Experience

Polly King & Co

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

• Sales Manager

  • Jul 2014 - Present

  My current role as a menswear sales manager is multifaceted with responsibilities across volume and contemporary men's RTW, footwear and accessories, while being heavily involved with planning and curation of seasonal showrooms and agency brand matrix. Key responsibilities: Brand acquisition - Full management of brand on boarding, such as initial reach out, strategy proposals, face to face pitches and negotiation of sales commissions and responsibilities. Brand management - Building rapport with all brand in-house divisions such as sales, marketing and design. Implementing strategies for either growth or elevating market positioning, product development and range planning, arranging and managing in store pop up activation and SMU projects. Key account management - Day to day management of key retail partners such as End Clothing, Selfridges, Lane Crawford and Mr Porter. Tracking in store product performance and negotiating stock movement, managing in store visual standards and holding product training sessions. Team management - Working collaboratively with PK offices in NY, Marseille, CPH to align brand strategy. Day to day management of 3 members of staff to achieve sales KPI's, delegation of sales territories and accounts, implementing back of house operations, overseeing creation of end of season reports, planning UK and international road trips. Past and present represented brands include Champion (premium lines and collaborations) Aime Leon Dore, Studio Nicholson, Castore activewear, Good News footwear and 19-69 fragrance. Show less



Liberty.

• United Kingdom
• Retail
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Brand Specialist

  • Jul 2011 - Apr 2014

  Paul Smith Brand Specialist at Liberty - Liberty currently buy four collections from Paul Smith, Mainline, London, jeans and accessories which are housed across the whole of the menswear floor. Duties include: •Assisting in seasonal buying appointments using sell through report s/customer feed back from previous season to select the right stock for Liberty’s target audience. •Oversee deliveries to make sure collect stock levels have sent so future stock holding lists are true. •Merchandise new stock in accordance with brand guidelines and store standards. •Colour block into seasonal palettes while building forward facing outfits to high light features and benefits of key pieces. •Maintain a high visual standard through out the season and rotate stock to react to sell through levels and customer trends. •Holding product training sessions with menswear staff to high light new stock features and collection inspirations. •Maintain a exceptional level of customer service with a hourly productivity of over £250 and a mystery shop result average of over 90%’ •Compile reports for buyer and brand to highlight customer feedback and brand performance. Show less



Nigel Hall Menswear

• 1 - 100 Employee

• Concessions Manager

  • Nov 2009 - Jun 2011

  Nigel Hall Menswear// Selfridges Birmingham// Manager Oct 09 - July 11 The Nigel Hall concession is a mid-sized selling space located in-between Reiss and Paul Smith. On the menswear floor of Selfridges Bullring. Even though smaller in size than its neighbours, it meets targets and surpasses Selfridges set figures. • Managed a team of 4 staff to carry out the day to day running of the conces sion to maximize sales to meet and surpass company and Selfridges targets. • Carried out k p i’ s such as mystery shops to pin point weaknesses in service. • Created out of stock lists and weekly trade reports to ensure stock and replenishment levels were sufficient for the concession. • Supervised visual merchandising to fit in with company and department standards. •Monitored customer service among staff to ensure all visitors to the concession were served in a timely manor and to consistently high standard. •Being head-hunted from my previous job to fill the position of assistant manger and being allowed to run concession. • Maintaining a strong sales record with the 1st 2month (nov and dec) being over target by 20% • Developing the concession to be one of the best preforming areas of the menswear floor in Selfridges, taking more money then neighbouring concessions with bigger floor space then Nigel Hall. Show less