Nat Eastment
About
Nat Eastment is from Hong Kong SAR. Nat is currently General Manager- Hamleys Asia sourcing at Hamleys of London, located in Hong Kong. In Nat's previous role as a Head of Sourcing- Toys at Mothercare, Nat worked in Hong Kong until Dec 2016. Prior to joining Mothercare, Nat was a Acting Head of Sourcing- Toys at Mothercare and held the position of Acting Head of Sourcing- Toys at Hong Kong. Prior to that, Nat was a Product Category Manager at Mothercare, based in Hong Kong from Sep 2010 to May 2013. Nat started working as HK Operations Director at Jazwares, Inc. in HK in Jun 2010. From Apr 2009 to Mar 2010, Nat was Technical Production & Development Manager- HK at Impact International, based in Hong Kong. Prior to that, Nat was a Senior Category Manager at Hy-Pro International from Jan 2007 to Apr 2009. Nat started working as Product Development Manager at Flair Leisure Products in Jul 2004.
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Nat Eastment's current jobs
Establish and manage a new sourcing operation to demerge from the previous ownership and grow the overall group margin by improving product margin through own brand penetration. Later helping to implement the acquisition of the group by the major franchise partner (Reliance Brands). • Office set up and employment of full sourcing team including merchandising, shipping, warehousing and QA (total initial headcount 9 people). • Develop and implement overall group sourcing and supply chain strategy. Review of all aspects of the of the process including product, vendor base, logistics and contract logistics are fit for purpose and reflect the business goals. • Resource own brand lines away from previous ownership to source direct from vendors, growing the range to 1,400 SKUs and achieving up to 40% participation- helping guide the UK buying team for a more global range build. • Full control and responsibility for office and supply chain P&L’s including responsibility for setting landing factors and add ons for both UK and franchise businesses. • Assist in de risking supply chain by setting up production in India. • Devise and implement new processes to fully support the overall group strategy and international growth of the brand including product sourcing, QA, shipping and logistics. Ensuring process and procedures are both fit for the current requirements as well as new partners as well as smooth operation between all international group offices (UK & India) • Ensure all lines meet global requirements (including new partners).
Nat Eastment's past jobs
Managing the Asia Toys team including product management, shipping and technology (including QA) teams for both Mothercare Toys and ELC toy divisions. • Formulating and executing overall sourcing strategy to achieve most effective and best cost route from initial design through development and shipping of both new and continuity lines (annual FOB buy budget approx £50K p.a.) • Sourcing from a range of countries including China, India and Turkey. • Responsibility for setting and sticking to overall departmental budget for both development costs and headcount • Woking closely with senior management teams both in local office and UK home office to ensure smooth operating between all departments and offices and effective and cohesive implementation of overall business strategies. • Overall management of tech teams ensuring all items (both sourced and developed) comply to both corporate and international standards to fulfil the needs of all our international partners. • Work closely with the full team to facilitate launch of our lines into China market.