Demand Coordinator

• Mar 2023 - Present

Supply Chain Analyst/Merchandising Analyst

• Jan 2012 - Dec 2022

Initially joined the Flooring team part way through a range review required me to get up to speed very quickly learning the systems, old range and new range. Successfully launched the review with over 98% availability before moving onto a new challenge in Kitchens. Starting during the peak sales period meant learning the role very quickly to fix availability issues and work with the home delivery centre and vendors to overcome constraint issues. Went on to play an active role in two major range reviews including unified. Achievements • Launch Unified worktops review • Developed new pricing hierarchy to drive increased margin • Managed the stock exit and inbound planning for the 2015 Kitchens range review • Improved flow of stock into home delivery centre to support inbound and outbound capacity • Consistently >99% availability on bestselling and core skus Responsibilities • Maintain Budgets and R&O • Manage sales and margin performance • Analyse performance of promotional activity • Manage availability of 2,900+ skus for home delivery and 360 stores within a stock budget • Forecasting and demand planning Show less

Commercial Assistant

• Oct 2011 - Jan 2012

Working in a temporary position documenting the procurement processes and putting in place SLA's directed at different types of suppliers i.e. Garages, accident repair centres, breakdown services etc... Contacting garages to arrange rates to support a large fleet customer and explain the required service level requirements. Working in a temporary position documenting the procurement processes and putting in place SLA's directed at different types of suppliers i.e. Garages, accident repair centres, breakdown services etc... Contacting garages to arrange rates to support a large fleet customer and explain the required service level requirements.

Buyer

• May 1998 - Aug 2011

Shortly after starting at Clares I was promoted to Technical manager and then Senior Buyer. Having been with Clares for 13 years managing up to 3 staff, I have wide ranging knowledge of all the functions within the business and have been involved in managing a number of changes as well as two moves. Achievements Identified savings on our core lines in excess of 10% Maximised stock levels to benefit from lower pricing while maintaining cash flow Proactively maintained low paper pricing through excellent supplier relationships and negotiating Managed the installation of a new phone system from sourcing to final sign off Managed the move of our IT and phone systems during two office moves Responsibilities Managing staff (up to 3 direct reports) Setting prices in the catalogue used by the Advantia dealer group. This involved analysing sales data from multiple dealers and benchmarking prices against retail prices, cost prices, competitior pricing, sales volume and brand. Developing and maintaining good supplier relationships Management of stock levels (approx 1,500 skus) Analysis of sales and margins to identify opportunities to improve margin Automation of reporting and analysis routines Show less

Pricing Administrator, Barcode Administrator and Buying Analyst

• Apr 1995 - May 1998

During my 3 years at B&Q I benefitted from a wide range of experiences working in a store as well as SSO while on short term contracts. Responsibilities Dealing with suppliers regarding day to day issues Recommending price changes to the Buyer Analysis of proposed price changes Monitoring sales and margin performance Analysing success of promotions Communicating with stores and other head office departments Price comparisons against competitors During my 3 years at B&Q I benefitted from a wide range of experiences working in a store as well as SSO while on short term contracts. Responsibilities Dealing with suppliers regarding day to day issues Recommending price changes to the Buyer Analysis of proposed price changes Monitoring sales and margin performance Analysing success of promotions Communicating with stores and other head office departments Price comparisons against competitors

Order

• Sep 1993 - Apr 1995

Invoicing Reconciliations; processing Data entry Invoicing Reconciliations; processing Data entry

Technical Clerk

• Jul 1989 - Jul 1990

Before commencing my Higher Education I took a 1 year contract as a technical clerk. My job role was computer based and included programming and installing software. Before commencing my Higher Education I took a 1 year contract as a technical clerk. My job role was computer based and included programming and installing software.