Wholesale and Retail of Household Furniture & Household Goods as well as Luggage & Office Furniture. Power Seller on eBay & Amazon. Growing our brand Hampton & Stewart on the web.Sourcing goods from China, Pakistan, Turkey, Vietnam, Malaysia and Taiwan.

- Covering mens denim and knitwear / jersey- Leading a team of individuals to work closely with major high street retailers across UK and Europe- Product research- Product development - Range Building- Chasing trends- Introducing new colours, ideas and shapes to build range- Working closely with existing supply chain to ensure all new ideas are understood- Introducing new suppliers where possible - Far East trips to Pakistan, Bangladesh and China to create a… Show more - Covering mens denim and knitwear / jersey- Leading a team of individuals to work closely with major high street retailers across UK and Europe- Product research- Product development - Range Building- Chasing trends- Introducing new colours, ideas and shapes to build range- Working closely with existing supply chain to ensure all new ideas are understood- Introducing new suppliers where possible - Far East trips to Pakistan, Bangladesh and China to create a diverse supply base allowing for shorter lead times- Attending trade fairs such as Bread and Butter, Moda, PV and also taking research trips all across Europe looking for the latest trends.- Working closely with in house designers to ensure latest trends / colours are being incorporated into design work- Encouraging my team to work to the best of their ability – motivating them to work harder whilst also maintaining a fun work environment Show less

- Responsible for Menswear department- Worked with short lead time supply base to deliver more fast fashion ranges- Increasing sales - Coordinating sourcing strategy with key suppliers- Weekly review of range performance therefore monitoring mark downs and stock levels whilst also ensuring sales are meeting targets set- Trips to Turkey to work closely with supply base ensuring deliveries are on time - Managing and motivating a team of merchandisers and buyers to ensure… Show more - Responsible for Menswear department- Worked with short lead time supply base to deliver more fast fashion ranges- Increasing sales - Coordinating sourcing strategy with key suppliers- Weekly review of range performance therefore monitoring mark downs and stock levels whilst also ensuring sales are meeting targets set- Trips to Turkey to work closely with supply base ensuring deliveries are on time - Managing and motivating a team of merchandisers and buyers to ensure all sales targets were achieved Show less

- working under head of sales department - Covering mens denim and knitwear / jersey- promoted to manager in May 2007- working closely with major high street retailers across UK and Europe- Product research- Product development - Range Building- Chasing trends- Introducing new colours, ideas and shapes to build range- Working closely with existing supply chain to ensure all new ideas are understood- Introducing new suppliers where possible - Far East… Show more - working under head of sales department - Covering mens denim and knitwear / jersey- promoted to manager in May 2007- working closely with major high street retailers across UK and Europe- Product research- Product development - Range Building- Chasing trends- Introducing new colours, ideas and shapes to build range- Working closely with existing supply chain to ensure all new ideas are understood- Introducing new suppliers where possible - Far East trips to Pakistan, Bangladesh and China to create a diverse supply base allowing for shorter lead times- Attending trade fairs such as Bread and Butter, Moda, PV and also taking research trips all across Europe looking for the latest trends. Show less

- general warehouse work- loading and unloading containers- forklift work- maintaining a clean and healthy working environment - ensuring deliveries going out on time- performing quality checks on all incoming goods - working to an AQL of 2.5%