Ami Wareham Email & Phone Number

After finishing my degree, I secured a permanent position at Urban Outfitters. This role includes many of the duties I undertook as an intern, with the addition of the below.• Sole responsibility for managing intake, requesting future targets based on sales and stock information and ensuring these targets are met.• Forecasting sales for the next 12 months for key lines and planning intake based upon these forecasts, undertaking continual review of sales against these forecasts and adjusting weekly intake to take account of any variances.• Maintaining positive and profitable relationships with brand contacts both in the UK and Worldwide.• Assisting with promotional planning; identifying lines through stock and profit margin analysis and proposing promotional options.

Brighton, England, United Kingdom

After my year long placement with Urban Outfitters, I was keen to experience working in a store when I returned to University. During this time, I was able to practically understand how my head office role had an impact on the wider business.My key responsibilities were: • Stock level awareness for replenishment.• Reading relevant reports to identify best and worst sellers and ensuring effective placement to maximise sales.• Customer service skills were developed through excellent product knowledge and being commercially aware, ensuring customer needs were met.

London, England, United Kingdom

My professional placement at Urban Outfitters allowed me to gain great insight into merchandising and the world of work. I was able to develop my analytical skills and gain confidence in problem solving and independence. Key responsibilities: • Creating sales reports including weekly best sellers, New Lines, Zero Sellers and Sell through reports for Brands and Concessions.• Sizing buys in order to turnover a higher sell-through.• Setting up initial stock allocation taking into consideration store territory and historical sales.• Keeping delivery schedules up to date, ensuring teams are aware of any slippages.• Monitoring intake ensuring each week is keeping to plan.• Approving and rejecting shipments and understanding shipment terms to relay onto the merchandiser.• Replenishing stores taking into consideration demand and cover.• Assisting with new store openings including selecting lines and managing allocations.• Ad hoc reporting and project work in preparation for strategy and sign off meetings.

Rickmansworth, England, United Kingdom

Bachelor'S Degree, Business Management

Graduated with a First Class Degree Year 1 (2016/17): 1st, averaged 75% - Modules studied: Financial Knowledge and Skills for Business.

A Levels, Business Management, Psychology, Physical Education

Gcse, 10 A* - C

- 10 A* - C, including A grade in Mathematics, English Literature, English Language, Business Studies, Religious Studies and Geography