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Burnley, Lancashire, Gb

ElectricalToysStationeryCelebrations

Normanton, West Yorkshire, Gb

My role at Poundworld spread me across a variety of product areas each with their own complexities. To turn all areas around I brought in and managed a team of 3 Merchandiser, Junior Buyer, Buying assistant.During my time we resourced every single range and built relationships with Key domestic and Far East manufacturers.The variety of categories I managed were:-CAR AND BIKE• CYCLING• CAR CARE - ACCESSORIES• CAR CARE - AIR FRESHENERS• CAR CARE - CLEANING• CAR CARE - CLEANING ACCESSORIESDIY• DECORATING - PAINT • DECORATING - TILES & WALLPAPER• DECORATING - TOOLS• TOOLS• TOOLS - ACCESSORIES• TOOLS - FILLLERS & ADHESIVES• TOOLS - GLUE & TAPE• TOOLS - SECURITY• DIY – WINTERELECTRICAL• BATTERIES• CABLES, PLUGS, ADAPTERS• LIGHT BULBS• LIGHTING• MEDIA - CAMERA• CD & DVD• COMPUTERS & I PADS• EAR & HEADPHONES• GADGETS• PHONES & TABLETSSEASONAL • GARDENING - -BULBS - AUTUMN (AUG-OCT)• - BULBS - SEEDS• - BULBS & SHRUBS - (JAN-JUNE)• - DECORATIVE• - NOVELTY DECS• - NOVELTY HANGING• - NOVELTY SHELVED• - NOVELTY STAND• - SOLAR LIGHT• -SOLAR LIGHT-NOVEL• - FENCING & TRELLIS• - FURNITURE• - PEST CONTROL• - PLANT FEED & WEED KILLER• - PLANTING - ACCESSORIES• - PLANTING - HANGING BASKETS• - PLANTING - POTS• - TOOLS• - TOOLS - ACCESSORIES• GARDENING GLOVES• - WATERING• GIFT – XMAS GIFTS• HOME ESSENTIALS - ELECTRICAL -AUDIO & TV• HOME ESSENTIALS - WINTER FUELS• SUMMER - BBQ• SUMMER - BBQ ACCESSORIES• SUMMER - CAMPING ACCESSORIES• SUMMER - CAMPING EATING & DRINKING• SUMMER - CAMPING ESSENTIALS• SUMMER - CAMPING LIGHTING• SUMMER - FANS• SUMMER - FISHING• SUMMER - TRAVEL - ACCESSORIES• SUMMER - TRAVEL - LUGGAGE• SUMMER - TRAVEL - LUGGAGE ACCESSORIES

Bolton, Greater Manchester, Gb

Bolton, Greater Manchester, Gb

Bolton, Greater Manchester, Gb

Leeds, West Yorkshire, Gb

Since joining In February this 2011 I have taken an underperforming category and reinvigorated it. I restructured the range to both improve the use of space in store which enabled me to improve the SKU count by 40% coupled with my understanding of the Market allowed me to launch own brand product in key screen sizes and vastly improve the branded offering in both range of brands offered and introduce new technology into Asda for the first time. By doing this in a declining market I have grown my business massively both in terms of Turnover and profit. Which also delivered Asda its largest share of the TV market in the past 5 years.• I am responsible for the Own Brand and Branded ranges of TV's TV stands and Brackets • I have ownership for the creation and management of my categories business plans.• I source and suppler manage a range of 38 SKU’s from several Far Eastern, European and domestic suppliers.• I have successfully developed relationships with and significantly increased turnover and profitability within my categories with the leading brands LG, Samsung, Sony & Toshiba.• I have reinvigorated Asda's TV business with the launch of two new TV ranges which have each year delivered a huge step forward year on year in terms of quality and variety of own brand, 'A' brand and technology.• I am responsible for continually delivering to Asda's customer market leading retail price points. Which I have consistently delivered every month since February 2011

PJH Group is a leading European supplier of bathrooms, kitchens and appliances to the home improvement market. Servicing a wide spectrum of sectors including retail, merchant and construction markets, PJH has enjoyed continuous growth since 1972. This success is based on a highly customer-focused attitude, a continuous improvement philosophy and an innovative approach to business.Prima is PJH’s own brand used for its opening price point range of integrated appliances covering a wide range of categories including, cooking, cooling, laundry and dishwashing. Turnover for Prima appliances in 2009 was £10m.• I reported directly to the Category Director• I was responsible for the management of the Prima brand which involves all online and print activity• I controlled the creative direction of the brand and including website, press release, brochures, advertising, presentations and POS• I was responsible for new product development : o Bringing to market new product innovations o Bringing to market existing product but at low cost to ensure our customers deliver great value promotions to their customers.• I had ownership for the creation and management of the own lable appliances business plans.• I sourced and suppler managed a range of 132 SKU’s from several Far Eastern, European and domestic suppliers.• I was responsible for bringing to market promotions on both a quarterly and adhoc basis.• I created all the product presentation data for the sales teams.• I managed the guarantee servicing to ensure our service partner was maintaining a high standard for our end customers at all times.

The Videocon group is a USD 4 Billion global conglomerate, which has sold more than 50 million consumer electronic products in the Indian market alone. It has a 30 year history and 23 manufacturing locations around the world. The company employs approx 30000 people. VDC Technologies is the UK sales and marketing office for the Videocon group. The UK is the first territory outside of its domestic market where the brand has been launched on LCD televisions.• I reported directly to the UK Country Head• I was responsible for the marketing of the Videocon brand in the UK. During my time I successfully organised a brand launch event on July 7th 2009, which was well attended by the trade press and leading UK retailers.• I was responsible for event management of trade shows and project managed the Videocon stand for the CIH trade show. The event went fantastically well for Videocon as orders were placed on the stand and due to the success of the show the customer base has increased significantly.• I controlled the creative direction of all touch points for the brand, including website, press release, brochures, advertising, presentations and POS• I controlled the management of OEM product to ensure all OEM meets and surpasses all requirements of our customers• As part of my role I liaised closely with the Indian head office in Delhi and also with our factories across Europe

Established in 1964, Linmark is a Hong Kong based fast growing one-stop global sourcing and supply chain management solutions provider for leading retail chain operators, well known brands, wholesalers, mail order houses and departments stores in the U.S., Canada, Europe, South Africa, Asia and Australia. Linmark Electronics are the consumer electronics division of the Linmark group, In the UK Linmark traded with Asda, Argos, Co-op, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, Toys R Us and Tesco.• My role as Vision Buying manager empowered me with the company’s UK consumer electronics spend in my last financial year with Linmark I managed the procurement of goods to a value of approx $50million USD.• I was responsible for the project management of all new lines to ensure all projects adhere to our customer’s critical paths. • I managed a UK team of 2 to ensure the buy office fulfils the day to day needs of all the other departments in the business. I also identified the work tasks and objectives 3 Hong Kong merchandisers who reported to the UK office. • I often spent time in the Hong Kong office, training the far East Merchandisers, predominantly on how to service the needs of our internal business and on the levels of service expected by our customers. • I was responsible for new product development :• I had ownership for the creation and management of the consumer electronics business plans.• I regularly travelled across Europe and South China, to work with both potential and incumbent suppliers, to ensure service levels are adhered to.• I had addressed and improved the organisations approach to procurement, through management of information storage and flow, pricing decreases through varied negotiation techniques.• I had also consistently delivered price decreases during a time of ever increasing raw material prices and problematic exchange rates.

Msc, Procurement & Logistics

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