Emma Dowler Email & Phone Number

Wigan, England, United Kingdom

Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom

•Responsible for sending daily and bulk orders, checking files and quantities are accurate. Running MRP manually when orders fail, raising and recognising where manual orders are required to achieve service standards effectively. Managing and responsible for order inbox and queries. Identify and resolve all order failures promptly. •Supplier engagement daily, participating in all regular conference calls, building relationships, and chasing ASN’s/estimated delivery dates where required. Advising improvements and feedback to the supplier to influence improvements in supplier service delivery.•Ensure that product introductions/closures/changes are co-ordinated successfully with client/supplier/DC.•Answering all customer service queries daily regarding your supplier queries. •Excellent communication with all departments throughout the business particularly the Warehouse’s in Glasgow and Germany, to influence priorities of workload and ensure service standards are achieved. Working with notice of incorrect deliveries and queries.•Running reports for clients advising accurate service levels and advising where improvements will be made.

Warrington, England, United Kingdom

• Responsible for requesting and presenting all pre-shipment certification.• Raising new contracts with current and new customers.• Checking bill of ladings ensuring all information is correct.• Deal with all documentation and sending documentation daily to the correct banks.• Raising claim matters and credit notes. • Assisting credit control by Logging daily payments

Chorley, England, United Kingdom

Lead meetings with vendors to drive improvements in performance. Ensuring high levels of on-time deliveries from vendors, incorrect paperwork is received, improving to drive out any waste and improve added value. • Liaise with the Procurement/Planning teams to resolve Supply Chain issues. Running weekly reports increasing/ decreasing required FMD’s. Forecasting and recognizing increased part demands.•Raise purchase orders and direct ships daily. Communicate all order and schedule requirements to the customer.•Assist customer service and product managers with any enquires about stock availability, delivery dates and raising required orders. • Expedite-De-expedite parts from vendors in line with Material Resource Planning requirements and to meet all the needs of our clients and achieve daily KPI’s.•Ensure all goods inward queries are resolved quickly and promptly, contacting the vendor to prevent re-occurrence.•Where required, arrange inbound transport using the most economical method taking into account the urgency of supply. •Ensure that arrangements and communication is made with vendors, for any collection or return issues.•Manage any invoice queries or supply- stop account situations to ensure continuity of supply. •Extra responsibility; I volunteered to be a representative on the colleague forum board for my department. Within these meetings we are able to discuss and raise any company improvements from any employee’s perspective.

Cheadle, Manchester United Kingdom

•Far East Travel to China to ensure production and quality meets required shipment deadlines. •Constant liaison and negotiation skills required with suppliers. Sample requirements must meet deadlines. Building relationships and seeking new potential suppliers, maintain the best price and quality. •Everyday Excel, critical path completion. Working closely with the merchandiser to ensure shipment dates and any quality problems are solved to achieve delivery deadlines. Monitoring stock levels and re-buying popular gift products. •Administration; Purchase sheet completion on Excel and raising orders accurately on the SAP stock control system. Filing, chasing invoices, photocopying answering emails and telephone solving any queries answered in a promptly professional matter.

Main Key Responsibilities  Assist Buyer with everyday requirements and offer support often using personal instinct. Assisting the buyer and creative director with preview production. Ensuring the brand is promoted to its potential choosing the correct product and colour. Providing ideas for particular shots and locations. Accurate checking of all products and making sure any changes made are followed up.  Arrange samples and carnets for photo-shoots. Constant liaison and negotiation skills required with suppliers. Sample requirements must meet deadlines. Building relationships and seeking new potential suppliers. Purchase sheet preparation and raising orders on the SAP stock control system. Compilation of product statistics - Reporting constant sales analysis and sufficient information for meetings and further product sourcing Preparation of all aspects of the buying trip. Ensuring the required product brief and colour cards are sent to suppliers before the trip. We don’t have a design department so the role requires all design work. Sample room is required to be organized and tidy at all times. Ensure lap dips and bulk fabrics are correct and received on time. Garment fitting with a member of quality assurance- following this process until samples are sealed at production level. Weekly competitive shops and trend reports. Assist buyer in sign of meetings with the company directors and completion of presentation packs. Personally buying and negotiating Accessories. Attending trade shows. Providing continuative support with Cotton Traders, personal charity “Help the Heroes” helping at Charity balls and fundraisers.

Wigan, United Kingdom

Training and supervising new staff. Store promotion advertising key offers of the week with point of sale.Store lock up on a Monday evening with a store/team manager.

Providing assistance to customers and selling store cards to reach weekly targets.Merchandising new products a requirement and a great opportunity to learn and work with current trends whilst studying.

(Ba) Fashion And Brand Promotion With Marketing., Fashion Merchandising

C And Above

Activities and Societies: 11 GCSE’s including; Math’s, Double Science and English at C and above. Two Extra subjects taken Media Studies.