James Bailey Email & Phone Number

Canada

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Promoted into a new role that leads the following teams:- Store Planning: Creating the right assortment parameters and buy levels for 600 stores across North America and Europe- New Store Openings: Managing the inventory placement for c.150 new store opening and optimization projects per year- Sales & Operations: Leading the planning & execution of inventory movement across our Store, Channel and DC network- Inventory Management: Getting into the detail of making sure we have the right inventory in the right place at the right time - Exit: Managing the progress of Markdown through the business. Planning and trading a network of 35 Outlets across USA and Canada.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

A new role for lululemon as the focal point for inventory management between selling channels, distribution centres and planning teams.

London, United Kingdom

Leading the Merchandising / Planning team for Coach Europe, covering Full Price, ECom & Wholesale.Set and delivered Regional financial plans (Sales, Margin, Inventory) across each channel. Led weekly trade / allocation meetings to drive sales and sellthrough. Directed seasonal planning and markdown process, presenting results to global leadership team Consistent dialogue with Global Buying teams (based in New York) to enhance the product offer and react to latest sales trends.Dynamic weekly interaction with the local cross functional leadership team to propel business forwardRe-organized teams to work in a more customer focused way with dedicated resource for each channel.

New York

Leading the rapid transformation from a regional to a global-led business, including building a Global Multichannel Planning function from scratch: team, process, tools and execution. Motivating and supporting this team to achieve key financial goals including sales, profit & inventory control. Buying product for 800+ stores across 4 key international markets (US, Canada, Europe & Japan).Near daily, action-oriented commercial focus to buy & trade ranges both pre-season & in-season. Manage OTB and test results to maximise profit Close collaboration with cross functional leadership teams (Product, Production, Design, Marketing) to ensure ranges arrive on time, hitting financial & cost objectivesAnalysing and articulating market trends to meet varying customer needs around the worldWorking as a key business partner of the Womens Global Product VP, building range plans that underpin financial targets

London

After joining Gap as the Head of Women's, promoted to a Head of Merchandise Planning role across the whole of Gap Europe's Adult business - Women's, Men's, Body & Accessories:Key Tasks include: Lead, plan & drive business strategy Collaborate with & influence a wide range of Cross Functional partners Ensure we deliver the most commercially appropriate assortment for multiple European markets Trade ranges & manage OTB to deliver profit & inventory targets Ensure the divisions hit deadlines on the Global critical path Lead, develop & motivate a team of 10

London, United Kingdom

A 3 month appointment with the iconic luxury retailer, working with new owners on a plan to improve the merchandising function

Havant, Hampshire

Leading Womenswear & Kidswear merchandising through a period of significant change

London

Managed & developed a global supply base to make new ranges with greater flexibility and at lower cost with regular sourcing trips to the Far East & Sri Lanka Devised, communicated and implemented strategies that led to record sales, higher margins andimproved market share.Led a cross-functional team of 7 to deliver the launch of the new smart casual Autograph Weekend collection, beating sales plans by over 20%.