Experience

Future Beauty Labs

• United Kingdom
• Personal Care Product Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Procurement Manager

  • May 2023 - Present



Vivida

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

• Merchandising and Trading Manager

  • Apr 2021 - May 2023

  Create trade reports and packs. Incorporating intake, stock, product and ecommerce performance. Lead trade meetings, manage and plan all promotional activities and trading actions. Create and manage demand plan, end to end procurement process and strategy Raise, monitor & manage POs, overseeing logistics and inbound team. Responsible for global supply chain & inventory management and strategy. Inventory accuracy, control & 3PL management. Pricing and Range strategy and management. Oversee customer service issues, managing escalations, reps and generating policies. Lead stock and supply chain activities, between UK, EU and Amazon warehouses. Manage various financial elements of the P&L, updating and costs and budget planning. Manage overall B2B, B2C & Amazon strategy and pricing. Oversee any ERP & logistical issues, managing and maintaining the system, policies and processes Show less



Ooni

• United Kingdom
• Design Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Global Inventory Controller & Demand Planner

  • Dec 2019 - Apr 2021

  Forecast stock by region and channel globally, per SKU. B2B/B2C inc AMZ & FOB. Present to exec team for sign off, communicate with production team and suppliers. Raise & monitor POs, managing any issues. Decide and complete allocations to fulfil demand.; B2B, B2C, Amazon, FOB Manage inventory levels by warehouse, capacity/ accuracy/ slow & obsolete/ returns etc. Implement demand planning processes with internal and external stakeholders Manage Amazon and shopify (Ecom) stock levels, work with digital team to update shipping/preorder status etc to communicate expecting waiting and shipping times to customers. Align go live for new products with eta of stocks, manage process with exon team for smooth go live. Stock reconciliation. Monitor and investigate discrepancy’s with warehouses & adjust as required. Implement business development strategies I.e virtual warehouse & global stock visibility. Lead & implement projects to separate and manage stock virtually creating automatic stock links to website and allowing B2B to plan orders. Creation of manual warehouse management (inventory/allocation) system, complex spreadsheets, for company wide use until VW go live. Provide insight into product performance on a regular basis, reporting this to exec/sales/product. Using this information in forecasts to get the right stock at the right place at the right time. Produce automated weekly reports on inventory levels and inbound shipments. Work with operations, customer service & Ecom team sharing any issues with shipping or manufacturing, as well as requesting airfreighting/prioritising of containers from China. SAP development & system improvements for simpler, faster, better processes Show less



FitFlop

• United Kingdom
• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Retail and wholesale merchandiser

  • Aug 2018 - May 2019

  Plan stock and sales target totally,by account and at store level (sales densities, stock turn and store grading) to feed into and match planning for the UK wholesale and retail budget. Develop merchandising strategy for SOR and wholesale models Set up and maintain WSSI by account and store. Range plan by account (core, fashion, high fashion lines). P&L management and ownership. Budget planning by store by week. Identify risks and opportunities by account, and store in regards to assortment/ phasing/ price and trading calendar. Own, develop and maintain the trading calendar, keeping inline with digital and competitor business'. Determine promotion and MD by line whilst maintaining set mgn contibutiions. Develop and implement clusters and use these to develop customised stock packages by store. Manage stores over/under capacity. Instruct IBT to ensure stock is in the right place at the right time to drive the highest FP sell through. Responsible for building new store opening packages. Undertaking branch visits to review markets, stock packages, grading and clusters. Show less



Missguided

• United Kingdom
• Retail
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Branch merchandiser

  • Nov 2017 - Aug 2018

  • Planning and grading of stores to maximise profitable return • Review category, product and store performance to provide risks and opportunities in monthly seasonal reviews • Working with Merchandising and Buying product teams to influence range and product selection • Manage store intake in line with option plan, identify slow sellers and suggest trading actions • Manage price change full price and activity in line with Ecom and competition • Liaise and communicate across functions such as warehouse, retail operations and product departments. • Regular communication with stores and visits to the retail estate. • Ownership of commitment/critical path and progress meetings. • Management of stock clearing process • Managing assistants to ensure allocation of stock effectively, on time and in line with planned store events. Ensure the continued development and progress of the team as a whole and as individuals. • Re-forecasting and analysing replenishment levels in line with store stock targets. • Responsible for identifying and resolving data inaccuracies. • Provide full departmental monthly & seasonal analysis to support space & planning process. • Create a range plan to optimise the allocated space and maximise sales and profit density, influence the range building, option/space planning and product selection process for stores. • Plan and manage the OTB selection to deliver financial KPI’s. Show less



Clarks

• United Kingdom
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• • Dec 2016 - Nov 2017

  • Communicate with stores, ASM & RSM to the managing of optimum stock levels to help deliver company strategy managing the stock allocation and replenishment process. • Manage requests from specific stores/ASM regarding stock packages and clusters i.e assist changing store cluster the correct cluster type for their consumer and location, reviewing and monitoring outcome.• Liaise with the properties/ Central Data Services regarding store openings/refits/closures and space changes.• Effectively work across the floor with teams building key relationships and working as a team to proactively avoid potential problems and maximise trading potential. • Use excel (vlookup/formulas), BW, SAP to pull together large amounts of information quickly for various reports/ analysis/ departments. • Attend trade meetings to liaise with colleagues regarding the performance of the company and agree trading actions for the coming weeks. • Host conference call, cross network with other departments to gain answers and support for stores, whilst gaining feedback on market trends and consumer demand/feedback.• Manage franchise stock package, build up a relationship with the franchisee's, select ranges and grade stores in line with retail and franchise requirements.• Visit stores to identify any local opportunities that will generate extra footfall/ sales both short and long term. Show less

• • May 2015 - Dec 2016

• • May 2013 - May 2015