Gareth Newman Email & Phone Number

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

Sparkford

Responsible for purchasing, marketing, contract negotiations (renewal and on-boarding) and range planning covering; Toys, Figures, Food & Drink, Trading Cards, Books, Strategy Guides, Clothing, Home-wares and Electronics. Creation of licensed merchandise division within GAME and expansion on promotional merchandise strategy online, in-store and at events. Driving growth in categories over first 3 years from combined £6mil to £30mil+ rev.Strategy outline for growth area with… Show more Responsible for purchasing, marketing, contract negotiations (renewal and on-boarding) and range planning covering; Toys, Figures, Food & Drink, Trading Cards, Books, Strategy Guides, Clothing, Home-wares and Electronics. Creation of licensed merchandise division within GAME and expansion on promotional merchandise strategy online, in-store and at events. Driving growth in categories over first 3 years from combined £6mil to £30mil+ rev.Strategy outline for growth area with Board of Directors and Senior Management Stock and P+L responsibility for division giving expansion of space in stores, online and at events around fully integrated branded sections and stores across multiple categories. Manage DTR partners and projects – including workflow, supplier interactions and relationships, negotiation, sourcing and delivering a leading Licensed Merchandise proposition resulting in key partnerships with Bungie, Ubisoft, Sony and Microsoft.Sole representative and contact for GAME at key trade and networking events worldwide creating, maintaining and growing key brand relationships such as Pokemon, Activision, Bethesda, EA (and studios), RIOT, Multiplay, Microsoft, Sony, Konami and more.Growth of area from being 1 person to a 4 person team including management and development of Assistant Category Manager & Events Coordinator Show less

Purchasing, marketing and range plans for 3rd party accessories in stores and onlineManage key supplier accounts and source new products and accountsKey influencer in GAME Ware own brand product range and part of sourcing team for producers and product designArea strategy and plans for growth in management of P&L