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Responsible for replenishing the shop floor and finding alternatives for sell out lines.Working with visual merchandisers to develop the layout of the store to ensure it continuously looks appealing, exciting and fresh.Dressing windows and mannequins with new stock to ensure customer interest.Developed excellent commercial awareness through working with sales figures reports and company/store best sellers reports. Can identify what merchandise will sell through by understanding the core target market and how the sale of these items can be aided through the placement on the shop floor.

Working for a fast paced fashion supply company with an annual turnover of £60 million was rewarding and provided an excellent insight into the industry and the opportunity to further develop key skills.Main responsibilities:Liaising between retail buyers and overseas offices on a daily basis regarding prices and current orders.Working closely with merchandisers to ensure handovers were organised and on time.Following up submissions and approvals in order to ensure critical path deadlines were met.Range building for a wide customer base each season has developed a commercial awareness of specific target consumers.Being responsible for agreeing prices with overseas offices and helping to close orders of up to 200k units has developed negotiations skills.Working as part of a large team in a busy, deadline-controlled environment meant working under pressure and prioritising workload.

Gained an insight into how a large clothing retailer maintains brand appeal through continuous merchandising. Able to identify how a flagship store manages the replenishment process and how this is vital to the success of the store.Delivered excellent customer service.(Summer 2006, 07, 08) THE MILL FORGE HOTEL, Gretna Green. The role demanded working long hours and being flexible between roles on a daily basis. Promoted to head waitress on returning for the third summer; developed good leadership through managing a small group to help co-ordinate large wedding parties.

Degree; Bsc (Hons), Fashion Buying; Fashion Buying Sandwich; Creative Communicationsfinancial Managementfashion Buying

Bsc, Fashion Buying

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