David Bowden Email & Phone Number

Bracknell, Gb

Clapham, England, United Kingdom

In August 2022 I became the head of purchasing and supply at Case Furniture. During this time I have managed the stock, helping to reduce the overstock level following the uncertain Covid-19 pandemic. I have worked alongside the sales team to plan and arrange stock supply for 2024 and beyond by strategically looking at demand for the upcoming summer season for our outdoor furniture range. I have worked with the marketing team to offer opinion on ranges which could be part of the Black… Show more In August 2022 I became the head of purchasing and supply at Case Furniture. During this time I have managed the stock, helping to reduce the overstock level following the uncertain Covid-19 pandemic. I have worked alongside the sales team to plan and arrange stock supply for 2024 and beyond by strategically looking at demand for the upcoming summer season for our outdoor furniture range. I have worked with the marketing team to offer opinion on ranges which could be part of the Black Friday sale. My first task upon taking over the role was to identify and reduce the core overstocks within the company, this has since been reduced by 20%.Other core job roles include the following:- Working with factories to ensure stock arrives in a timely manner, as well as helping to plan container loads. - Receiving and managing stock including moving stock into different areas of the business through our other third party warehouses and factories.- Fulfilling sales orders and working with forwarders to ensure that paperwork is managed efficiently and correctly. - Creating demand plans through excel to enable the sales team and directors too see stock levels and where and when items will need to be ordered and how that will affect stock levels. Show less

Since I started at Blowing Bubbles I have seen the publication go from a weekly to a monthly magazine. I provide an article on a topical subject in my monthly column.

Alton, Hampshire, United Kingdom

- Negotiation- Building relationship with suppliers.- Product ordering to meet the demands of sales.- Sourcing- Product Development- Creating Excel spreadsheets to allow the business to track increases and delayed stock.- Managing all corporate and Hi-Visibility clothing stock. - Ensuring stock arrives in a timely manner working with suppliers to work on ways to ensure no delays occur including finding alternatives. - Helping key account managers and customer… Show more - Negotiation- Building relationship with suppliers.- Product ordering to meet the demands of sales.- Sourcing- Product Development- Creating Excel spreadsheets to allow the business to track increases and delayed stock.- Managing all corporate and Hi-Visibility clothing stock. - Ensuring stock arrives in a timely manner working with suppliers to work on ways to ensure no delays occur including finding alternatives. - Helping key account managers and customer service teams with Tenders and rollouts. - Proficient in Netsuite and Netstock.- During my time at Swift, I consistently held an in-stock percentage of 98% of all core lines. - Worked alongside the product development team to help to launch new SKUs by gathering cost information, comparing similar products in the market place, organising samples. - During the Covid-19 pandemic I was tasked with sourcing key items such as face masks, hand sanitiser, gloves to support our key worker clients. Show less

In March 2016, I decided to start a project on County Cricket, I felt there was a market for this as aside from the major corporations coverage of the county game is sparse. Three months on and we have hit 11,000 page views already and I have acquired a number of writers - who share a similar passion as myself for the game. We provide alternative views on the game as well as match reports and previews of every county fixture. As the editor, my role is to ensure the site runs smoothly and is… Show more In March 2016, I decided to start a project on County Cricket, I felt there was a market for this as aside from the major corporations coverage of the county game is sparse. Three months on and we have hit 11,000 page views already and I have acquired a number of writers - who share a similar passion as myself for the game. We provide alternative views on the game as well as match reports and previews of every county fixture. As the editor, my role is to ensure the site runs smoothly and is kept up to date, producing regular high-quality content as well as editing my writers work to ensure it fits in with the brand style. View From the Outfield has a strong presence on social media - which allows us to share work direct from the site to our social media channels. The reason behind doing this project is to allow me to continue to practise my skill-set as well as develop my skills in website design and social media. Link: Www.ViewFromTheOutfield.weebly.comTwitter: Twitter.com/ViewFromTheOut Show less

West Ham United correspondent for Shoot magazine. - I provide a fortnightly blog on a topic of my choice on all things West Ham.

Providing match reports and summaries for Division Two North & South, Division Three North & South and Division Four East, Central and West.

I spent four months at talkSPORT radio providing content for their website. My roles included:-Turning radio content into articles using Bruli.-Providing breaking news.-Providing match reports on a number of sports including football, cricket and rugby. -Providing post match reaction.-Using Social media to find content for the talkSPORT website.-Providing live updates on Twitter.

For a final project at university I created a fully functioning website called Championship Chatter. My roles included recruiting writers, creating and monitoring Social Media feeds such as Facebook and Twitter. Editing and uploading regular content to the website as well as maintaining a fresh and modern look to the site. I built up a strong Social media presence by providing unique minute by minute live reports from Championship fixtures as well as engaging with followers by using polls and… Show more For a final project at university I created a fully functioning website called Championship Chatter. My roles included recruiting writers, creating and monitoring Social Media feeds such as Facebook and Twitter. Editing and uploading regular content to the website as well as maintaining a fresh and modern look to the site. I built up a strong Social media presence by providing unique minute by minute live reports from Championship fixtures as well as engaging with followers by using polls and quizzes. I attracted advertising to the website and during peak usage of the site the page was receiving over 1,000 page views a week. Show less

In the summer of 2014 I graduated from the University of Bedfordshire with a 2:1 in Sports Journalism.

Ba Sports Journalism, Journalism, 2:1

Education record