Experience

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  Ginger Ray

  • United Kingdom
  • Retail
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Merch & Supply Chain Co-Ordinator

    • Apr 2023 - Present

  • Assistant Merchandiser

    • Nov 2021 - Apr 2023

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  Global Brands Group (Member of Fung Group)

  • Hong Kong
  • Retail Apparel and Fashion
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Assistant Merchandiser

    • Dec 2016 - Dec 2021

    Experience:• Attended initial seasonal range reviews and weekly retail meetings• Proposing initial order quantities by season and brand• Managing the buying plan in line with brand critical paths• Reviewing past seasons performance/forecast• Producing historical analysis in preparation for planning• Co-ordinating PO requirements with factories, ensuring they are raised accurately and on time• Liaising with the factories regarding quantities and ship dates• Preparing figures & notes for weekly meetings• Monitoring best sellers, slow selling lines & potential markdowns• Managing allocation and replenishment• Extensive knowledge and experience in Bills of lading, Letters of credit, certificates of origin.• Managing a project working with IT to produce an automatic import into the ERP system for all our product codes. This involved specification of requirement, weekly progress reviews and testing.• Covering maternity leave for the Fiorelli brand Merchandiser where I managed a small team and reported directly to the Senior Merchandising Manager.

  • Assistant Stock Control Manager

    • Dec 2012 - Dec 2016

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  Fitzrovia Designs Ltd

  • London, England, United Kingdom

  • Sales Administrator & Merchandiser

    • Nov 2004 - Nov 2012
    • London, England, United Kingdom

    Experience:• Attended customer meetings;• Liaising efficiently & effectively with the Sales Team advising on stock issues and availability;• Processing customer sales orders;• Recording customer sales orders to produce warehouse delivery schedules;• Progressing with suppliers and organising delivery bookings into customer; • Overseeing weekly call-offs and deliveries for MTO customers;• Attended initial seasonal range reviews;• Proposing initial order quantities by season and brand;• Managing placing of stock records, placing of PO’s and managing phasing of PO’s inline with critical path;• Liaising with the factories regarding quantities and ship dates.

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  Nougat London Ltd

  • Assistant Merchandiser

    • Nov 2000 - May 2004

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  Tower House Limited

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Merchandise Assistant

    • Aug 1999 - Nov 2000
    • London, United Kingdom

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  Zandra Rhodes Enterprises

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Hand Finisher and Trainee

    • Jul 1998 - Aug 1999
    • London, United Kingdom