Experience

BUZZ RETAIL LIMITED

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

• Head Of Operations

  • Feb 2014 - Present

  Buzz group consists of Buzz Retail, Buzz beauty, Buzz NL and Buzz USA, the group sells and demonstrates luxury products, working internationaly across the UK, Europe and the US My role includes Product development, operations and logistics management• Product and Brand Development • Products sourcing, manufacturing and quality control• Branding design, researching, positioning, naming, primary and secondary packaging design• International product compliance of consumer electronics, cosmetics, toy requiers thorough knowledge of test protocol requirements (CETL, CE, GS, 501K, CA Prop 65, ASTM, INCI, MSDS, RIPT, PET)• Maintaining strong relationships with manufacturing sources for many product categories in Asia• Meeting deadlines, negotiating cost of goods• Preparing instruction Manuals & Illustrations, Marketing materials design and production• Arranging and managing the designers of exhibition displays, POP and retail• Finding new exciting product, experience is trade shows.Operations and Logistics:• Working directly with the top leading department stores in the world such as Harrods, Selfridges, Hamleys, De Bijenkorf, Toys R us, FAO Schwartz, FCW, etc.• Strategic planning of product projections and order projections• Fixture design in the stores (Toys and Beauty).• Reduced costs by optimizing deliveries• Develop and maintain strong working relationship with field support and client services• Inspect company equipment regularly to ensure proper maintenance• Branding and vizualization of Fixtures• Import and shipping of products from the manufactors to the stores• Stock management • Setup of new locations: stand positioning , fixture , pricing, product deliveries• Monitoring and controlling company compliance• Handeling customer claimes



Alive Products

• United Kingdom
• Retail
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Logistics Manager

  • Oct 2011 - Feb 2014

  • Manage stock levels, delivery times and transport costs• Set up of new locations• Stock control and projections• Arranging all international and national deliveries to the stores. (sending the right products and the right quantities)• Implement health and safety procedures• Managining employee housing (apprtments taxes, rent fees from emplyees, bills, maintanance) • Manage stock levels, delivery times and transport costs• Set up of new locations• Stock control and projections• Arranging all international and national deliveries to the stores. (sending the right products and the right quantities)• Implement health and safety procedures• Managining employee housing (apprtments taxes, rent fees from emplyees, bills, maintanance)



D Locks Ltd.

• United Kingdom
• Accounting

• Owener, self emplyed

  • 2008 - 2011

  • Install, service, and repair various types of locks and security devices• Install and repair door hardware and hydraulic closing fixtures• Disassemble locks; repair and replace worn tumblers, springs, and other parts• Cut new or duplicate keys and stamps with identification• Install Window locks• Interpret Master Keying Guide; using appropriate discretion and special knowledge of lock systems to preserve the integrity of the master key system while meeting customer requests• Marketing, sales, and record keeping of work performed



Danbar Ltd

• United Kingdom
• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing

• Head Of Logistics

  • 2006 - 2008

  Danabr was the biggest demonstartions companies in the world with over 200 locatins throughout UK and Ireland• Incharge of logistics throughout all locations• Ranging products from cosmetcs beauty, squasy pillows, toys• Monitoring the quality, quantity, cost and efficiency of the movement and storage of goods• Analyzing data to monitor performance and plan improvements and demand• Allocating and managing staff resources according to changing needs• Warehouse management: in low to high peak periods incarge of 5-12 warehouse employees and 3-15 warehouse drivers • Incharge of all locations set up