Principle Accountabilities:Manage, develop & inspire a team of Planners implementing the philosophy and principles of planning. Maximise sales, net profit and manage inventory to deliver budgeted targets in line with Merchandising and Business strategy.Reporting to the Merchandising Director and working closely with the Commerce Directors to strategically plan and maximise short term airtime and longer term brand strategies, identifying and executing key brands, items, events and other promotional opportunities.Leader of Leaders Staff Management, Sales, Airtime and Stock Management, Broadcast, Digital & Multi Channel Communication, and Qi Project Support.

Key Achievements:Assigned as a Core lead project team member representing merchandising functions on the SAP S4 Hana Global Solution Upgrade Project through Design, Explore, Test and Deploy.Worked with BCG (Boston Consulting Group) on a new pricing optimization project and successfully trialed Article Segmentation as part of the pricing initiative.Led the enhancement project of the Source History Product Review application to track real time and historical sales data by Item and Sku.Worked with PWC on the Merch requirements for a System Upgrade Project, seeking diverse perspectives on the use cases and capabilities for a common global solution. Defining the pricing needs by market and exploration of price optimization.Managed the promotions work stream to document capabilities by market and prioritize pricing and promotion needs for new systems to aid optimization and compete in future.Refined the SOX Compliance Access checks with I.T. for the pricing system.Initiated a new inventory review report to improve item lifecycle inventory management and provide visibility of Critical Actions.Supported the change management and training of the new OTB initiative for the Commercial teams which led to delivering more sales for the year with 12% less inventory.Delivered the change management of the new Campaign Strategy Planning for the Merchandising, Planning & Sales Strategy teams with inputs from the Social Media, Performance Marketing and External PR teams.Responsibility Summary:Identify & support the shaping and development of new initiatives, existing systems and processes that are used by the Planning, Merchandising, Supply Chain function. Identify the training and support needed to roll out systems and new best practice and work with the appropriate teams to deliver this to the relevant merchandising groups. Working closely with merchandise leaders within the UK and global markets as required to align and deliver international best practice.

Head of Planning and Programming at QVC FrancePrinciple Accountabilities:Manage, develop & inspire a team of Planners implementing the philosophy and principles of planning. Maximise sales, net profit and manage inventory to deliver budgeted targets in line with Merchandising and Business strategy.Reporting to the Merchandising Director and working closely with the Commerce Directors to strategically plan and maximise short term airtime and longer term brand strategies, identifying and executing key brands, items and other promotional opportunities.Principle accountabilities include: Staff Management, Sales, Airtime and Stock Management, Broadcast, Digital & Multi Channel Communication, Stock & Airtime Reporting & Communication

Lead Planner for Fashion Apparel & Footwear at QVC - The Shopping Channel, London.Principle AccountabilitiesManage, develop & inspire a team of Planners implementing the philosophy and principles of planning. Maximise sales, net profit and manage inventory to deliver budgeted targets in line with Merchandising and Business strategy.Reporting to the Merchandising Director and working closely with the Commerce Directors to strategically plan and maximise short term airtime and longer term brand strategies, identifying and executing key brands, items and other promotional opportunities.Staff Management, Sales, Airtime and Stock Management, Broadcast, Digital & Multi Channel Communication, Stock & Airtime Reporting & CommunicationAchievementsSuccessfully achieved the Apparel 2017 Sales Budget +8% with record sales and net Margin. My team contributed to achieving record results for the Apparel Category with significant Steps taken to drive unique offers for Digital and Multi-Channel platforms. Achieved record success campaigns with QVC’s main corporate Charities involving all platforms to achieve the goals.

Lead Planner for Jewellery at QVC - The Shopping Channel, London.Achieved best ever gross sales & margin for Jewellery in 2015 with focus on key brand growth in Fashion Jewellery, Silver and Watch categories.

Lead Planner for Fashion at QVC - The Shopping Channel, London.

Lead Planner for Fashion and Jewellery at QVC Italia. (1 Year Assignment based in Milan)Achieved best ever quarterly deliverables for Sales, and New Customer Acquisition in 2013 with QVC Italy.Lead the Auto Delivery Subscription Project to plan, involve and implement the system and ensured a seamless rollout with all customer touchpoints considered.

Lead Planner for Home Style & Home Innovations at QVC - The Shopping Channel, London.AchievementsTrained and supported the development of multiple team members who were recognised for their contributions and promoted in their own right.Facilitated and championed the rollout and training of a new Java based item master system for pricing and sku set-up which was a year long project and used today in multiple QVC makets.Developed new ways of working to improve certain processes in the generic show preparation work flow which had a positive impact on the wider team.Principle ObjectivesMaximise sales, net profit and manage inventory to deliver budgeted targets in line with department strategy.Manage, develop & inspire a team of Planners implementing the philosophy and principles of planning.Working collaboratively with Senior Buyers to strategically plan and maximise short term airtime and longer term brand strategies, identifying and executing key items and other promotional opportunities.Authorisation of pricing and reorders.Providing support and coaching to PlannersManage Airtime, Reorders, Inventory Management, Reporting and communication with Digital and Broadcasting teams.

Merchandising Planner for Home Innovations at QVC - The Shopping Channel, London.

Co-owner of Blissed & Twisted Ltd. Managing & hosting events under the label 'Comfortably Numbed'.

DJ/ Promoter residency at Inigo Bar

Seasonal Analyst / Planner

Junior Buyer - Mining Equipment & Consumables for the Ashanti Goldfields Contract with Sherwood International. (Holding company - DNA Supply Chain Investments)

Junior Medical Buyer for Sherwood International (Global Projects Bellgo Medical Division) (Holding company - DNA Supply Chain Investments)