Colette Wilson Email & Phone Number

Brighton, United Kingdom

UK

• Projects 2010 – 2018For multi-channel businesses
• Agile Product Manager
• Website redesign project management
• Design to delivery critical path development
• Business process improvement
• Requirements gathering and documentation

• ★ 2006 - 2007 led the programme which delivered a multi-channel strategy ★
• Created & managed an ecommerce infrastructure from scratch within 7 months, including the appointment of third party call centre & e-fulfilment partners via an RFP and tender process.
• Managed internal and external stakeholders to deliver the launch. ★ 2008 – 2009 developed the concept and managed the programme to deliver a multi-channel wedding list. ★
• Researched the wedding list market, developed a business case, gathered stakeholders from inside and outside the business, managed the tender process to find a specialist website provider, and led the programme which.
• created a Buy & Collect delivery service and led cross-channel teams to develop systems requirements and manage operational processes.
• wrote a design brief which articulated required improvements to refresh the website.

• Managed a team of 12 staff who worked with the buying office to develop and enhance processes and systems, including work on a major supply chain project which touched every aspect of the buying and merchandising.
• Responsible for supply chain development, with special focus on supplier management, B2B strategy and optimisation of stock levels, allocation and replenishment. My team of supply chain managers produced costs savings.
• Programme Manager for the merger and integration of the James Beattie department store group (Beatties) with House of Fraser. Planned and executed the integration of people, systems and processes between the two.
• Research into range planning software solutions, development of business case and completion of contract negotiations for the purchase of a £1m+ design, store planning, range planning and visual merchandising software.

• Managed operations and communication between the central buying office and stores.
• Trading calendar critical path; markdown management; production and analysis of trading results.
• Planning and merchandising systems administration; management of user Help Desks.

• Jaeger Manufacturing Board accountability for raw materials purchasing, warehousing, and factory loading.
• Delivered £30m tailoring sales budget by detailed capacity planning of 1000 options across a multi-product, multi-site operation, Jaeger’s own factories as well 16 other sub-contracted factories.
• Scheduled all design, supply chain, retail and manufacturing activities relating to the production and delivery of Jaeger Ladieswear garments.

• Within two years of being recruited as a manager to create a new department in Jaeger Ladieswear, was promoted to Director responsible for three departments.
• Co-ordinating the administrative, planning and buying requirements of three business units retailing in UK & Europe, North America, and wholesaling to the Middle East and Asia.
• Managing £17m annual purchasing of cloth, lining and trimmings; warehousing, quality evaluation and allocation of all raw materials

As Country Casuals, recruited to work in distribution and allocation, was promoted to Knitwear Range Manager responsible for detailed price negotiations with suppliers; overall quality control procedures; transportation and delivery schedules; factory liaison with Hong Kong, Italy and UK

Worked in a variety of theatre companies throughout the UK, including Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh; a season of Billy Connolly plays in Glasgow; and a touring community and educational theatre company in Aberdeen. Wrote the music for, and performed in, Scotland’s first all-women theatre company. In 1983 I established my own touring theatre company and.

Ba Hons 2:1, English & Drama

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