• Development and execution of annual global New Business Development strategy; Securing new retailers and distributors partnerships. • Responsible for launch of brands within 20+ new markets, taking total to over 30 markets globally including key regions – Russia, Middle East, Australia and Europe within varied customer base – Department stores, Perfumeries, Pharmacies, Salons, Etailers and Hospitality. • Analytical weekly and monthly meetings and reporting, tracking business performance. • Raising and negotiating contracts. Experience in notarisation and legalisation.• Education and training • Maintenance of relationships with all retailer/distributor partners being main point of contact across all areas of the business including brand building opportunities i.e. Events, GWP ETC. Building of Sales & Marketing strategy for collaborations/events with brands and partners. • Management of annual Trade Marketing plan execution with internal salon & concessions as well as external wholesale clients. Experience working with internal and external design teams to create and execute marketing campaigns, in store installations, store builds. Organisation of launch country/store launch events alongside PR/Marketing team. • Building of Visual Merchandising guidelines. • Project management responsibilities; - Vital role in stand-alone salons & concession store builds (Wimbledon, Dubai, Copenhagen, Manchester). Coordination of salon build alongside construction team.• Managing and organisation of external Sales and Marketing events and Pop up Salon events.• Maintaining consistent communication and streamlining of processes from all departments within the business, implementation of new operational policies and working practices within global retail stores, concessions and stand-alone salons. • Responsibly for stock inventory management.• Management of small team.

- General operational duties across company salons, service lead and retail concessions and global retailers- Working alongside Head of Sales to support and conduct a streamlined process for new store openings ensuring all launches are organised and executed to brand specification, in a professional manner. - Developing new business opportunities with potential retailers and distributors, maintaining relationships with current and potential partners to support business opportunities.- Maintain Education and Training for staffing within company salons, concessions and global wholesalers. - Recruitment responsibilities of all levels for company salons and global wholesalers. - Responsible for negotiating contractual agreements through new business development, with newly sort partnerships. - Heavily involved with Sales and Marketing; Negotiating collaborations with aligning brands, Organising PR/Consumer events across salons and retailers in order to drive and develop the business. - Working in unison of global management team in order to explore opportunities to develop and enhance brand awareness.

• General operational duties of regional retail stores and managing back of house retail department, working directly below SVP Global Sales and Retail Area Manager.• Responsible for creating and circulating Weekly and Monthly retail sales reports including details of sell-thru’s, bestsellers, KPI’s and week, month and year figures to company senior management team. • Managing and coordinating retail stocktakes for regional stores on quarterly basis. • Merchandising and stock management responsibility of regional retail stores, ensuring stock is replenished and correct stock selection is made and maintained for each store. • Close working relationship with Merchandising team, partaking in regular meetings to review sales performance for stores, based on stock selections as well as contribution to seasonal retail buys. • Management and coordination of retail uniform selection process, on a seasonal basis. • Responsible for managing and coordinating company’s RTW and Bridal sample sales involving selection and pricing of the stock for the sale, arranging venue, building relationships with contacts and regular clientele, reporting and evaluating to Senior company management.• Management of Stockroom and Operations assistant and store security team. • Working closely with the management of the online web store for stock management purposes, reporting and overall, consistency within the retail business.

• Learning product/in house knowledge to ensure a dependable, accommodating service to clientele.• Offering my styling proficiencies, hosting styling and bridal appointments. • Building a client book by keeping in regular contact with clients via email & telephone.• Responsible for submitting the weekly overview report to be included into the weekly trade reports to Retail management team. • Gathering information from colleagues and stock reports, initiating large re-orders from internal warehouse, to boost sales.• Assisting store management fortnightly merchandising the window displays and shop floor. • Attending to needs of clientele; arranging alterations with internal and external seamstresses, hosting appointments for bespoke services and arranging remakes of items from past seasons with Production department and retail management.