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Bailey Nelson is an Australian multinational optical retail chain. They deliver optician services for eyesight testing and glasses, sunglasses, contact lenses and accessories. An Australian founded eye-care company that delivers high quality optometry services and affordable eyewear made fun throughout. Tasks and responsibilities: -Retail management in a high volume, fast paced environment-Coach and lead retail team members in a KPI structure-Managing the clinical optometry side of the business-Set up a charity platform with Koori Mail to provide eye tests and replacement glasses for those who lost them in the floods. -Product seeding with influential people in the community -Optical Dispenser

Australian knitwear company committed to ethical production, sustainable fibres and slow fashion. They live and breathe these values in every step of their design, production and making process. It is their promise to deliver honest, sustainably sourced and ethically made knitwear.-Assisting with photo shoots, styling and set building, outfit planning-Sample assistant-Organising Sample Room and sample management-Sample sale

Pure White Lines (PWL) is a London-based antique, mid-century and contemporary furniture, lighting, art works and interior design company. PWL design and manufacture furniture and source antiques for the SOHO House Group, major bar and hotel groups such as Barworks and The Columbo Group as well as for residential clients. Tasks and responsibilities: -Working with the PWL owner in designing new collections for the PWL brand-Undertaking buying trips in UK and Europe for antiques and inspiration for reproductions-Working with clients on the designing of custom furniture and lighting -Merchandising and running the showroom-Interior design with clients for residential and commercial spaces-Website marketing and updates -Sales and marketing -Liaison with suppliers -Logistics with suppliers and clients.

RangeRoom is a visual fashion collaboration tool that enables designers, retailers and suppliers to review, share and engage with new concepts, products and collections. The web-based solution seeks to improve business communication and transparency fast track production for the market and increase profitability. This was a startup technology company which failed to secure its second round of venture funding and was sold to the founders of BooHoo in early 2019. Tasks and responsibilities: -On boarding new customers.-Managing multiple accounts.-Maintaining constant contact throughout an initial ‘nursery period’ and growing the relationship through regular contact-Conversion from trial period through to paying customers.-Provide clients with clear and comprehensive information that facilitated effective and efficient usage of the platform.-Achieved assigned quality targets based on client satisfaction related to client- specific success criteria.-Worked with Account Managers on account plans for all key growth clients-Sales - Seeking new clients and connections

Quay Australia was started by Linda and Allen Hammond by selling sunglasses at festivals and grew to an internationally renowned sunglasses company known for the latest sunnies trends. I was the first employee to be hired in the UK/Europe. Though on my own in London I worked closely with Linda herself and the team in the US and their team here in Melbourne to help grow the brand.Tasks and responsibilities:-Grew the account from 8 Topshop stores and a small online package to 60 Topshop stores Lager online package and launched in 10 Topman stores and online for Topman-Lead liaison point of contact for any and all matters specific to my accounts-Built and maintained strong and long-lasting customer relationships with the concession buyers. -Oversee customer account management, including negotiating contracts and agreements to maximize profit.-Answer client queries and identify new business opportunities.-Liaise with cross-functional internal teams (including Customer Service and Product Development departments) to improve the entire customer experience.-Manage the allocation, marketing, staff and running of Quay concessions in more than 60 UK Topshop and Topman stores and online.-Analyse and report on weekly/monthly/quarterly sales data for internal and external stakeholders.-Create reports, manage stock allocations and stock orders using Excel -Worked closely with our warehouse for stock control, allocation planning, intakes and stock takes.

T.M Lewin is a heritage shirt and tailoring brand that started in 1898 in Jermyn Street. Thomas Mayes Lewin created the first modern shirt with buttons down the front, and from that grew one of the UK’s go to brands for work wear apparel with stores all across the country and some stand alone stores round the world. DUTIES: -Weekly sales analysis report and collate the ‘Bible’ for weekly trade meetings and end of month/ year range reviews with the directors, buyers and Head of Merchandising.-Monitor branch merchandising and undertake stock allocation in accordance with allocation plans and new season drops to 85 UK stores and five Australian stores. Manage new store allocation setups. -Monitor sales trends, warehouse stock levels and shop stock to make sure areas are not suffering and identify areas of potential growth to buyers and merchandisers. -Undertake buy splits and top up orders for new seasons based on current stock, past and projected sales.-Monitor new launch sales, oversee the consolidation of stock in stores and monitor store stock levels versus sales.-Undertake reviews on space and products vs. sales for all stores and orchestrate full company shop floor/ allocation changes to enhance sales. -Liaise with the visual merchandising and visual marketing teams in organizing samples and deciding on final products to use and tracking the sales of selected products. -Buying assistance - fulfilling purchase orders, creating option counts for stores, forecasting sales, creating size analysis and grids. Helping with collection reviews, sign offs on new season buys and lessons learnt on past seasons.-Train new MAA starters in merchandising systems and EXCELSYSTEMS:-Set up all the allocation plans based on past sales patterns. -Set up products, linking; raise PO's, GRN’s, redistribution of stock and more.-As a high-end user of our CIMS Prologic allocation system, train up new starters and work with the IT department on upgrades

Awarded the company service award for a presentation I made following meetings with the directors. Visual merchandisingManaging and motivating staff Training staffAchieving sales targetsStyling customersReporting on weekly sales analysis and best sellers.