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A luxury packaging supplier to key retailers on the high street and online. Primarily responsible for key accounts including Jaguar Land Rover and Fenwick. Offering bespoke packaging solutions from design concept through to delivery, also involved in re brands and tendor packages

A supplier of primarily sportswear to the retail industry including Rugby World Cup. A key supplier to Avon including Ladies Fashion, Lingerie and Nightwear. Responsible for managing the Avon account as well as seeking new business opportunities within existing customers departments or on boarding new clients

Managing key accounts including Primark, Arcadia, Morrisons and John Lewis total revenue £3M. Supplying primarily socks to the high street retailers both licensed and generic business. Taken on established accounts but already grown them by opening up new departments where we have not tradedpreviously. Regular UK travel to meet with the teams at retail and discuss new developments

Responsible for the George clothing account which is the largest of all the accounts held. Selling licensed character product per season per phase and managing from design brief through to in store landing.Ensuring that product is executed to the highest level with regards to quality and value. Regular contact with Senior Buyers and regular travel oversees to visit factories and in country offices

DCI Artform is a Point of Sale company. I am responsible for the Procter & Gamble Account with a turnover of 2 million. Providing and managing updates for new initiatives to brands such as Max Factor, Olay & Pantene in point of sale design & manufacturing solutions. Customer Facing with regular meetings to discuss new and existing opportunities, in the UK and EuropeSecured a new contract within my 1st 6 months with a new brand worth 0.5million

Managed the Matalan and Wilkinson accounts. Increased sales by 50% by bringing in a new area.Supported the limited design team by doing my own designs for potential new customers due to previous design experience which led to orders. Consistent trend research, trade shows, mood boards to keep our products up to the minute and ahead of the competitors. Assisted by a Product Developer

Promoted after 6 months from Product developer to Account Executive. Responsible for the day to day management of the George Ladies, Men's & Boys Clothing Account. Attending regular progress meetingswith the George Senior Buyers and Merchandisers to build good relationships. Regular factory visits to theFar East to ensure consistency in product and exploring new development opportunities. Supporting the Account Manager in getting new Accounts and enquiries. Exploring the sourcing of product base and continuously trying to achieve the best product for the best price in the best quality for our customer.Managing a team of 4 people. Controlling a Margin statement by season. Accountable for Critical Path Management

Working within the Global team to deliver product to Wal-Mart stores all over the world. Global travel on a regular basis to Wal-Mart head office in country for product selection meetings. Ensuring the execution of product under the George brand within Wal-Mart stores is met with the requirements needed in each country. Consistent communication with Product teams in each country to land the correct products on time. Liaising with the UK Buying teams, Designers and Merchandisers to ensure we are giving key trend and sales information by range and season. Ensuring that the product is adapted to each country to be commercially acceptable and offering bespoke design if required

A supplier of Nightwear & Underwear to High street retailers. Responsible for initial sample development with the customer through to landing the product as well as working on our in-house brands. Over 3000 products in the product base where I re designed the packaging and labelling which increased sales by 70%. I carried out full QA inspections on all shipments into our warehouse to monitor consistency. Ran the whole product department for 1 year when my Product Manager was away long term. In charge of maintaining a large showroom of all product ranges for our Sales Team to use. Created company catalogue