Lalana Eden

With 9+ years' experience leading projects from concept through to delivery across fashion and wellbeing brands. Experienced in managing multiple projects, overseeing critical paths, coordinating production, and building strong supplier relationships. Comfortable in fast-paced, entrepreneurial environments, I bring a collaborative, calm, and commercially minded approach to project delivery. Passionate about turning ideas into reality through creative problem-solving and effective teamwork

CO-FOUNDER & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT - WELLBEING COMPANY

(2023-03 - 2026)

Co-Founder and Business Development Lead to build and scale a start-up wellbeing business. Responsible for buying, supplier sourcing, ecommerce, branding, operations, budgeting, CRM, community events and business strategy. This role broadened my commercial understanding beyond garment manufacturing and strengthened my operational leadership skills. This entrepreneurial experience proved to be an incredible opportunity to broaden my commercial and operational leadership.

• Oversaw brand development, ecommerce, CRM, and marketing initiatives to support customer growth and engagement.
• Planned and delivered community events, coordinating logistics, communications, and stakeholder engagement.
• Managed budgets, purchasing, and operational planning while identifying opportunities to improve business performance.
• Developed processes and workflows to support efficient day-to-day operations in a growing start-up environment.
• Collaborated across all areas of the business, taking ownership of project delivery while adapting quickly to changing priorities.
• Led end-to-end business projects from concept through to execution, balancing competing priorities across multiple functions.

PRODUCT & PRODUCTION MANAGER - PEACHY DEN

(2021-06 - 2023-03)

Joined during a period of rapid growth to establish and lead the Product & Production function, taking ownership of the complete product lifecycle from design concept through to customer delivery. Responsible for managing suppliers, factories, product development, production planning and cross-functional communication to ensure successful collection launches.

• Led end-to-end delivery of seasonal product development projects from initial concept through to launch.
• Managed cross-functional communication between Design, Production, Merchandising and external manufacturing partners.
• Oversaw project timelines, priorities and critical paths to ensure successful on-time collection launches.
• Built trusted relationships with suppliers across Europe and Asia, resolving issues proactively and maintaining delivery schedules.
• Introduced new project management processes that improved team workflow and communication.
• Managed multiple concurrent product launches within a fast-growing fashion business.
• Acted as the central point of coordination across internal teams and external partners

JUNIOR PRODUCT GARMENT TECH - MOSS BROS LTD

(2018-10 - 2021-06)

My day to day consists of working across 5 product departments - Suits, Stand Alone Trousers, Shirt, Knits, Jersey & Outerwear. Across 11 overseas manufacturers.

• Supported end-to-end product development across multiple departments, managing priorities and project timelines simultaneously.
• Built and maintained strong relationships with overseas suppliers, acting as the key point of contact throughout development and production.
• Collaborated with Buying, Design and Production teams to ensure seamless communication across projects.
• Reviewed production samples and quality standards, supporting successful product launches across multiple seasonal collections.
• Contributed to continuous process improvements that enhanced workflow efficiency and product consistency.

JUNIOR PRODUCTION COORDINATOR - MARY KATRANTZOU

(2018-03 - 2018-10)

Coordinating production projects from product development handover through to bulk production. Worked closely with Design, Product Development, and international manufacturing partners to ensure projects remained on schedule, met quality standards and were delivered in line with seasonal launch deadlines.

• Coordinated production timelines and critical paths across multiple seasonal collections, proactively managing risks and communicating project updates to senior members.
• Acted as the central point of contact between departments ensuring seamless project delivery.
• Managed supplier relationships, overseeing approvals, sampling, raw material availability and production readiness.
• Coordinated key production milestones, including lab dips, strike-offs, pre-production samples (PPS) and production approvals.
• Managed PO's, production budgets and invoice approvals using Zedonk, ensuring accurate financial tracking throughout the production lifecycle
• QC of UK manufacturers to monitor production progress, resolve issues collaboratively and maintain delivery schedules.
• Oversaw quality assurance throughout bulk production, ensuring products met brand standards and customer expectations.
• Supported factory onboarding

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANT - PRINGLE OF SCOTLAND

(2017-01 - 2018-03)

Supported the delivery of seasonal womenswear and menswear collections, coordinating product development projects from initial concept through to production. Worked closely with Design, Production and external suppliers to ensure development milestones, sourcing activities and product launches were delivered on schedule.

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT INTERN - JOHNATHAN SAUNDERS

(2014-08 - 2015-03)

Fashion Design Degree - Fashion Design - Nottingham Trent University (2012 - 2016)

Introduction to Project Management - Project Management - City, University of London (2019 - 2019)

BETEC Fashion Design & Textiles - Fashion Design & Textiles - Warwickshire College (2009 - 2012)

GCSE - Princethorpe College (2005 - 2009)