Ruveyda Santaniello

Senior Production & Sourcing Consultant with over 30 years of experience in garment manufacturing and sourcing, specialising in Turkey. Extensive experience supporting UK and European fashion brands with supplier sourcing, product development, production management, cost negotiation, quality assurance and sustainable production. Available for freelance, interim and part-time consultancy (2–3 days per week).

Director at Inspire Apparel Ltd (2024-01 – Present)

Production & sourcing consultancy

• Turkey sourcing
• Organic & recycled garment production
• Supplier development
• Quality assurance & delivery management
• From technical sheet to shipment follow all process for production
• Fabric and trimming sourcing
• Costing negotiation

Director at Mare Textile Ltd (2006-01 – 2024-01)

• International sourcing & production
• Network of Turkish manufacturers
• Cost negotiation
• Factory management
• Product development
• Conventional, organic & recycled apparel
• Costing negotiation

Customer Account Representative at Rota Tekstil (2002-01 – 2006-01)

Garment Manufacturing Factory. Started career in the garment manufacturing industry as a Customer Account Representative, working closely with international fashion customers and internal production teams.

• Managed customer accounts and maintained strong relationships with international clients
• Coordinated orders from product development through to bulk production and shipment
• Liaised between customers, merchandising, production, quality and technical departments
• Monitored production schedules to ensure on-time delivery
• Supported fabric and trim sourcing and supplier communication
• Assisted with costing, order management and production planning
• Worked closely with factory management to resolve production and quality issues
• Gained a thorough understanding of garment manufacturing processes, which formed the foundation for progression into senior leadership roles in sourcing and production

BSc (Hons) in Psychology – University of Central Lancashire (UCLan)

Bachelor of Business Administration – Istanbul University (1987-01 – 1993-01)