Amy Murray Email & Phone Number

Fashion Stationery, Presentation Equipment and Consumables

Fashion Stationery

Presentation Equipment & Stationery Consumables

Workplace Essentials

Melbourne, Australia

Melbourne Area, Australia

- Prior to shipment of an order, I closely review product inspection reports sent by our agent. I work hard to maintain a healthy business relationship with not only our agent, but our suppliers, to ensure that the company guidelines & quality standards are met.- Greatly involved in cost negotiations, to reach target prices and margins across all categories.- Sample management; which includes reviewing samples and making necessary pre-production and/or production comments via email to suppliers.. This involves smoothing out any design and/or quality issues prior to production. This also includes approval of product features e.g. bulk material, hardware, zip tape etc.- Currently responsible for the buyer-ship & product development of two product categories in the Kate Hill Outlet business. This has allowed me to be greatly involved in Post-Seasonal reviews, product development, order sign offs with management, cost negotiation, monitoring sales, liaising with the planner to meet necessary targets and working with the Sales team to create VM solutions in store.- Monitor returns within the Kate Hill Outlet business. Reviewing stock return reports, managing stock recalls, follow‐ ing up with suppliers and negotiating with suppliers on any claims required.. - Item registration and continual maintenance of lines in retail system- Manage stock levels for all Kate Hill Outlet stores across Australia- Ensure orders are meeting required shipment dates, and track shipping process by liaising with the company Import Coordinator- Maintain a strong relationship with the warehouse to ensure that stock is received correctly, and sent out to stores to coincide with company planners- Work with the buyer on recommending appropriate action to current sales trends; i.e; repeat orders of best-selling styles, in stores offers & markdowns.With the change from apparel to accessories, I am really enjoying the additional product knowledge I am gaining.

I began this position with the Girls Fashion Tops department after being promoted from the Supply Coordinator role in the Girls Casual Tops department.I mantained all Supply Coordinator responsibilities in addition to the below;- Approved fabrics, trims and required labelling for majority of styles- Assisted the buyer with range selection, and other aspects of the product ranging process- Participated in garment fitting sessions with the buyer & company QA representative. Upon completion, it was my responsibility to liaise with suppliers on the outcome of these fit sessions and work to resolve any issues prior to production.- Developed price negotiating skills, to meet margins and targets.- Involved in the preparation of post-seasonal reviews

As a supply coordinator in the Girls Casual Tops department I was required to;- Raise orders/new lines for each season, in order to complete this I needed to analyse sales to determine the adequate size range to be ordered with suppliers- Maintained delivery schedules to keep track of orders, and communicated changes and updates with the buyer and other relevant stakeholders- Uploaded weekly markdowns as directed by management- Managed weekly reports for the department, include OTB reports and weekly sales reports- Ensured that all product arrived in time for relevant in-store promotions- Approved and tracked product to freight and then to DC- Responded to customer queries- Managed samples for PR purposes- Liaised with the brand's marketing team to provide samples for online store photo shoots- Actively utilised RMS (Retail Management System) to input store promotions that fed through to store point of sale