• Manages a team of four people including a Senior AM, AM and 2 MAA’s.• Work with Buying to plan each season’s strategy in terms of styles and option counts, attributes and total season sales.• Build range alongside buying and design team and present to senior leadership team.• Present financial strategy for the department to management, propose initial and repeat buys and plan total season OTB.• Input total season plans for demand, markdown and returns into WSSI at beginning of… Show more • Manages a team of four people including a Senior AM, AM and 2 MAA’s.• Work with Buying to plan each season’s strategy in terms of styles and option counts, attributes and total season sales.• Build range alongside buying and design team and present to senior leadership team.• Present financial strategy for the department to management, propose initial and repeat buys and plan total season OTB.• Input total season plans for demand, markdown and returns into WSSI at beginning of season, review sales and stock and manage OTB on a monthly basis.• Propose fabric holdings across core fabric bases to help reduce leadtimes, ensuring better stock availability.• Analyse Monday trade, report messages, and trading actions to senior leadership team and board members.• Drove demand on slow selling categories during AW21 through markdown meaning sales came through stronger than plan and terminal stock was low. Show less

• Same skills as listed in merchandiser role. Managed WW Knitwear and Swimwear department including a team of 2; AM and MAA.• Reacted to trade and helped the department to drive its biggest season to date.• Planned AW21 Knitwear range, which ended the season with double-digit growth vs previous years.• Put in place trading routes for Swimwear following lockdown to ensure stock could be chased faster as market patterns changed, booked capacity and fabric holding and worked with… Show more • Same skills as listed in merchandiser role. Managed WW Knitwear and Swimwear department including a team of 2; AM and MAA.• Reacted to trade and helped the department to drive its biggest season to date.• Planned AW21 Knitwear range, which ended the season with double-digit growth vs previous years.• Put in place trading routes for Swimwear following lockdown to ensure stock could be chased faster as market patterns changed, booked capacity and fabric holding and worked with suppliers to guarantee a fast leadtime. Show less

• Analysed previous season sales to support Lessons Learnt and create new season strategy with Merchandiser and Buying.• Forecasted Total Season Gross Sales, planned markdown, returns and terminal stock by option and proposed initial buy units to senior management.• Reviewed trade and made repeat decisions while reviewing OTB throughout the season.• Managed in season markdown and proposes actions for MSS and EOSS ensuring we met KPI’s.• Involved in set up of a new merchandising… Show more • Analysed previous season sales to support Lessons Learnt and create new season strategy with Merchandiser and Buying.• Forecasted Total Season Gross Sales, planned markdown, returns and terminal stock by option and proposed initial buy units to senior management.• Reviewed trade and made repeat decisions while reviewing OTB throughout the season.• Managed in season markdown and proposes actions for MSS and EOSS ensuring we met KPI’s.• Involved in set up of a new merchandising tool for company use. Working with an external team and with other areas of the business to outline our current processes and how we can create a system that will help make assortment planning, budgeting, reforecasting and trading more efficient. Show less

• Responsible for the planning and trading of the Swimwear department and supporting the Merchandiser with the Knitwear department, reporting this and proposing actions to Senior management.• Propose initial and repeat buys for Swimwear department to senior management and manage all line cards for to ensure full availability of continuity styles.• Supports the team with any ad hoc analysis for upcoming meetings ie. LL, Range Build, Financial Sign Off meetings.• Manage an MAA with… Show more • Responsible for the planning and trading of the Swimwear department and supporting the Merchandiser with the Knitwear department, reporting this and proposing actions to Senior management.• Propose initial and repeat buys for Swimwear department to senior management and manage all line cards for to ensure full availability of continuity styles.• Supports the team with any ad hoc analysis for upcoming meetings ie. LL, Range Build, Financial Sign Off meetings.• Manage an MAA with their day to day tasks and provide training and coaching.• Report on in-stock rate for launch for Womenswear and summarise wider business.• During my time working as an AM, I was involved in setting up a sizing tool for the company. Working with an external team to determine what the business needed from the tool to make it fit for purpose and to maximise availability. Show less

• Completed trend research, created trend boards, presented findings to company owners, • Completed product research, compiling ideas for new products, sourcing product suppliers, creating product specification spreadsheets• Track stock and manage products on the back end of the site • Assisting with the quality control of samples from suppliers. Reporting and solving issues that occur, ensuring deadlines are met within the timescale and to the necessary tolerance. I was responsible… Show more • Completed trend research, created trend boards, presented findings to company owners, • Completed product research, compiling ideas for new products, sourcing product suppliers, creating product specification spreadsheets• Track stock and manage products on the back end of the site • Assisting with the quality control of samples from suppliers. Reporting and solving issues that occur, ensuring deadlines are met within the timescale and to the necessary tolerance. I was responsible for escalating all issues to line manager.• Have been involved in the decision making process involving sizing and ordering of products. • Researching current bloggers, building relationships and managing communication with them• Carry out PR activities such as sending samples to the press and for photoshoots• Assist at Rock ‘N Rose photoshoots Show less

• Responsible for stock intake and visual merchandising including dressing mannequins.• Developed customer service skills and knowledge of the market.• Responsible for the opening and closing of Mint Velvet concession which includes cashing up till.

• Worked in the warehouse sorting through donations for specific profiles of festivals and online sales, ensuring items were merchandised correctly.• Gained brand and fabric knowledge to write product descriptions for the online shop.• Developed an understanding of customer behaviour from working at a range of different festivals.• Managed cash lifts throughout the shift which led to an understanding of customer purchasing patterns from analysing figures.• Initially set up the… Show more • Worked in the warehouse sorting through donations for specific profiles of festivals and online sales, ensuring items were merchandised correctly.• Gained brand and fabric knowledge to write product descriptions for the online shop.• Developed an understanding of customer behaviour from working at a range of different festivals.• Managed cash lifts throughout the shift which led to an understanding of customer purchasing patterns from analysing figures.• Initially set up the shop which developed visual merchandising skills.• Interacted with many customers and Oxfam team members to gain excellent communication skills and the ability to work within a team. Show less