Ben Price
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Ben Price is a forward thinking buyer and collaborative team player. Takes the lead in his Sr. Buyer role and is open to the buying and cross functional team as support or as a mentor. Ben understands his core business and has built very strong relationships with key partners to manage his revenue vs. margin and category growth capacity. I am impressed with his adaptability to be organized, multi task, and timely in his adherence to processes and product life cycle management. Ben is truly an asset to any retail organization, professional and a future leader.
Robert McAloney 🇺🇦
I worked with Ben for a number of seasons in a busy buying department. I found Ben to be hard-working, honest and smart. He was a person who fit in well and was appreciated by others in the team. I strongly recommend Ben for any similar type of role. Please don't hesitate to contact me through linkedin if you would like further information.
LinkedIn User
Ben Price is a forward thinking buyer and collaborative team player. Takes the lead in his Sr. Buyer role and is open to the buying and cross functional team as support or as a mentor. Ben understands his core business and has built very strong relationships with key partners to manage his revenue vs. margin and category growth capacity. I am impressed with his adaptability to be organized, multi task, and timely in his adherence to processes and product life cycle management. Ben is truly an asset to any retail organization, professional and a future leader.
Robert McAloney 🇺🇦
I worked with Ben for a number of seasons in a busy buying department. I found Ben to be hard-working, honest and smart. He was a person who fit in well and was appreciated by others in the team. I strongly recommend Ben for any similar type of role. Please don't hesitate to contact me through linkedin if you would like further information.
LinkedIn User
Ben Price is a forward thinking buyer and collaborative team player. Takes the lead in his Sr. Buyer role and is open to the buying and cross functional team as support or as a mentor. Ben understands his core business and has built very strong relationships with key partners to manage his revenue vs. margin and category growth capacity. I am impressed with his adaptability to be organized, multi task, and timely in his adherence to processes and product life cycle management. Ben is truly an asset to any retail organization, professional and a future leader.
Robert McAloney 🇺🇦
I worked with Ben for a number of seasons in a busy buying department. I found Ben to be hard-working, honest and smart. He was a person who fit in well and was appreciated by others in the team. I strongly recommend Ben for any similar type of role. Please don't hesitate to contact me through linkedin if you would like further information.
LinkedIn User
Ben Price is a forward thinking buyer and collaborative team player. Takes the lead in his Sr. Buyer role and is open to the buying and cross functional team as support or as a mentor. Ben understands his core business and has built very strong relationships with key partners to manage his revenue vs. margin and category growth capacity. I am impressed with his adaptability to be organized, multi task, and timely in his adherence to processes and product life cycle management. Ben is truly an asset to any retail organization, professional and a future leader.
Robert McAloney 🇺🇦
I worked with Ben for a number of seasons in a busy buying department. I found Ben to be hard-working, honest and smart. He was a person who fit in well and was appreciated by others in the team. I strongly recommend Ben for any similar type of role. Please don't hesitate to contact me through linkedin if you would like further information.
Experience
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BCF - Boating, Camping, Fishing
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Australia
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Retail
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100 - 200 Employee
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Category Manager - BCF - Camping
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Aug 2015 - Present
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Mountain Designs Pty Ltd
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Retail
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Buyer - Footwear & Accessories
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Aug 2012 - May 2015
• Driving sales and profit by sourcing product and managing stock in 60 stores• Developing an annual strategy for each category in conjunction with the overall company product strategy• Overseeing the development progress of products in all ranges, including assisting designers with the design and sourcing process, monitoring timelines and reviewing and approving samples• Actively seeking new brands and suppliers, establishing initial contact, assessing brand suitability, discussing future business possibilities and negotiating pricing• Overall management of relationships with suppliers, including the communication of orders, managing of supplier expectations, general day to day questions and answers, reviewing of order confirmations and negotiation of pricing
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City Beach Australia
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Australia
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Retail
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400 - 500 Employee
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Menwear Buyer
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Nov 2010 - Jul 2012
• Controlling inventory levels through stock releases and movement between stores• Managing sales, margin and product performance• Developing product range plans in line with company strategies• Identifying and analysing market trends with the focus to improve sales• Providing feedback on current and future products with suppliers and building successful relationships with suppliers• Communication with Marketing, Visual Merchandising and Loss Prevention teams to ensure product is correctly marketed, displayed and security tagged• Involvement in in-house design and production by providing design briefs to graphic art team• Ongoing focus on ensuring stock levels fit into set budgets through adjusting indent orders
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Store Manager/Regional Support
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Sep 2003 - Nov 2010
• Effectively overseeing up to 12 stores in the Greater Brisbane area and North Queensland in all aspect of the business• Being the key sales driver within the area holding weekly conferences with all stores managers focusing on each weeks targets• Ability to liaise with company directors, buying departments, marketing teams and the national sales manager weekly• Motivating store management teams and team members to achieve targets and strive for success• Controlling wage spending for the region and meeting company wage/sales percentages• Assisting in interviewing new store managers and members of the management team, training and placing the right people in to stores• Working closely with the Loss Prevention team in stores, training staff and researching ways to minimize loss to the stores and the company• Meeting with the Human Resources department, regularly discussing staff issues including disciplinary interviews, performance management, and team member mediation. Conducting evaluation meetings with managers and or team members when required • Conducting store training sessions which comprehensively cover sales customer service, loss prevention and operation procedures within the company• Local and interstate travel to provide support to stores and managers• Providing phone based assistance to 58 stores nationwide when on call
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Education
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The Cathedral School, Townvsille
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