Head of Retail & Buying with extensive experience in fashion retail buying & merchandising and retail store operations. Hard-working, efficient, with strategic thinking, strong results-orientation and commitment to the company's corporate goals. Open to change and act as an advocate for the ‘new’, creative and collaborative mindset.I have a longstanding experience in highly competitive, multinational, fast-paced corporate environments, in which I achieved stretched targets and performance KPI's. Leveraging on my experience and skill set developed through my 20 years of work in the retail sector, I see myself in the near future working for a top retail multinational company in a high management level, contributing to its vision & goals, achieving demanding targets while developing its organizational capacity.In my latest employment at Fashionlink SA, I reported directly to the Country Manager and my responsibilities included brand management, market analysis, merchandise buying and planning, merchandise distribution and allocation, sales and promotions, retail network management and store operations. Before my last employment, during my time at Intersport Athletics SA as Category Manager, I reported directly to the Commercial Manager and my responsibilities in headlines included category merchandise buying and planning, category merchandise distribution and allocation, category sales and promotions, negotiation with suppliers for the category, category product training for 32 retail stores (GR/CY/RO/BG).Passion for results and operating excellence, high integrity and commitment, resourcefulness, pro-activity with a “hands-on approach”, advanced analytical & communication skills, optimism, teamwork, people management and motivation are some of my most important personality qualities.