Vegateau is founded by a couple, Jermy and Marc-Olivier, who finally get together from long distance relationship. The idea behind Ve (Vegan) Gateau (Cake in french) originally came to live in 2019, in beautiful Montreal. We are passionate about the ingredients we use and aware of the world that surrounds us. ​At VeGateau, we live by a simple motto, “responsible tastiness”. We believe that everyone deserves a delicious treat without feeling guilty. We also want our planet to be healthy , which is why we chose exclusively vegan gluten-free cupcakes. ​From the start, we were dedicated to spend over 6 months in exploring and creating new recipes that are not only tasty but also eco friendly, nutritious and healthy. Our Vanilla Coco Cupcake is 40% less calories than an average cupcake. We use only Oat Milk, which generates both 80% lower greenhouse emission and land use than cow’s milk. Asides, we are aware that 1% of people have celiac disease and 0.4% have a doctor diagnose wheat allergy, therefore all our cupcakes are gluten free. Over the past months, we got amazing responses from the people around us which motivates us to share the tastiness with the rest of the world.​We stand strong by the value of social responsibility, eco friendly, excellence, integrity, learning, authenticity and of course love, together we can make the world better.

- Communicated with suppliers to ensure products are ordered, manufactured and paid on time.- Formatted wholesales sales data from Apparel Magic into Production Order to suppliers and crossed checked OrderConfirmations.- Scheduled production calendars and timelines.- Sourced new suppliers through online research and negotiates prices to strike for best margins.- Handled logistics and import/export of goods between warehouses including NAFTA, invoices.- Created inventory list to oversee inventory management within warehouses.- Coordinated daily international shipment from picking and packing to processing export documents to wholesaleclients according to payment terms.- Processed online order fulfillment and communicated closely with customers to provide the best customer service.

- Reported to Category Manager for Handbags, Ladies’ Wallets & Wallet Accessories.- Analyzed weekly reports and Front tables performance (TY vs LY vs Plan of Sales, GM$, GM%, Unit Sales, On Hand, WOS, ASP). - Reported to buying team of our Opportunities, Drain, Delivery and Best Sellers. Took immediate actions to push sales, such as markdown, launched red ticket items and re allocation of stock.- Re-looked at buying strategies for SS19. We cut down least performing brands, brought in one drop for every two months and bought according to BEST as well as store grouping of 277 stores.- Revamped our in-house labels by focusing the quality and design of Leather Handbag and negotiating prices with vendors from China and India for better margins.- Checked with planner to ensure our blend of each category and Q1, 2, 3, 4 are reaching our sales plan.- Ensured deliveries to come in on time by communicating with Logistic team and Vendors.- Worked closely with finance team to confirm payment terms and Dating of early delivery.- Visited stores regularly to provide product knowledge, particular to our major stores – Carrefour Laval, Centre Laval, Mirabel, Promenades Saint-Bruno.

- Worked in Accessories team, categories into Vintage/Scarves/Others/Jewelleries/Eyewear - Prepared weekly sales report and analyzed 140 brands’ sell through rates (LW and LTD sales vs LYLTD) among 3 HK stores, 4 China stores and online store.- Followed up with vendors daily to ensure operations are running smoothly, such as pricesnegotiation, ATS for reorder, defectives claim from customers. etc.- Communicated regularly with warehouse, store operations, logistic and sales planning to ensuremerchandise management is smooth.- Liaised with marketing and online team for any ad hoc events.- Prepared Trip Prep for buyers to identify buying strategies before market visit.- Chased and confirmed Order Confirmation. Set retail prices and interfaced Purchased Orders tocreate PO numbers and Article numbers.- Ensured in time delivery and provided clear import instructions to vendors, including Shipment terms,Shipping and Billing addresses, Packing and Label instructions.- Prepared Letter of Credit and provided DC number to vendors in timely manner.- Ensured Finance team can issue payment to all Own Bought and Consignment orders efficiently.- Input all orders record into Indent Summary for seasonal sales budget.- Executed markdown list according to schedule.- Prepared and demonstrated monthly presentation in stores with audiences exceeding 50 people(new arrivals, sales push planning, such as goods with purchase, rebate, mark down schedule, etc.)

- Reviewed weekly sales report and shop displays to analyze brands sell through rate.- Controlled warehouse and stores’ inventory level by stock replenishment and transfer. - Allocated stock for new deliveries to more than 30 different stores (10 in Hong Kong, 1 in Macau, 25 in China).- Prepared OTB reports and traveled to showrooms from over 96 selected designer and contemporary brands in Milan & Paris, negotiated discounts with vendors to increase margins.- Prepared order templates and interfaced orders for order placement to suppliers and articles creation.- Shared new collection ideas through write ups and showed presentation in front of 150 store staffs in regards to design themes, key push items, order depths.- Updated order summary for seasonal sales budget before stock arrival.- Set retail prices and update to SAP production system.- Worked closely with suppliers, marketing team, photographers, and visual merchandisers for social media posting and special events.

- Calculated quotations with discounted wholesale price lists for buyers in Asia Pacific. (Singapore, Malaysia, United Arab Emirates - Dubai, India, Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, Japan, Indonesia, Vietnam)- Sample coordination, preparation of swatch pages and model casting for new season’s sales meeting.- Order management and execution for buyers according to critical path.- Liaised with production, merchandising and logistics teams to manage style changes upon buyers’ demands.- Analyzed order quantity reports to track buyers’ orders against minimum order quantities.- Executed stock placement and ensured in time delivery.- Provided high levels of customer service, managing quality complaints through to resolution, and issuing credit notes as required.

Sample development - Evaluated sample details and liaise with factories from China, Cambodia and Bangladesh for sampling.- Arranged sample fabric orders from mills to vendors.- Organized and resolve technical questions between textile makers and designers.- Samples coordination and CAD preparation for seasonal meetings.Production follow up- Updated fit sample comments and strike-off approval status in PLM for factory review and monitor production status. - Investigated and proposed sourcing or material solutions to potential production problems.- Managed daily customers’ quotation enquires with TNA plan.- Responded to enquiries from customers and factories to support merchandiser in daily operations.- Raised purchase orders with I2K software.