Experience

USG Brands

• Netherlands
• Wholesale
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Developer Footwear

  • May 2009 - Present

  - Responsible for the development of Le Coq Sportif men's footwear collection and Le Coq Sportif and Pantofola d'Oro kids collections from design till production. - Prepare commercial line plans by keeping up to date on trends, visiting fairs and analyzing sales results. - Brief shoe designers the commercial line plans. - Develop from design the collections in Portugal and Far East. - Communication with suppliers on product specifications for the production of proto samples, salesman samples and production samples. - Price negotiations with suppliers and responsible for the margins. - Prepare purchase orders and develivery times. - Manage the quality of the collection before and during the production process. - Visit production locations to develop collections and perform quality control. - Source new suppliers. Show less



Rucanor

• Sporting Goods
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Footwear Buyer

  • Oct 2005 - Apr 2009

  - Responsible for the development and buying process of the Rucanor sportive and lifestyle footwear collection.- Prepare a commercial line plan by keeping up to date on trends, visiting fairs and analyzing sales results.- Brief shoe designers the commercial line plan.- Develop from design the collection in the Far East.- Communication with suppliers in the Far East on product specifications for the production of proto samples, salesman samples and production samples- Price negotiations with suppliers and responsible for the margins.- Prepare purchase orders and delivery dates.- Manage the quality of the collection before and during the production process.- Visit production locations to develop collections and perform quality control.- Source new suppliers. Show less

• Manager Buying Administration

  • Jul 1999 - Sep 2005

  - Instruct, coach and motivate a team of the buying administration.- Define and implement buying procedures and process improvements- Monitor the buying planning and ensure that deadlines and schedules are kept- Prepare the purchase quantities of the season collections.- Conduct performance and assessment interviews.

• NOS planner

  • Jan 1997 - Jun 1999

  - Manage the Never Out of Stock (NOS) collection and ensure that the customer can order the collection (Apparel, Footwear and Equipment) always out of stock. - Monitor the stock positions.- Determine the turnover rate of the articles.- On the basis of the turnover rate purchase orders.

• Buying Assistant Footwear and Equipment

  • Nov 1986 - Dec 1996

  In this period I worked as buying assistant for the buyers Footwear and Equipment.- Communication with suppliers in coopreation with the buyer.- Sign up and follow up on purchase orders.- Assist the buyer with the development of the collection.