Owens & Xley is a full service business consulting and advisory company located in Lagos, Nigeria. We love creating practical solutions that assist entrepreneurs navigate the day-to- day challenges of running a business. At Owens and Xley Consults, everything we do is geared towards helping you build the business of your dreams and living the life you desire. Whether you are thinking of becoming your own boss or currently have your own business, we have solutions designed to support you.
We are recruiting to fill the postion below:
Job Title: Pattern Maker
Location: Lekki, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Reporting: Report daily to the production manager
Job Description
- You are responsible for creating templates/patterns that will be used for production. Also, you will translate blueprints into factory patterns.
Duties and responsibilities
Tailoring:
- Collate dimensions of patterns according to sizes, considering the stretchiness of the fabric.
- Determine the best layout of pattern pieces to minimize waste of material, and mark fabric accordingly.
- Cut patterns out of images or illustrations
- Grade patterns into sizes
- Draw details on outlined parts to indicate where parts are to be joined, as well as the positions of pleats, pockets, buttonholes, and other features for tailors.
- Store all patterns properly to avoid damage
- Purchase supplies for pattern making
- Examine designs to determine quantities, shapes, and sizes of pattern parts, and to determine the amount of material or fabric required to make a product.
- Mark samples and finished patterns with information such as garment size, section, style, identification, and sewing instructions.
- Trace and cut patterns into cardboard templates
Requirements
- Minimum of B.Sc, HND qualification.
- Minimum of 1 – 3 years work experience.
Salary
N60, 000 – N80,000 monthly.
Job Title: Store Manager
Location: Lekki and Ikoyi, Lagos
Job Type: Full Time
Key Responsibilities
- Manage, monitor, and review daily business operations.
- Manage the business Social Media platform
- Create daily content for online sales
- Review, oversee financial activities and send monthly report.
- Maintain positive client relationships and drive new acquisitions.
- Implement organizational goals, procedures, and policies.
- Identify improvement gaps and implement corrective measures.
- Handle and resolve all customers’ complaints
- Process customers’ payments
- Respond to all enquiries.
Store Management:
- Ensure that the store is clean and ready for opening
- Ensure that the utilities are available and adequate
- Work with the Production Manager to fulfil client orders
- Supervise the security personnel
- Steam garments
- Arrange outfits on the mannequins.
Facility Management:
- Ensure that all fittings and fixtures are working optimally
- Plan and supervise all maintenance and repair works.
Financials:
- Create monthly reports
- Manage petty cash
- Take cash payments to the bank
- Calculate and remit taxes
- Prepare payroll.
Requirements
Experience:
- HND / B.Sc
- 2 years’ experience in a similar role
- Experience in the retail or fashion industry a plus.
Skills and Abilities:
- Social media management
- Proven integrity
- Highly analytical, driven and focused.
- High level of professionalism;
- Networking, prospecting and persuasion skills with the ability to identify the needs and challenges of clients.
- Must have knowledge of business process and functions (finance, HR, procurement, operations etc.)
- Proficient user of MS Office (MS Excel in particular)
- Must be able to prepare management reports and correspondence
- Good initiative, time and stress management skills
- Leadership and organizational abilities
- Interpersonal and communication skills
- Problem-solving attitude
- Keen eye for detail
- Preferably lives within Island axis
- The ideal candidate must have strong leadership skills and the ability to manage people.
Remuneration
- N80,000 – N100,000 monthly.
Deadline: 20th September, 2020.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: recruitment@owensxley.com with the job title as the subject of the mail.
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