Experience

Galaxy Optical Services

• United Kingdom
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Frame Buyer

  • Oct 2006 - Present

  • Maintaining excellent working relationships with UK and foreign suppliers • Managing the design, approval and quality processes of children's glasses, accessories and promotional products for DreamWorks projects • Managing the design, approval and quality processes for exclusive licensed eye wear brands including Kangol, Dunlop, Lipsy and Religion • Co-ordinating European planograms, ensuring they are updated according to the trade plan and unique range requirements • Assisting in the selection of products and models for promotional photo shoots, preparing frames and a brief to achieve the desired outcome • Analysing current fashion and identify future trends and opportunity in optics; producing reports and creating mood board for new eye wear collections • Creating information packs to showcase Galaxy brand portfolio including brand identity information and target customer profile • Taking the lead on weekly frame swap outs, ensuring the new ranges are merchandised, creating briefing documents, organising POS & updating of internal and external systems • Coordinating quality control for all new frames to the agreed process including liaising with suppliers to resolve any issues identified • Managing stock levels based on company forecast, defining potential sales for new models and ranges, identifying repeat orders and potential shortfalls • Producing and analysing sales reports to assess performance of Tesco optical ranges • Producing competitor reports ensuring Tesco maintain status as the market leader • Create and maintain supplier and product database and product catalogue Show less