Experience

HIGH FASHION UK LTD

• Merchandiser

  • Mar 2016 - Present



T & A FOOTWEAR LIMITED

• Account merchandiser

  • Dec 2014 - Nov 2015

  • Managing customer accounts for and assisting with T&A’s biggest customer account alongside merchandiser manager. • Liaising directly with customers daily regarding fits, approvals and shipments. • Interpreting fit comments clearly to factories. • Monitoring and managing samples, conducting necessary checks against customer requirements. • Overseeing production process and managing critical paths, including planning and altering production and delivery schedules with factories in China. • Overcoming production faults and issues, problem-solving to minimise problems with customer.• Working closely with in-house design, sales and technical teams to finalise orders as quickly and smoothly as possible and maximising sales & profit where possible. • Dealing with thorough sample costings whilst achieving company targets. • Ensuring customer shipments are booked and delivered on time



Primark Stores Ltd

• Assistant Buyer / Senior trainee buyer, ladies seasonal footwear

  • Feb 2013 - Nov 2014

  • Responsibility of buying the value sandal and boot ranges, from initial development to final product, sections being worth £10m each and achieving significant year on year growth, and assisting buyer with seasonal fashion ranges• Shopping trips to Europe, and China to meet with suppliers, visit factories, and discuss development for forthcoming season volume lines• Day to day negotiating on cost prices and shipping dates with suppliers to achieve departmental profit, sales targets and required intake across ranges for both UK and Northern Europe regions• Reviewing OTB, options and phasing of intake with merchandising team• Preparing and presenting product to buyer, controller and director in range reviews• Managing critical paths for up to 250 options per season, which accounts for 25-30% mix of the department, ensuring deliveries are on time through daily liaison with UK/Far East/Indian supplier base, (total dept. worth approx. £45m)• Successfully managing department for 2-3 months without a Buyer, working directly under head of footwear during this time. • Managing a trainee buyer’s workload and development, training and developing her to company standards

• buyers admin assistant, ladieswear

  • Mar 2011 - Feb 2013