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Bury St Edmunds, GB

Almere Stad Area, Netherlands

• Collaborated with a co-founder to launch a small business that brings both niche and mass-market alcoholic drinks to the Dutch market.
• Consistently improving prices and customer service by developing initiatives and strategies that drove an increasing market share in a competitive envionment and through the COVID pandemic
• Proficiently managing purchasing, SEO and Online marketing whilst overseeing vendor negotiation and profit and loss.
• Streamlining marketing and visibility of the brand by negotiating a strong marketing funds and promotional opportunities with suppliers.

Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

• Oversaw and closed 45+ contracts within specified deadlines that included vendors in Technology, Filing and Mail, and shipping.
• Supported rebate levels and pricing maintenance by maintaining brand guidelines within the categories of Filing and Technology.
• Supervised a highly functional team that executed centrally agreed payment terms within local business units resulting in an improvement of working capital by €11M.

Hong Kong SAR

• Developed and managed an immediate team of 4 Product Development Managers.
• Supervised a team of 20 designers and product developers across Hong Kong, Delhi and Istanbul.
• Ensured negotiation and contracts with relevant suppliers by informing teams of trends and buying briefs.
• Facilitated KPI achievements within immediate and wider team
• Ensured team collaboration across multiple departments and business units.

Istanbul, Turkey

• Efficiently formulated, negotiated and coordinated long-term supplier strategy while collaborating with in-country buying teams.
• Streamlined the process of sourcing by highlighting potential suppliers and consolidating the supply base.
• Delivered the management and personal development plans for two merchandisers in Turkey and one in Poland.
• Promoted buy for less strategies saving in excess of €450K annually.

Welwyn Garden City, England, United Kingdom

• Proficiently oversaw buying cycle, range sourcing, product development and daily category management to maximise sales, profit and market shares within 4 central European markets (Poland, Slovakia, Czech and Hungary).
• Managed sourcing and planning of products according to current trends and style guides resulting in improved product offers.
• Built strong relationships with UK buying teams driving maximum benefit of joint buying.
• Achieved stable YoY growth through the 2012 Christmas plan while increasing over £500k profit across 2012/2013.

Welwyn Garden City, UK

Eastleigh, England, United Kingdom

• Achieved budgeted gross profit by planning, implementing and following the lifecycle of stock to maintain an efficient strategy and sales plan.
• Ensured an increase in margins whilst improving category trading plans and promotional participation.
• Processed product development with the collaboration of manufacturers and suppliers in the UK, India and the Far East resulting in the development of products that met target costs and market trends.

Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom

• Coordinated with suppliers, buyers and design teams to process range building while engaging home-based buyers.
• Ensured improved profitability by increasing direct sourcing participation.
• Delivered the first positive demand on the category for 4 years across three catalogues while delivering 40% increased demand in the last catalogue I completed.

Hemel Hempstead, United Kingdom

• Sourcing and negotiation of entire printer consumables range for all DSGi companies across Europe
• Product development in conjunction with manufacturers and suppliers in both the UK and Europe, by developing product to meet targets costs and market requirements
• Re-launched and expanded own brand range resulting in a 38% increase in sales and 12%pt margin improvements
• Assisted Buyer in tendering printer supply for all European countries.

Postgraduate Certificate In Business, Marketing

Bsc, Transport Management & Distribution

Certification In Business And Logistics