Merchant Bay
Nicholas Finlayson has extensive work experience in various roles and industries. Nicholas is currently the Head of Partnerships at Merchant Bay, where they are responsible for identifying and matching production partners for brands. Nicholas also develops go-to-market strategies and provides coaching on sustainability and ethical manufacturing. Prior to this, Nicholas worked as a Sourcing Manager at Techo-Bloc.
Before their current roles, Nicholas served as the VP of Product Operations at Calico AI, where they established and executed the company's go-to-market strategy. Nicholas was responsible for business development and customer success, leading teams to implement successful email marketing campaigns and deliver tailored engagement experiences.
Nicholas also has experience in the fashion industry, having worked as the Director of Operations, Sales, and Marketing at Maison Marvaan, where they were responsible for overseeing various aspects of the business. Prior to that, they held multiple roles at ALDO Group, including Senior Manager, Product Manager, and Buyer, where they played a key role in global distribution strategy, sourcing, and product development.
Overall, Nicholas Finlayson's work experience highlights their expertise in partnerships, sourcing, product operations, and business development.
Nicholas Finlayson obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mass Communication/Media Studies from the University of Windsor, where they studied from 2007 to 2011. Nicholas also holds a certification in Applied Information Technology from the same institution. The month and year of obtaining this certification are not provided.
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Merchant Bay
Merchant Bay is an e-supply chain platform, connecting global fashion manufacturing demand with production. Along with the multisided platform, MB empowers manufacturers to scale with technology. The integrated platform allows buyers to post their order requirements on the managed marketplace while manufacturers who fulfill the requirements can bid to win the contract. Fashion sourcing for buyers is further simplified through the platform’s order management tools and dashboard utilized by the manufacturers to process the orders. For fashion buyers, the platform increases reliability, traceability while reducing lead times. For manufacturers, the platform allows data driven decision making, better internal monitoring and higher efficiency through scaling. MB factory and sourcing app makes managing an order very easy and brings all stakeholders into one screen to stay on the same page and have a transparent business operations. When sourcing and manufacturing apparel from Bangladesh through Merchant Bay Ltd. the buyer can get complete product development support from Merchant Bay’s own product development studio along with merchandising and quality team support to assure smooth, on time shipment. With MB, have your SOURCING MADE EASY!