Current Area Responsible For : Soft Tailoring & Co-Ords-OTB management-Departmental strategy & framework planning-Working to & achieving KPI's-Monitoring & Reacting to sales daily-Product development / commercial awareness-Regular Far East Travel -Supplier management across UK, Italy, China, Turkey & India. Both short & long lead. -Overseeing Critical Path Management-Overseeing Sample approval from initial to production including fit sessions at all stages (All sources) -Working alongside / developing & managing assistants / admin assistants -Working in an extremely fast paced environmentPreviously Covered Departments : Casual Dresses / Evening Dresses (Woven & Jersey) / All Bottoms / Jumpsuits / Playsuits / Footwear & Accessories

Joined Peacocks as an Entry Level Assistant Buyer & gained promotion to Level 2 after 10 months with the company. May 2011 onwards - Men's & Kid's Footwear & AccessoriesMay 2010 - April 2011 - Ladies/Kid's/Men's Pick up/Seasonal Gifts & Cosmetics, Sunglasses & Fine Gauge- Assisting with product development (Including the launch of Peacocks own cosmetics range retail value over £1Million - 6 months from concept to store) - Controlled management of a large supplier base - Landed & FOB- Responsibility of critical path & sample approval procedures across all areas at all levels- Working alongside & developing the progress of an Entry Level Assistant- Range Building involvement across all areas for 3 seasons - Presentation of intake at monthly WSSI meetings by store grade- Competitor analysis and full benchmarking completed 6 weekly

Working towards an advanced level of in-store training