• As a Womenswear Assistant Buyer on the French Salon in Fenwick Newcastle and York I assist the Head of Womenswear to build, create and trade an exciting yet balanced range of premium designer womenswear • I attend Buying appointments in London and Paris to buy a cohesive range to achieve an authoritative and creative offer; reflecting an optimum width, depth and balance of assortment, ensuring this matches the agreed strategic direction and budget• I support my line manager in… Show more • As a Womenswear Assistant Buyer on the French Salon in Fenwick Newcastle and York I assist the Head of Womenswear to build, create and trade an exciting yet balanced range of premium designer womenswear • I attend Buying appointments in London and Paris to buy a cohesive range to achieve an authoritative and creative offer; reflecting an optimum width, depth and balance of assortment, ensuring this matches the agreed strategic direction and budget• I support my line manager in sourcing and negotiating new brands, and trading existing brands to drive sales and profit and deliver greater market share, whilst implementing local range strategies for Newcastle and York• I support the Head of Womenswear with supplier negotiations by using a high level of communication to maximise the profit; margin, sell through, markdown and staffing. This involves a strong ability to manage my time effectively and also manage the buying critical path• I work cross-functionally across the business; Merchandising, Retail Ops and Marketing, to support my line manager to drive sales, identifying and maximising all commercial opportunities• I am responsible for researching and evaluating current and potential future suppliers for the business to create newness in concepts and to add freshness to the assortment. I also track and monitor trends and changes in consumer demands and highlight findings to line manager with proposals as able Show less

• As Category Planner for George Home I assisted with managing the Category Strategy process to deliver category growth to drive sales and deliver a competitive advantage ahead of the market• I supported the provision of specific category Customer and Market Insight on a regular basis to understand the customer and maintain competitive advantage• I assisted with the delivery of the category specific Activity Plans and created visual plans, whilst measuring ROI • I supported the… Show more • As Category Planner for George Home I assisted with managing the Category Strategy process to deliver category growth to drive sales and deliver a competitive advantage ahead of the market• I supported the provision of specific category Customer and Market Insight on a regular basis to understand the customer and maintain competitive advantage• I assisted with the delivery of the category specific Activity Plans and created visual plans, whilst measuring ROI • I supported the Category Planning Manager on creation of funding to drive activity plans through monetisation and negotiation with Suppliers and Buyers• I managed the coordination of all Events, Walk rounds, Showcases and Conferences • I was responsible for all category planning admin including nominations, POS, Customer Research & sampling co-ordination. This includes owning and driving forward all of the above critical paths Show less

• I reported to the Category Planning Manager to help develop the relationship between Trading and Marketing to drive growth and sales ahead of the market for George Home• I supported in the development of Marketing Campaigns to promote George Home and create brand awareness to deliver a competitive advantage. I worked with many stakeholders including Buying, Merchandising, Supply and Marketing to land successful customer-focused activity in store and online• I was responsible for all… Show more • I reported to the Category Planning Manager to help develop the relationship between Trading and Marketing to drive growth and sales ahead of the market for George Home• I supported in the development of Marketing Campaigns to promote George Home and create brand awareness to deliver a competitive advantage. I worked with many stakeholders including Buying, Merchandising, Supply and Marketing to land successful customer-focused activity in store and online• I was responsible for all George Home POS which lands in store. I worked from initial concept, through to briefing campaigns in to external Creative and Print Agencies, approving and landing the POS campaign in store, to finally reviewing the final POS Package in store• I was responsible for all Category Planning administration. This ranged from drafting and proofreading emails and letters, completing briefs to various media agencies, organising customer research and managing invoices and purchase orders from suppliers, ensuring they get raised and paid within the critical path time• My team and I owned the George Home Activity Plan; using this as an effective tool to plan the Categories strategic priorities Show less

• I assessed intricate applications with challenging enquires by analysing student’s financial data in accordance with regulations to calculate how much finance a student will receive• I provided administrative support to my team

• I researched trend and market competitors, created exciting and detailed mood boards, which were not only used in presentations for team members, but also Executives• I creatively designed and sketched the line accurately. I created colour by styles and linesheets for the entire Shirting line. This was a fantastic visual tool to gain quick product information and this was key to keeping the line well organised. I also created and managed a pragmatic filing system to keep each style in… Show more • I researched trend and market competitors, created exciting and detailed mood boards, which were not only used in presentations for team members, but also Executives• I creatively designed and sketched the line accurately. I created colour by styles and linesheets for the entire Shirting line. This was a fantastic visual tool to gain quick product information and this was key to keeping the line well organised. I also created and managed a pragmatic filing system to keep each style in order• I produced the technical garment packs, which included the sketch passes, to pass over to the Tech team, allowing the design team to effectively communicate with the vendors• To achieve the best possible fit of the garments, I attended and fit the line bi-weekly on a live model; ensuring the garment was as aesthetically close to the design as possible• I worked with my merchant daily to answer and resolve daily issues from the vendors/suppliers, including decreasing the cost of production• Sole responsibility for the Girls Shirting Line• I became proficient in Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, and the design and development software, PLM, where I created and updated clear and error free trimsheets daily. This was the main tool between design and production• I coordinated meetings, including the Final Cut meetings for the Abercrombie shirting line; I also attended these meetings and presented to Mike Jefferies, CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch, to call final cut• I built strong relationships with Planning, Sourcing, Tech and Merchandising teams; this led us to successfully collaborate within the team on all aspects of the shirting line• By working at a fast paced, global design brand, I developed many skills including a high level of organisation, time management skills and self-motivation, this allowed me to stay ahead and focused Show less

• Collated swatch packs for relevant seasons, prepared swatches to be added to trend forcasting books and organised fabric archive • Assisted production of trend forecasting books, researched trends and used InDesign for layout

• Worked with Product Development Team to manage fabric samples from mills (colour standards, price and shipping date)• Sourced fabric and trim options• Repaired samples for showroom/fashion show• Handled samples and prototypes, checking them in and out, and also packing and shipping them to various showrooms around the world• Added print and colour to flat drawings using Adobe Photoshop• Dressed models at New York Fashion Week 2011• Produced expense sheets

• Proactive selling and promoting beauty products to consistently meet and exceed targets• I assisted and created themed Benefit activities, to help promote the launch of new products and create an exciting buzz at the counter• I have a strong knowledge in hair and beauty. By working at Benefit Cosmetics I gained the skill to effectively apply make-up and give customer’s makeovers to an extremely high standard

• As a Merchandise Assistant at Walt Disney World my main role was to provided excellent customer service to guests whilst in character. This also included selling merchandise in a fast paced environment• As well as this I maintained daily cleaning duties, restocked shelves and display units, and ensure the stockroom as always clean tidy and efficient