MFL Teacher

• Aug 2022 - Present

MFL and B & E Teacher

• Jun 2020 - Aug 2022

Trainee Teacher in MFL & Business (Secondary)

• Aug 2019 - Jun 2020

Wholesale Merchandiser

• Aug 2016 - Jun 2019

Men’s formal & casual wear design, development & import for wholesale & e-commerce. Brands managed include Ben Sherman, Racing Green, Scott International, The Label & Gibson London. Lead a team of 3 merchandisers and oversee the management of all wholesale and core brands Work strategically with the buying and sales teams to ensure range plans are built and that pricing architecture sits with competitors’ and to achieve budgeted margin Plan and complete the buy of seasonal ranges, followed by the overseeing of the critical path process though to delivery and completion of end of season analysis Prepare and manage detailed budgets for all wholesale brands and core brand SMU customers Monitor sales, margin and intake on a weekly basis; including presenting to weekly trade meetings Work closely with SMU core brand sales to track and monitor orders to make sure budget is achieved Monitoring intake/stock/sales ensuring deliveries are on time by means of reviewing the critical path/line cards/buying minutes/WSSI. Prepare detailed phasing plans to manage lines in/out of the business Forward forecast sales by line in order to maintain correct stock levels on cloth, trims and final garment. Book cloth and raising purchase orders when required. Manage accurate size scaling of product based on analysis and trends

Senior Merchandiser

• Jan 2010 - Aug 2016

Soft furnishing design, development, import & wholesale from Europe, Far East & India Accounts managed: Shop Direct Group, JD Williams, Next, Laura Ashley, John Lewis, Dunelm, The Range, Ponden Mill, Express GiftsManage the Interiors Division's product inventory, including forecasting & purchasing of range of over 1500 productsMaintain minimum/maximum stock levels and identifying slow moving stock for review and development of plan of action to sell through. Monitor stock levels, identifying overstocks for review and potential stockouts for expedition. Pro-actively & routinely assess product range for potential re-sourcing & cost savingsManage all suppliers, including negotiating prices, MOQs and lead times. Routinely monitor and chase orders to ensure timely shipment and delivery Manage AQL process both internally in the UK during goods-in and overseas with teams in China & India. Resolve supplier quality & performance issues, pro-actively developing plans for future improvementWork cross-functionally with other teams to ensure communication flows to enable goals and objectives to be achievedKA management; managing product sourcing, costing and development, regularly attending customer meetings to monitor performance, develop and project manage the launch of new products. Principal contact for day to day management of mail order and high street retailers accountsManage key account stock in line with their forecasts, routinely monitor to avoid stockouts and secure commitment to all stock and identify overstocks for future clearanceManage the critical path for all new product launches for both the business and key accounts, dealing with the chasing and submission of approvals and related issues, to ensure target launch dates are metProduce reports for use both internally & externally, for both the business and for customers, for the purpose of stock availability/issue management, sales analysis and budgeting

Sales Merchandiser

• Oct 2007 - Jan 2010

Apparel Division: Ladies, Mens & Childrens nightwear & underwearCritical path management of all orders to ensure timely shipment and deliveryDaily liaison with UK & Finnish customers and overseas suppliersAttended regular customer meetings to discuss new business development & existing ordersCreation of detailed product specs for costing with overseas factories, negotiate prices & provide customer price quotes, providing factories with detailed information pack for all orders Chase & submission of all lab dips, strike-offs and trims for customer approvalIn-house checking and approval of all product packaging prior to shipment

Import Merchandiser

• Dec 2002 - Sep 2007

Ladies clothing design & import from Eastern Europe Principal contact for all customer stock controllers & merchandisers. Manage critical path for all orders. Submit trims, cloth lab dips, bulk submits, & gold seals for customer approval. Responsible for all cloth purchasing and chasing. Plan & monitor production schedules to ensure timely delivery of customer orders. Provide delivery quotations to customer for all repeat orders following liaison with cloth agents and overseas factories. Prepare and submit weekly progress reports to customers. Responsible for achieving and monitoring required profit margins. Regular visits to customers to report on progress of orders and to monitor level of service.

Production Co-ordinator

• May 2000 - Sep 2002

Men's & Children's outerwearManaged four overseas factories, including planning and co-ordination of production schedule. Monitored export of cloth & trim to meet production schedule. Managed production process to ensure the timely export of garments from factories in order to meet customer delivery requirements.

Export / Import Administrator

• Apr 1999 - May 2000

Responsible for all company import and exports for 8 countries worldwide. Processed all documents received for clearance of imports from overseas factories & all documents to accompany the exports of cloth & trim to overseas factories. Prepared monthly import statistics for financial analysis.Investigation into new export requirements as factories in new countries were gained.