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Product lead covering home and garden categories valued at over £150m. Responsible for the development of new products and implementation of garden ranges in our retail outlets (B&Q, Screwfix, Castorama and Brico Depot) across 6 countries. Special consideration given to each market's requirements, national and international regulation (UK, Ireland, France.

London, United Kingdom

• Promoted to buyer with responsibility for Bedding plants and Christmas tree categories with total turnover of £22m.Acted as business lead under NDA for all horticulture categories during store sale / store disposal.
• Developed ranges and strategies for high volume bedding and vegetable categories requiring significant reserves across multiple national growers selected for their ability to produce crops to a high specification..
• Traded and pre-programmed bespoke ranges of bedding containers and baskets. Core ranging and seasonal product development including bespoke colour themed, mother’s day and Christmas ranges.
• Curated industry leading vegetable plant ranges through detailed review of range and pricing to ensure maximum appeal to the customer.
• Completed fixed buys for Christmas trees and stands. Required complex trading agreement terms and conditions to ensure 100% delivery of product on time and in full to the full estate. Conducted in-flight management of.
• During the sale / store disposal process, dealt specifically with commercially sensitive aspects of the supply chain and stock commitments for each individual and group store buyer to ensure a smooth transition of.

London, United Kingdom

• Promoted to Junior Buyer with additional responsibility for the Houseplant category, taking responsibility for £20m of turnover over the two categories. Acted as new store trading integrations and acquisition business.
• Managed both categories employing a new level of efficiency and assertiveness whilst ensuring KPI’s remained on track to deliver budgeted targets.
• Managed the day to day trading of a trending houseplant category, satisfying customer demand for newness, trending plants and attachment products.
• Communicated and steered the Mother’s day and Christmas Houseplant strategies ensuring all stakeholders delivered agreed objectives.
• Worked with the online team to deliver a compelling seeds & bulbs and Houseplant proposition
• Acted as Horticulture and Garden business lead for the successful acquisition of new stores and their integration into the core estate.

London, United Kingdom

• End to end responsibility for the ranging and marketing of a highly seasonal category delivering sales of over £10m. Delivered the trade plan, ensuring all KPI’s were achieved through monitoring and evaluation of.
• Primary responsibility to deliver all sales, margin and stock KPI’s
• Efficient communication of all category commercial performances on a weekly bases, communicating to the Category manager recommended actions where required.
• Fixed buys for spring and autumn seasons through detailed range reviews signed off at executive / director level.
• Continuous product / range development to ensure ‘newness’ and ‘exclusivity’ targets are achieved
• Communicated the strategy to internal stakeholders ensuring all marketing, visual merchandising and operational budgeted spend were allocated to the category in full.

Dunboyne Co. Meath

Dunboyne Co. Meath

Master'S Degree, Retail Management; Predictive Analytics, Brand Marketing, Global Supply Chain, International Retail, 2.1

Activities and Societies: International Retail Field Studies Industry Conferences Themed Retail WeeksDetailed study of major issues in.

Bachelor'S Degree, Horticultural Business Management, 2.1

Business Development, Operations Management, Financial Planning, Human Resources Management, Services Marketing, Project Management.

Bachelor'S Degree, Horticultural Science

Activities and Societies: College FootballPlant Science, Landscape Design, Interior Landscape Design, Construction, Pest And Disease.