Assistant Head Of Languages Department
Foyles Flagship Store, London
Senior buyer for Education and Linguistics sections of Foyles’ flagship store. Reviewing reports and predicting future sales; researching literary trends in domestic and overseas markets and negotiating trade prices with publishers and distributors in Spain, Portugal, Italy, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Sweden, Germany, Holland, UK, USA, China and Asia.Representing Foyles at Madrid LIBER International Book Fair 2017, Barcelona LIBER International Book Fair 2016, London Book Fair 2015 and 2016, The London Language Show 2014, 2015. Department Management: managing a team of 12; recruitment, training and ongoing development of staff; providing exemplary Customer Experience – Foyles Award 2016 for Excellent Customer Service.