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Responsible for 4 categories with annual sales budget of £315m, stock budget of c.£65m and managing purchases of £190m per annum· Managing up to 3 direct reports and a team of 12, providing support, direction and development to create a high performing team. Offering mentoring and guidance to the wider Supply Chain community utilising my skills to support growth of the function· Managing stakeholder relationships across the business, working in partnership with Finance, Commercial, Operations and Logistics· Vendor management of Domestic and Far East suppliers, working with blue chip brands such Hozelock, Mountfield, Dickies, Scruffs and Dewalt Clothing and Footwear

Managed capacity planning for 2 retail distribution centres and 1 direct fulfillment centre· Responsible for creating capacity plans to pick 120m units and 624k cube per annum to a store network of c.650 TCs· Worked cross functionally with Supply Chain, Logistics, Finance and Retail Operations to ensure capacity was set at effective and efficient levels to support sales, availability and cost to serve· Managing 3PL pick performance, identifying and implementing changes to react to trading conditions· Delivering accurate capacity plans to 3PL to plan network inbound and outbound throughput

· Increased Safety and Workwear stock turn to 2.53 from 2.09· Introduced new clearance strategy reducing dormant stock by -£628k (-35%) YOY· Created stock strategy to deliver stock turn of 3 within 12 months

London, United Kingdom

· Responsible for 5 categories with annual sales budget of £20m and stock budget of £5m· Planning and presenting sales, margin and stock forecasts for annual budgets with the Buying team· Planning effective promotions, reviewed category strategy and increased promotional activity on 2 categories. Promotional sales +10% YOY

Southampton, United Kingdom

· Responsible for 1 category with a stock budget of £20m and annual sales budget of £86m· Setting replenishment levels in store, developed new tiered replenishment approach· Managing the trade plan, identifying opportunities and working with Buyers to plan effective promotions

· Responsible for 6 categories, with a combined stock budget of £17m and annual sales budget of £100m· Managing 7 direct reports, providing support, direction and development to create a high performing team. Reviewing development plans and ensuring all team members have the necessary skills to perform· Reviewing WSSIs with Merchandisers to ensure stock and sales are managed to deliver consistent availability within agreed budgets