● Selling own label footwear to major Blue Chip retailers in the UK and Europe● Travel to the Far East and India to liaise with existing and new factories● Regular customer meetings with key accounts.● Monitoring sales figures closely to ensure that expected growth is met, if not exceeded● Product Development

● Selling own label footwear and large portfolio of Licences / Brands● Grown turnover of my accounts by 12% year on year, despite difficult trading in the retail sector.● Price negotiations with customers and suppliers● Liaison with Far East factory base on a daily basis● Regular customer meetings with key accounts at senior and director level● Help design team develop new ranges every season, extensive research of current trends and licenses, own input given on designed range by taking into consideration my own customer requirements● Involvement in order placing from the initial buying sample stage to finally receiving contracts

● Placing customer orders direct with factories● Negotiating pricing and delivery dates with customers once Sales handed over to me ● Provided product costings to Sales Team● Taking direct orders for the Wholesale department with smaller independent customers● Chasing up samples from suppliers and approval of confirmation samples from customers● Customer Telesales● Designing ranges of footwear using own ideas and also working with famous licenses