Andy Mitchell Email & Phone Number

Working closely with a senior buyer, my role is to plan, trade and report on products within within four catalogue brands.

Swindon, United Kingdom

Reporting to the Head Of Merchandising, managed a team of five who were responsible for the management and development of the direct despatch part of the supply chain.Project managed the implementation of new direct dispatch system. Worked closely with an external supplier and Scotts I.T. to review and amend an already specified system to ensure its usability for Scotts and Co. and its highly diverse supplier base. Responsible for Supply Chain user acceptance testing.… Show more Reporting to the Head Of Merchandising, managed a team of five who were responsible for the management and development of the direct despatch part of the supply chain.Project managed the implementation of new direct dispatch system. Worked closely with an external supplier and Scotts I.T. to review and amend an already specified system to ensure its usability for Scotts and Co. and its highly diverse supplier base. Responsible for Supply Chain user acceptance testing. Responsible for the migration of supplier to the new platform. Wrote the training manual and delivered training to our own internal teams and over 120 suppliers.Developed the processes for Scotts to work as a wholesaler for other retailersIntroduced reporting by week of supplier K.P.I.’s leading to a more data orientated view of performanceDocumented and standardised key operating processes leading to an increase in overall quality of the supply chain team’s output. Show less

Kemble, United Kingdom

As the Merchandising Manager my roll was to ensure the merchandising teams were able to plan and trade their departments as profitably as possible. This involved critical path planning, feeding into the business budgeting process, long range forecasting, intake planning and the day to day management of the merchandising

Kemble, United Kingdom

After starting on the base layer and ski departments as a merchandiser, the role quickly developed into looking after all of Men’s and Kids Clothing. In 2009 Rucksacks and Footwear were added before in 2012 a restructure saw the Merchandising department reorganised into a Clothing and an Equipment Team. From 2012 to 2015 I looked after all Men’s, Women’s and Kids Clothing.

Swindon, United Kingdom

Swindon, United Kingdom

Swindon, United Kingdom