Experience

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  BIOWORLD INTERNATIONAL

  • Hinckley, England, United Kingdom

  • Senior Sales Executive

    • Feb 2024 - Present
    • Hinckley, England, United Kingdom

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  Funko

  • London, England, United Kingdom

  • Sales Apparel Manager (Redundancy)

    • Sep 2022 - Feb 2024
    • London, England, United Kingdom

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  Bioworld International

  • United Kingdom
  • Apparel & Fashion
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Senior Sales Manager

    • Sep 2020 - Sep 2022

  • Sales Executive

    • Oct 2018 - Sep 2020

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  Pamela Mann Ltd

  • Hinckley, Leicestershire

  • Business Development Manager

    • Mar 2017 - Oct 2018
    • Hinckley, Leicestershire

    • General duties/responsibilities:- Sourcing new business/Identifying key accounts- Following up on client leads- Maintaining and ensuring growth with existing clients- Clients include; Urban Outfitters, EMP, HMV, Modcloth(USA), Ivy Park, Seraphine, JoJo Maman Bebe,- Developing strategic plans.- Product Development- Campaign Management - Client Meetings- Exhibition planning and fronting- Selling products in person and over the phone- Driving the culture and direction of the business- Negotiating license agreements with licensors- Implementation of Licensed product launches- Royalty reporting- Packaging Design- Assuming responsibility for the success or failure of strategic decisions- Writing reports and analysing business data- Ensuring practises are being met

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  Cuff Apparel

  • Leicester, United Kingdom

  • Owner

    • Jan 2016 - Mar 2017
    • Leicester, United Kingdom

    CUFF Apparel is a UK-based fashion design company. Cuff take designs to market through two avenues. Firstly, the traditional corporate model: “Fashion as a service”. Here we work on white-labelled designs and collaborate with fashion retailers to produce garments on their behalf. And secondly, by developing CUFF as a “Brand” in its own right- this process developing on and off line- using social media and independent stores, respectively. Of course none of this would be achievable without our suppliers so here’s a shout out to them. Over the past years, our MD has built strong and trustworthy relationships with a carefully selected portfolio of suppliers. Consequently, Cuff do not only enjoy favourable buying power, but we know the quality of our finished garments is outstanding. Furthermore, each phase of production is undertaken in a one-mile radius- here in Leicester, a placed steeped in textile history. Cuff Apparel is born out of love for fashion and daring to dream. Our team boasts a variety of professional backgrounds and personal interests so we each bring a unique set of influences. This makes Cuff multidimensional…and exciting.

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  We Are Human Merch

  • Leicester, United Kingdom

  • Sales Manager

    • Apr 2015 - Dec 2015
    • Leicester, United Kingdom

    UK Based Clothing & Designwww.wearehumanmerch.com• Reporting directly to senior buyers from Topman & BoohooMAN:- Producing client and internal critical paths- Project management: queries, advice and quotes- new and existing business- Performance statistics- Stock control- Generating sales- Purchasing - Maintaining relationships with business partners. • General Duties:- Managing company budgets and setting costs.- Reviewing company performance.- Purchasing- Order management: Purchase (orders, planning through to delivery)- Account management: production planning, customer communication, costing- Logistics: domestic and overseas- Procedure development: new and existing system review- Stock management, goods in/out- Staff management

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  The T Shirt Guy

  • Leicester, United Kingdom

  • Production Manager

    • Jul 2013 - Dec 2014
    • Leicester, United Kingdom

    • Reporting directly to senior buyers from major high street fashion companies- Critical Paths- Production queries and advice- Performance statistics- Stock control• General Duties:- Purchasing of stock; fabric & ready made garments- Producing purchase orders- Production planning- Maintaining clear and open lines of communication with all clients- An awareness of transportation procedures- Working with company directors to develop new processes and systems- Stock management, goods in/out

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  POS Direct Ltd

  • Leicester, United Kingdom

  • Account Manager

    • Jun 2011 - May 2013
    • Leicester, United Kingdom

    • Reporting directly to senior management at C&C group:- KPI’s- Invoicing- Performance statistics- Forecasting- Group presentations• Staff Management within POS Direct:- Appraisals, reviews and targets- Training, including producing manuals- Active role in implementation of company software• General:- Fulfilling the company ethos for world class customer service- Generating new business potential- An awareness of transportation procedures, domestic and overseas- Working with company directors, creative inputs (critical paths, product development)- Stock management, goods in/out

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  Meggitt

  • Loughborough

  • Account Manager (Temp)

    • Jan 2011 - Jun 2011
    • Loughborough

    • Account management - 14 accounts including Boeing & Bombardier USA- SAP use and proficiency- Niche industry knowledge, aerospace- International liaison, engineers and project management- Product development- critical paths• General- Quotations and general customer service- Performance reports and presentations- Adhering to strict deadlines- An awareness of each customer’s bespoke requirements, including stock control

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  Hot Topic

  • Cambridge, United Kingdom

  • Sales Manager (Redundancy)

    • Jan 2010 - Sep 2010
    • Cambridge, United Kingdom

    • Online Marketing, research and design- Product creation using specialist software- Imagery research and marketing, including descriptors and pricing- Knowledge concerning product placement and optimum selling potentials (online)- Campaigns and presentations, domestically and internationally• Purchasing, negotiation and sales management - Working with external vendors as well as Hot Topic US- maximise profits- Sales reports; stock holding, rotation, top/bottom sellers- Customer services• Niche fashion and design research and implementation- Trend and popular music culture- Working with international fashion Coordinators; promo ideas• International Transport- Knowledgeable about the importing and exporting procedures; commodity codes, clearance, documentation, duties and taxes. - Arranging airfreight consignments and negotiation of rates

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  Completely Independent Distribution Limited

  • Leicester

  • Assistant Production Manager

    • Mar 2005 - Dec 2009
    • Leicester

    • Purchasing and Sales Management- Purchasing stock using budget insight and negotiation with blue-chip clients ; HMV, Virgin Megastores, Play.com, Amazon, EMP and Bioworld etc- Research; cost and efficacy of materials, sourcing new garments and consumables, testing and introduction- SAP; proficiency and training of others• Marketing and Research- Working with clients’ account managers to assist; feedback, critical paths, status’ of orders and any other issues• Management, Logistics and Branding- Working closely with specific contractors to organise printing and packaging; maintaining and negotiating budgets, quality criteria and sampling specifications- Overall management of in-house packing department and its staff - Training of staff; QC, specialist database, creation, despatch

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  TNT

  • Leicester, United Kingdom

  • Loading Bay Operative

    • Feb 2001 - Jan 2005
    • Leicester, United Kingdom

    • General- Geographical knowledge for despatch- Warehousing and logistics- Organisation- First Aid (course completed)