Experience

The Savile Row Company

• United Kingdom
• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Merchandiser/ Key Account Manager

  • Mar 2007 - Present

  Merchandising • Budget for new season • Costing all new products • Sourcing new products/suppliers • Working with licensees with tag on orders • Working directly with CMT suit factory, sourcing fabrics, linings, labels & arranging transport • Placing orders for new season/repeats • Advising on forward dollar buy for the season • Allocating product codes for all new season items • Setting up/controlling detailed delivery schedule for all new seasons products • Deciding new season product pricing to ensure they maximise sales & profit for website • Monitoring orders with all suppliers • Arranging new season samples with all additional suppliers • Arranging shipment of all new season / repeat products • Passing payment of all supplier invoices with accounts for original documents for clearance • Monitoring current stock levels to ensure they maximise sales. • Reporting every 2 weeks (current season products) analysing sales & optimising availability of stock • Proposing price mark downs on slow moving products • Suggesting products/pricing for main Sale • Resolving any damages/quality issues with suppliers • HMRC duty&VAT statements to accounts Key Account Manager • Negotiating prices/delivery dates with factories • Liaising with buyers • Introducing new products/designs • Selling to all Departments: Formal Shirt & Ties, Casual Shirts, Ladies Shirts, Loungewear, Gift Section • Checking orders placed • Sending new designs & Issuing orders to factories • Advising on forward dollar buy • Approving H/L’s & Strike offs • Arranging samples for meetings • Controlling orders in production& chasing delivery • Arranging shipment of all orders placed • Arranging clearance of goods via nominated agents • Data sheets for Invoicing goods • Raising invoices/packing lists for region 2 shipments via Shanghai/NI • Calculating margin • Occasionally chasing late payment with buyers • Updating weekly/monthly forward sales invoicing schedule Show less