Experience

HSL Chairs

• United Kingdom
• Furniture and Home Furnishings Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Merchandiser

  • Feb 2017 - Present



Bonmarche

• United Kingdom
• Retail
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Merchandiser

  • Apr 2011 - Jan 2015

  • Planning and trading the department, ensuring all critical deadlines are met. • Identifying opportunities to maximise profit by driving sales, improving margin and minimizing markdown. • Setting OTB and working with Buyer to build a suitable range, taking into account historical performance, future trends and department and company strategy. • Presenting to senior colleagues including CEO in weekly trade meetings as well as seasonal reviews and sign-offs. • Maintaining WSSIs, establishing ideal stock levels to achieve sales plan and carrying out necessary actions to adhere to these. • Recruiting, supervising and training junior team members and overseeing allocation, branch merchandising and intake management. Show less



Burberry

• United Kingdom
• Luxury Goods & Jewelry
• 700 & Above Employee

• Planner

  • Jun 2010 - Apr 2011

  * Planning in line with corporate strategy. * Planning and trading core product. Optimising sales whilst managing stock levels. * Drive in-season sales through trading opportunities. * Manage an Assistant Merchandiser and liaise with allocation pool * Planning in line with corporate strategy. * Planning and trading core product. Optimising sales whilst managing stock levels. * Drive in-season sales through trading opportunities. * Manage an Assistant Merchandiser and liaise with allocation pool



Austin Reed Group

• United Kingdom
• Retail
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Merchandiser

  • Apr 2006 - Jun 2010

  * Planning and delivering department strategy with the Buyer in line with Company KPIs – presenting to directors and CEO. * Working with the Buyer to create the seasonal structure of the range, to deliver commercially balanced option plans for seasonal product selection through use of historical analysis, lessons learnt and trend information whilst ensuring the optimum mix and quantity of Continuity product. * Managed branded buys and in season OTB across all underwear, socks, gifts and footwear. * Develop, train and manage team of one assistant merchandiser and two allocators. Show less



Moss

• United Kingdom
• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Assistant Merchandiser

  • Mar 2004 - Apr 2006

  * WSSI and Delivery Schedule forecasting * Management and phasing of intake, supplier negotiation. * Production of analysis to support planning. * Markdown proposals and costings in line with WSSI. * Managing workload of one senior allocator and two allocators. * WSSI and Delivery Schedule forecasting * Management and phasing of intake, supplier negotiation. * Production of analysis to support planning. * Markdown proposals and costings in line with WSSI. * Managing workload of one senior allocator and two allocators.



Burberry

• United Kingdom
• Luxury Goods & Jewelry
• 700 & Above Employee

• Merch Assistant

  • Oct 2003 - Mar 2004

  6 Month Maternity Cover Position * Implementation of reports to enable Monday Trade and Store analysis. * General Admin duties - Allocation, Intake and Purchase Order raising 6 Month Maternity Cover Position * Implementation of reports to enable Monday Trade and Store analysis. * General Admin duties - Allocation, Intake and Purchase Order raising



Jaeger

• Retail
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Allocator

  • Mar 2002 - Sep 2003

  * Proposing, costing, and actioning stock movements and promotions. * General analysis and administration. * Branch merchandising of 60+ stores. * Proposing, costing, and actioning stock movements and promotions. * General analysis and administration. * Branch merchandising of 60+ stores.