Lorna Leaver Email & Phone Number

London, United Kingdom

Utilising my industry experience to build partnerships with marketplaces and multi channel management companies to provide value and support to GS1UK members to grow their marketplace businesses via new opportunities, channels and a standardised way of working. Liaise with industry stakeholders ie DIT, Enterprise nation, eBay, Amazon, Google, Onbuy, Fruugo etc to build relationships to enable faster resolutions of issues for sellers. Educating the industry to the benefits of identification and… Show more Utilising my industry experience to build partnerships with marketplaces and multi channel management companies to provide value and support to GS1UK members to grow their marketplace businesses via new opportunities, channels and a standardised way of working. Liaise with industry stakeholders ie DIT, Enterprise nation, eBay, Amazon, Google, Onbuy, Fruugo etc to build relationships to enable faster resolutions of issues for sellers. Educating the industry to the benefits of identification and other standardised practices to reduce costs, improve efficiency and traceability. Built both internal and external training programmes including hosting webinars, articles, events and presentations internationally. Business lead for various projects to build industry led global data solutions. Show less

Undertaken various consultancy roles to help businesses with both eCommerce and marketplaces planning, strategy and issues - including Joules and US based Amrita Health Foods

London, United Kingdom

Scoped and project managed the integration to Channel Advisor for Amazon.co.uk and eBay UK. Responsible for investigating, agreeing and integrating with suitable other marketplaces; domestic and international, that suit both the brand and the commercial terms. Looking at optimisation of products and marketplace account health to grow sales and increase brand awareness as well as day to day operations from marketplace management to internal processes. Recently launched the brand onto Amazon US,… Show more Scoped and project managed the integration to Channel Advisor for Amazon.co.uk and eBay UK. Responsible for investigating, agreeing and integrating with suitable other marketplaces; domestic and international, that suit both the brand and the commercial terms. Looking at optimisation of products and marketplace account health to grow sales and increase brand awareness as well as day to day operations from marketplace management to internal processes. Recently launched the brand onto Amazon US, FR, DE and ES and eBay DE and AU, La Redoute FR and our newest integration; Zalando DE. Responsible for creation, optimisation and management of digital marketing and flex feeds via Channel Advisor for use with affiliate, PPC ads, social media and various other sales channels requiring product and price data. Show less

Manchester, United Kingdom

Responsible for trading and growing current marketplaces across 2 platforms and 7 countries, including all cross border trade activity via Pentagon and ESeller Pro software. Exploring and negotiating new marketplaces with a focus on global expansion. Selected, negotiated and project managed migration to Channel Advisor including briefing all requirements and implementing new procedures to remove current manual; and resource heavy processes.

Watford, United Kingdom

Promoted to Marketplace Manager; responsible for trading current marketplaces, negotiating various marketing campaigns with marketplace trading and marketing teams, developing and scaling new partnerships including managing implementation projects with both internal IT teams and 3rd party suppliers. Responsible for contract agreement sign off with legal and finance teams and store front designs via either content management system or HTML coding. Responsible for seeking new potential… Show more Promoted to Marketplace Manager; responsible for trading current marketplaces, negotiating various marketing campaigns with marketplace trading and marketing teams, developing and scaling new partnerships including managing implementation projects with both internal IT teams and 3rd party suppliers. Responsible for contract agreement sign off with legal and finance teams and store front designs via either content management system or HTML coding. Responsible for seeking new potential marketplaces, agreeing commission terms and producing business cases for executive team sign off. Show less

Watford

Promoted from website assistant covering all aspects of content management using STIBO PIM system and Demandware operating platform, including merchandising, SEO text, analysis, creative briefing, promotions, basic HTML code changes and product upload. Owned the relationship between 3rd party suppliers for multivariant testing and customer reviews services. Responsible for the management of integration and launch plan for Bazaarvoice Ask & Answer, including signing off design creative, customer… Show more Promoted from website assistant covering all aspects of content management using STIBO PIM system and Demandware operating platform, including merchandising, SEO text, analysis, creative briefing, promotions, basic HTML code changes and product upload. Owned the relationship between 3rd party suppliers for multivariant testing and customer reviews services. Responsible for the management of integration and launch plan for Bazaarvoice Ask & Answer, including signing off design creative, customer journey and user interface. Launched Amazon Seller Central storefront and responsible for all aspects of store management including storefront merchandising, promotion set up, liaising with allocation for stock management updates. Show less

Watford, United Kingdom

Forecasting and scheduling for staffing levels and budgets. Submitting both staff and performance data to regional managers. Promoted to team leader and instrumental to setting up centralised regional team, (later nominated for national performance award) responsible for 10 staff covering all referrals for non attendance by customers to mandatory interviews in 14 job centres across Beds and Herts. Building relations with other departments and sites to improve business processes, seen in… Show more Forecasting and scheduling for staffing levels and budgets. Submitting both staff and performance data to regional managers. Promoted to team leader and instrumental to setting up centralised regional team, (later nominated for national performance award) responsible for 10 staff covering all referrals for non attendance by customers to mandatory interviews in 14 job centres across Beds and Herts. Building relations with other departments and sites to improve business processes, seen in creating excel productivity logs to record statistics. Show less

Slough, United Kingdom

Completed graphic artwork for major clients such as Birdseye, Mr Kipling and London Underground under tight deadlines. Preparing artwork for print using Illustrator, Quark and Photoshop. Took product and promotional shots as required for Sacla and Tomy. Uploaded images and files to company FTP for customers and created zip files and PDFs. Ran the licensing of Transport for London's Tube Map which entailed liaising with any customers and contacts at TfL, sending out and processing application… Show more Completed graphic artwork for major clients such as Birdseye, Mr Kipling and London Underground under tight deadlines. Preparing artwork for print using Illustrator, Quark and Photoshop. Took product and promotional shots as required for Sacla and Tomy. Uploaded images and files to company FTP for customers and created zip files and PDFs. Ran the licensing of Transport for London's Tube Map which entailed liaising with any customers and contacts at TfL, sending out and processing application forms. Show less

City And Guilds, Photography

Passed with credits in June 2006

A Levels

Art - B. Product Design - B. Business Studies - C

Education record

Gcses

3 x As. 5 x Bs. 1 x C.