Michaela Lockley Email & Phone Number

Passionate fashion buyer with extensive experience in retail operations and processes. Offering comprehensive market and trend understanding to consistently meet current and future consumer demands. With experience in womenswear wovens and knits, looking to use smart mind and procurement experiences to tackle new challenges within any retail organization.Energetic employee well-versed in strong communication and organization skills. Seeks solutions to problems and applies extensive analytical knowledge to findings. Adept at multi-tasking, leading group discussions and managing projects.Current Career Profile:Senior Fashion Buyer, with over 7 years’ experience in womenswear knits and wovens (outerwear).Currently buying at Truworths, in the women’s casualwear department, Outback Red. Specializing in denim skirts, non-denim skirts, non-denim shorts, woven tops and jackets (1 July 2024-present).Experience:Prior to Truworths, worked at Pick n Pay Clothing for 7 years. Was responsible for buying the womenswear in-house brand, Real Basics: Knits and Jackets (2021-2024).Also responsible for buying the sustainable and lifestyle fashion brand Fresh for women (2020-present). Delivered a Fresh growth from 32 million (ZAR) to a current, 80 million (ZAR) business. In 2020 the Fresh brand was the 6th best trading category in the business- in which previously, had ranked at 23rd.At Pick n Pay Clothing, I managed a sales budget of 300 million (ZAR) for Summer and 400 million (ZAR) for Winter.In addition, managed and coordinated below special projects for Pick n Pay Clothing:-Assists the Visual Merchandise and Creative Department with coordinating all of womenswear outerwear product for in-store displays, seasonal shoots and social media campaigns.-Manages all designer collaborations' for the company.-Introduced and delivered a new Maternity wear range for women.Accomplishments: Was Promoted to Senior Buyer in October 2022- youngest buyer in the company to ever receive this title at Pick n Pay Clothing.Runner up in Pick n Pay Clothing's GM Award (2022). An award that recognizes outstanding achievement and contribution to the company with increasing the team morale and company profits.Instrumental and responsible for acquiring Merch Traffic, a British licensing company who holds the rights to music icons, such as The Beatles, Taylor Swift and Michael Jackson. Pick n Pay was the first retailer in South Africa to acquire womenswear and menswear licensed summer products, featuring international musical legends.