denims, dresses & T-shirts
GUESS Clothing trading under Busbrand in Sandton Johannesburg
05.2008 - 06.2010
- Duties and Responsibilities as a Garment Technologist @ Guess Clothing included:
- Ensure customer satisfaction by handling the Technology department for all fashion commodities.
- Fit Original samples on dummy with Merchandiser.
- Give clear and concise information regarding fit alterations to ensure a good fit garment.
- Keep abreast of technical processes and standards in the garment industry, and advise the suppliers of improvements.
- Suggest work-aids and procedures to ensure supplier’s product quality are satisfactory. Perform regular store audits to ensure conformance to quality standards and procedures. Ensure manufacturers have a monthly update and report of delivery quality.
- A weekly update needed from Suppliers on delivery of styles. Ensure standards and procedures are documented, communicated and displayed
- Be the quality related link between Head Office and Suppliers Develop and manage processes, procedures and forms.
- Ensure all QA deadlines are met to prevent late deliveries. Provide ongoing support to the supplier on all quality related aspects.
- Establish and maintain a good relationship with the Suppliers and Merchandising team.
- Ensure the establishment of the necessary systems and tools are implemented by suppliers to support effective quality across the board.
- Develop and coordinate the process of samples after handover.
- Setting up and maintaining controls and documentation; writing technical and management system reports in cases of non-conformities Approve trims and fabrics with Merchandiser.
Designate Garment Technologist –Identity Department (Ladies wear)
Truworths
09.2006 - 04.2008
- Duties and Responsibilities as a Designate technologist includes:
- Contribute to product development initiating action to improve product quality and manufacturing methods.
- Promote a “Right First Time” approach to sealing submission, on in-house model or dummy.
- Where necessary, technical drawings are done on any complicated pattern or fit changes.
- Maintain continuity of fit requirements on multiple product types across the supply base with different fabrication and methods of manufacturing.
- Build a close working relationship with all Suppliers including key suppliers and production staff to ensure QA standards are consistently met.
- Work together with the Technical Managers and Auditors to analyse customer returns and delivery performances.
- Identifying generic and specific quality issues working with the Buying team and Suppliers to ensure recommendations are followed through.
- Maintain an up to date understanding of the department’s customer profiles and market place in which Truworths operates.
- Do regular store visits
- Plan and implement effective use of “in-work” visits where necessary across the suppliers.
- Regularly review quality performance indicators.
- Advise and influence commercial standards during product development and production meetings in conjunction with other functions in the business i.e.: Pattern cutting, Design and Buying.
Trainee Garment Technologist
Truworths
06.2005 - 09.2006
- Duties and Responsibilities as a Designate technologist includes:
- Contribute to product development initiating action to improve product quality and manufacturing methods.
- Promote a “Right First Time” approach to sealing submission, on in-house model or dummy.
- Where necessary, technical drawings are done on any complicated pattern or fit changes.
- Maintain continuity of fit requirements on multiple product types across the supply base with different fabrication and methods of manufacturing.
- Build a close working relationship with all Suppliers including key suppliers and production staff to ensure QA standards are consistently met.
- Work together with the Technical Managers and Auditors to analyse customer returns and delivery performances.
- Identifying generic and specific quality issues working with the Buying team and Suppliers to ensure recommendations are followed through.
- Maintain an up to date understanding of the department’s customer profiles and market place in which Truworths operates.
- Do regular store visits
- Plan and implement effective use of “in-work” visits where necessary across the suppliers.
- Regularly review quality performance indicators.
- Advise and influence commercial standards during product development and production meetings in conjunction with other functions in the business i.e.: Pattern cutting, Design and Buying.
Laboratory Assistant and Quality Auditor
The Foschini Group
01.1999 - 01.2005
- Duties and responsibilities of a Laboratory assistant
- Testing of garments and fabrics for seam slippage, colourfastness, dimensions (growth), and dry rub.
- Duties as a Quality Auditor included:
- Carrying out daily style audits at outside suppliers and CMT suppliers.
- Dealing daily with “on line” quality issues and pattern changes in the CMT factories.
- Monitoring the quality standards of the main competitors by doing regular store visits.
- Keeping abreast of developments within the component and machinery supply of the sector of the industry.
- Assisting in the sealing of pre-production samples in the absence of the Quality Assurance Supervisor.
Fabric cutter /Machinist
As you like it, Claremont
01.1995 - 01.1998
- Duties of a Fabric cutter and machinist
- Cutting patterns according to client specifications.
- Client Liaison - Running the office in the absence of the owners.
- Taking telephonic orders and working to strict deadlines.
- Ensuring that the machinists have all the necessary trims, fabrics required as work were sometimes outsourced.
- Small CMT- manufacturing tracksuits for Schools and University Squash Clubs
Education
National Certificate - Clothing Management
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
National Diploma - Clothing Design
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
01.1993
Skills
Excel and Microsoft Outlook MS Word and Google Drive Point of sale systems Illustrator and CorelDRAW Pattern making and grading Fit sessions and sample tracking
Certification
- 2006 (FEBRUARY): Freudenberg Interlinings
- Completed a 5-day course on Interlining and Application Technology
- SUBJECTS:
- Interlining and Fusing Theory
- Application Technology
- Practical Applications
- Problem Solving
- 2006 (APRIL): Cape Peninsula University of Technology
- Quality Control Training Programme –
- 3-month course
- Definitions and concept
- Quality Systems
- Cost of quality
- Product Standards
- Quality of raw material
- Fabric and material testing
- Quality control systems
- Examination
- Reporting and documentation
- Communication tools
- Statistical Measurements
- Sampling Procedures
- 2013 (SEPTEMBER): Pattern Architects
- Completed a 1-day workshop in Grading Complex Styles & Drafting Trouser Block to Specification Measurements
- Completed a 7 Hour workshop in Garment Specification &O Grading
Timeline
Garment Technician Manager
Pragma Fashions Ltd
03.2023 - Current
Garment Technician
Mosaic Brands Ltd
11.2022 - 02.2023
Senior Garment Technician & Production Coordinator
Pragma Fashions Ltd
02.2018 - 10.2022
Stock Liaison Controller/Admin Assistant
Caroline Eve (Buying and Promotions Department)
08.2016 - 02.2018
Garment and Production Technician
Uniform Group
09.2015 - 06.2016
Production Trainee
Regal Drycleaners
06.2015 - 09.2015
Trainee Fabricator
Cairnscorp
04.2015 - 06.2015
Garment Technician
Pragma Fashions Ltd
01.2014 - 04.2014
Garment Technician
Fio Fashions Ltd
01.2013 - 12.2013
Quality Technologist
Busby Trading, Cape Town
06.2010 - 07.2012
Garment Technologist for Ladies Non-Denims, dresses & T-shirts
GUESS Clothing trading under Busbrand in Sandton Johannesburg
05.2008 - 06.2010
Designate Garment Technologist –Identity Department (Ladies wear)
Truworths
09.2006 - 04.2008
Trainee Garment Technologist
Truworths
06.2005 - 09.2006
Laboratory Assistant and Quality Auditor
The Foschini Group
01.1999 - 01.2005
Fabric cutter /Machinist
As you like it, Claremont
01.1995 - 01.1998
National Certificate - Clothing Management
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
National Diploma - Clothing Design
Cape Peninsula University of Technology