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Lutterworth, England, United Kingdom

- Increased product launch availability from 57% to 86% through effective supply chain management.- Delivered sales 2% over forecast and profit 3% over forecast for H1 2024.- Reduced markdown by 35% during tenure through improved inventory flow and the rollout of a ‘Clear as you Go’ strategy.- Implemented a 7% option reduction leading to a 5% increase in take per option.- Leading the merchandising function for the Men's Clothing, Essentials, Footwear, and Accessories categories for a leading supermarket chain with a turnover of £1.6b annually.- Holding full accountability for the planning and implementation of a 3-year product strategy.- Driving range architecture optimisation and maintaining size availability to ensure customers have a competitive range of product choices.- Maintaining relationships with a portfolio of key suppliers and deploying a right product/right time approach through the utilisation of comprehensive product and demand performance metrics.- Managing procurement strategy to ensure product deliveries match retail demand throughout the year including Q4 where worldwide supply chain demands challenge the sourcing of inventory.- Launching a Best Practice Squad initiative to drive improvements in merchandising culture and identify opportunities to streamline processes and promote continuous improvement.

Lutterworth, Leicestershire

- Increased product availability by 6% through delivery network optimisation.- Delivered an £11m saving on freight costs over a 3-year period through the management of contract performance.- Reduced transit packaging costs by 20% after the delivery of a product presentation review.- Reduced ring-fenced stock by 30% and improved website product availability by 8% through e-commerce site and fulfilment centre optimisation.- Responsible for the flow of all clothing product lines from origin to retail store, maintaining inventory levels to match demand.- Spearheaded a portfolio of business transformation projects to enhance buy & distribution ratios through the refinement of allocation & replenishment algorithms.- Managed a cross-functional team of ~40 staff to the consistent delivery of supply chain objectives.- Increased supply chain and real-time inventory visibility through the design and implementation of an end-to-end Control Tower which included a series of defined critical milestones.- Developed a 5-year inventory flow plan informed by supply chain analytics to define the organisation’s product flow strategy and ensure alignment with the distribution network strategy.- Utilised the organisation’s distribution infrastructure to ensure product availability at retail locations including the use of the ambient product network to introduce daily store deliveries.- Worked with a network of online fulfilment centres to ensure delivery operations were streamlined and efficient. - Managed contracts with freight forwarding suppliers through the design, implementation, and management of KPIs to enable the evaluation of performance and drive improvements.- Collaborated with internal teams to plan future product presentations that optimise transit packaging requirements.- Delivered proof of concept for a Digital Product Passport enabled by RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) in conjunction with a key supplier to ensure compliance with planned legislation.

Lutterworth, Leicestershire

- Delivered a cost saving of £350,000/year through streamlining the road and freight distribution network.- Reduced the critical path by an average of 3 days as a result of instilling best practice across a network of country offices.- Improved stock forecast accuracy by 10% and reduced submission timelines by 1 month.- Saved 5,000+ annual staff hours by streamlining the PO (Purchase Order) management system.- Reduced required upstream cost of inventory by £4m.- Continuously liaised with a network of international offices in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Turkey to promote operational efficiency and optimise critical path timescales, and additionally managed a team of 10 in the UK.- Oversaw a strategic overhaul of the country buying mix resulting in increased fast response timelines and reduced required upstream cost of inventory.- Delivered projects designed to enhance operational efficiency including the upgrade and refinement of the organisation’s PO system.- Oversaw distribution network optimisation to ensure costs were as streamlined as possible including the utilisation of feeder vessels in place of road freight.- Produced seasonal inventory targets for George operations in conjunction with the Commercial Finance Team and submitted them to senior stakeholders to inform strategy.- Led a project to enable UK-based deconsolidation centres to increase capacity, improve size availability, and boost product flow to meet demand across key categories.

Lutterworth, Leicestershire

- Provided support to the Head of Merchandising including overall management of Ladies Clothing division with a £500m annual turnover- Coordinated 3 departments and achieved strong sales and profit growth through direct supplier negotiations in Turkey, Sri Lanka and the Far East- Responsibility for the Ladies Formal product area with an annual turnover of £80m- Successfully resolved an existing £9.2m overbuy via delivery re-phasing and cancellations, whilst supporting my supply base

London, United Kingdom

• Management responsibility for all Ladies and Men's Woven departments with an annual turnover of £130m• Developed and submitted the financial and product strategy at division and department level and delivered reviews to leadership team• Improved margin by 2.5% on Men's woven shirts after effective direct supplier negotiations in India and China

London, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

Watford, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

Ba (Honours), Applied Economics, 2:1

Activities and Societies: Football team and running club.

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