Luke May Email & Phone Number

United Kingdom

National Account Manager of JD Outdoors accounts for Berghaus & Speedo

Look after global retail and distribution partners for McLaren Racing & Oracle Red Bull Racing F1 teams.Also additionally look after the McLaren Arrow Indy, Honda Moto GP, NASCAR and Le Mans 24hr merchandise globally.

• Manage & Achieve KPI’s - Drive at once & pre-book business, Margins, Profitability • Drive full 360 degree support in accounts from sell out data reviews, critical paths/ship plans, store/brand training, Visual Merchandising, store windows, marketing & digital content.• Develop Strategic road maps – Forecasting / 3-5 Year Plans / Marketing Budgets / Growth Plans• Manage relationships across key internal departments – Credit/ Finance / CS / Planning• Monitor key competitors – feedback and develop action plans to take market share• Travel frequently to visit stores maintaining relationships & exploring business opportunities, and travel frequent to our head offices in UK, Belgium & occasionally Netherlands

Manchester, United Kingdom

Manchester City Centre, United Kingdom

Manufacturers, importers and designers of Outerwear/Seperates & Accessories, specialised in Leather, Suede and PU products. Supplied Men’s, Ladies and Children’s outerwear/seperates & accessories to many of the high streets leading retailers such as: • Debenhams,• ASOS, • Arcadia Group, • JD Sports,• Shop Direct, • JD Williams, • Footasylum, • Matalan, • Primark• Missguided• House of Fraser and many more.KEY ACHIEVEMENTS - Created a strong account base from zero accounts - generated a strong amount of business in just over 12 months - learnt supplier based demands and understood profit margins from both angles of business.

Preston, United Kingdom

• Development and maintenance of professional relationships with Independent accounts across the UK, also to build these with new accounts found, and re-establish lost accounts.• Responsible for over 100+ accounts across the U.K. Achieved forward sale orders in excess of £850,000 for SS14, AW14, SS15• Study and agree range plan with production and sales team and monitor the samples received for independent sales• Study and agree the range plans with production to include contribution to development of collections through market analysis of competitor product to design team• To drive stock sales and set targets for all accounts, Management of house accounts and buying appointments and after sales service• Drive the achievement of sales targets through the development of relationships, process and procedures and effective management activity. This could include the creation of SMU’s• Designed two accessory collections for SS15 and AW16, worked alongside factories to produce CADS, PP and SMS samples.• Act upon any sell through data received from all accounts.