Leading a buying team of five at the World’s leading indie chain.Various curatorial leads - including end of year/mid year slates, monthly album picks, and weekly titles (created and launched mid year and reissues programs).Securing key exclusive lines from labels - including amongst others Charli XCX, MF DOOM, Boygenius, English Teacher, The Last Dinner Party.Achieving steady year on year growth across multiple categories (music, books and merchandise).Building… Show more Leading a buying team of five at the World’s leading indie chain.Various curatorial leads - including end of year/mid year slates, monthly album picks, and weekly titles (created and launched mid year and reissues programs).Securing key exclusive lines from labels - including amongst others Charli XCX, MF DOOM, Boygenius, English Teacher, The Last Dinner Party.Achieving steady year on year growth across multiple categories (music, books and merchandise).Building range and launching three UK stores in 2024 - unprecedented for a UK indie in modern times.Maintaining supplier relations across multiple accounts, including Universal, Warners, Cargo, Integral, Sony, Lasgo.Organising buying strategy for RSD 2024.Driving a record breaking year in Co-operative marketing, and supporting ongoing growth.Supporting events across chain, including Live/Signing stock and On Tour range. Full product lifecycle management - buying, markdown and returns. Show less

During my time at HMV I was heavily involved in vinyl range expansion within the business, tripling the amount of vinyl in the chain, culminating in building the range for the largest vinyl selection in Europe.. the HMV Vault.Outside of this activity I organised 2 successful large scale events per year and bought all new release LPs, 7" and 12" for the chain.

Running evening and weekend shifts at company’s flagship store.Ordering stock.Cash office work / Financial reporting.Store Displays / Creative merchandising.Maintaining store standards.Helping to run in-store events.Managing store replenishment.Hiring / training seasonal staff.Additional HR support where needed.Customer service.