Experience

Postie+

• Retail
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Merchandise Planner

  • Aug 2022 - Present

• Merch Team Lead (Maternity cover)

  • Jul 2021 - Sep 2022

  Maternity cover role - 12 monthsOverseeing Buying & Planning - Kids & Baby, Underwear and General Merchandise Leading team of 7

• Senior Planner

  • Jan 2020 - Jul 2021

  Oversee Kidswear, Family Underwear, H&B and GMJunior Planner, Assistant Planner and Merchandise assistant reports My involvement is inclusive of top line OTB and budget management, range planning and in-season trade management. I work alongside buyers to ensure we build and deliver a commercial range that achieves market share growth and sales and margin budgets.

• Merchandise Planner

  • Dec 2016 - Jan 2020

  Kidswear (including all Kids apparel, Kids sleep and School Range) and Underwear for Women’s, Men’s and Kids Three direct reports - 2x Merchandise Assistants who are across both Buying and Planning and 1x Junior Planner



Pumpkin Patch

• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Online Inventory Manager

  • Aug 2016 - Dec 2016

  Short term role to lead inventory exit through e-commerce and third party web retailers as part of the business going through liquidation period Short term role to lead inventory exit through e-commerce and third party web retailers as part of the business going through liquidation period



Blue Tongue Garage Doors

• Australia
• Construction
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sales & Operations Manager - North West

  • Sep 2015 - Aug 2016

  End to end business management including - Leading a team, managing sales both retail and commercial accounts, managing business cash flow and accounts including MYOB management / bank reconciliations / BAS (also helped install garage doors and service work on a number of occasions!!) End to end business management including - Leading a team, managing sales both retail and commercial accounts, managing business cash flow and accounts including MYOB management / bank reconciliations / BAS (also helped install garage doors and service work on a number of occasions!!)



Pumpkin Patch

• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Regional Manager

  • Sep 2014 - Jun 2015

  Responsible for the management, financial performance and operations of 11 retail stores including Pumpkin Patch Retail, Outlet and Charlie and Me within the Whangarei to Tauranga region.Provided leadership for a team of up to 100 with 10 direct reports.

• Merchandise Planner - Trading

  • Oct 2013 - Sep 2014

  • Direct involvement in key business trading decisions on a daily basis including using analysis to influence at a very senior level (inclusive CEO) what trading decisions should be made.



N/A

• Recreational Facilities and Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Time off for travel / OE

  • Jul 2012 - Sep 2013



Pumpkin Patch

• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Merchandise Planner - Toddler Boys & Boyswear and Online/Direct

  • Oct 2010 - May 2012

  • initial budgets and range planning• Responsible for the trading and OTB management for the Boyswear section of the business, approx 2.5 million units with a cost value of approx 15 million NZD• Responsible for providing OTB for Online Direct business approx 2 million units• One direct reporting assistant who I coached and developed and oversaw the planning of a sundry department

• Junior Merchandise Planner - Teen Apparel department, Footwear & Accessories & Maternity

  • Sep 2009 - Oct 2010

  • Worked under the Senior Merchandise Planner to monitor sales, stock turn and OTB management• Assisted Senior Merchandise Planner with testing and rolling out of new WSSI / forecasting tool• Conducted stores visits and distributed feedback reports to Senior Merchandise Planner team on a adhoc basis

• Merchandise Planning Assistant

  • Jul 2007 - Sep 2009