Robert Sexton Email & Phone Number

Milton Keynes, Gb

Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

Designer and Product Developer at Randa UK, leading gents manufacturer of leather and PU accessories and gifts.

Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

Responsible for watch product development for the Marks & Spencer account and other private labels via our factories in Hong Kong.Creative and self-motivated developing products to a customer’s design brief from initial concept to final mass production using extensive analytical skills to form the basis and foundation of commercially viable product.• Responsible for the trend analysis and interpretation of fashion and luxury brands.• Analyse and review customer sales data to recognise potential sales opportunity for future product development.• Communicate with the Far East regarding all aspects of product development.• Build and maintain strong relationships and communication with customers, Far East suppliers and both internal and external partners. Often having to navigate language barriers and manage expectations.• Demonstrate extensive knowledge and understanding of watch designs, construction, manufacture and EU legalities.• International travel to the Far East to liaise and relationship build with suppliers, factories and Hong Kong colleagues for development and product sourcing.

Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

• Provide accurate and timely reports to enable successful growth for Fossil and the retail partner.• Maintaining and managing customer Weekly Sales Stock Inventory forecasting documents.• In season management of all Fossil group brands, including forecasting and refining assortments.• Keen commercial awareness across the general watch industry and within the retail partners environment.• Key point of contact for both buying and merchandising teams of our retail partners. I solely managed the John Lewis and Debenhams accounts and aided with both Aurum and signet. Important to maintain strong close relationships with retail partners through regular communication.• Data analysis to recognise macro and micro trends to maximise customer sales opportunities.• Organise and lead customer seasonal selection and review meetings.

Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

• Reporting, reconciliation and analysis of figures.• Liaising with external vendors / customers / stores.• Producing and maintaining a store procedural bible, and creating incentive schemes.• Being the primary contact for all 50 HoF stores, dealing with a variety of issues.• Devised and implemented a process for loss prevention adopted across Europe.

San Diego, California

• Multi-media graphic design artist and colourist.• General administrative maintenance of a graphic design studio.• Communication with clients/vendors including management of invoicing system.• National travel across the USA for exhibitions and trade fairs.

Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

• Maintenance of in house product insurance database system – nationwide till interaction.• Customer / store / customer services queries – first point of contact for problem resolution.• Manual set up and cancellation of insurance policies involving communication and negotiation with 3rd party insurance under-writers (Alliance Cornhill).• Set up and maintenance of departmental procedural work flows.• Advising, checking and correcting insurance details for national promotional flyers to comply with governmental Competition Commission legal guidelines.