Samuel Wainwright Email & Phone Number

London, Gb

London, England, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

- Create, raise, and manage Purchase Orders, working with external suppliers to manage the critical path and helping the department achieve their KPIs.- Creating and running ad-hoc reports, actively partaking in sales meetings and making commercial recommendations.- Catalogue management, including full ownership of a range. Forecasting sales and stock, proposing top-ups and allocations in order to minimise markdown.- Created and analysed a series of reports that looked at stock and… Show more - Create, raise, and manage Purchase Orders, working with external suppliers to manage the critical path and helping the department achieve their KPIs.- Creating and running ad-hoc reports, actively partaking in sales meetings and making commercial recommendations.- Catalogue management, including full ownership of a range. Forecasting sales and stock, proposing top-ups and allocations in order to minimise markdown.- Created and analysed a series of reports that looked at stock and sales cover down the chain that led to changes in the way sizing was handled in smaller stores.- Learnt and became fluent in several IT support systems including Range Planner, SSI, and GMOR. Show less

Orlando, Florida Area

My role as a Cultural Representative involved sharing my culture to create a more immersive guest experience. During my programme I became a Trainer, meaning that it was my duty to look after the new Cast Members and teach them their responsibilities. I also presented tours of our Tea Garden on behalf of Twining’s. From this, I was then selected to take part in both the Tea Experience and the Royal Tea Tours, presenting in front of Leaders as well as representatives of Twining’s. I was also a… Show more My role as a Cultural Representative involved sharing my culture to create a more immersive guest experience. During my programme I became a Trainer, meaning that it was my duty to look after the new Cast Members and teach them their responsibilities. I also presented tours of our Tea Garden on behalf of Twining’s. From this, I was then selected to take part in both the Tea Experience and the Royal Tea Tours, presenting in front of Leaders as well as representatives of Twining’s. I was also a member of our Pavilion’s Green and Safety team, ensuring that we were as ecological and as safe as possible. In order to provide the best guest service, it was vital that I remained commercially aware, developing strong knowledge of the wider Disney brand, as well as competitors. Show less

Westfield, London

As a Lead Cast Member, I worked alongside the Allocation team, providing feedback on stock levels and forecasting the future needs of the store. To assist with this, I would analyse and evaluate weekly reports in order to track KPIs with the help of the Back Office system. This gave me an understanding of how to utilise business information. Using my proficiency in numeracy and the use of Excel, I would then create weekly sales reports to send to senior management. Being a leader meant that it… Show more As a Lead Cast Member, I worked alongside the Allocation team, providing feedback on stock levels and forecasting the future needs of the store. To assist with this, I would analyse and evaluate weekly reports in order to track KPIs with the help of the Back Office system. This gave me an understanding of how to utilise business information. Using my proficiency in numeracy and the use of Excel, I would then create weekly sales reports to send to senior management. Being a leader meant that it was crucial that I used my time effectively, organising my tasks whilst understanding their priority, and dealing with them efficiently. Another one of my responsibilities included training new cast members, which involved creating new processes for training. This required accuracy and attention to detail to ensure they were useable after my departure. I was also responsible for weekly scheduling, ensuring that we had the correct number of Cast Members in the store, especially whilst predicting potential busier periods. Show less

Westfield, London

In this role I was responsible for; volunteer programmes, cast member development, the ambassador programme, and stockroom upkeep. I managed the filing and archiving of weekly audit packs, as well as organising their monthly transfers. I would also assist in the input of deliveries and store-to-store transfers, which included liaising with the EDC in order to reschedule deliveries. During this time, I took the opportunity to shadow the Marketing team, learning a greater amount about how the… Show more In this role I was responsible for; volunteer programmes, cast member development, the ambassador programme, and stockroom upkeep. I managed the filing and archiving of weekly audit packs, as well as organising their monthly transfers. I would also assist in the input of deliveries and store-to-store transfers, which included liaising with the EDC in order to reschedule deliveries. During this time, I took the opportunity to shadow the Marketing team, learning a greater amount about how the business operates. I supported the central EMEA Marketing team to educate and raise awareness of the new Disney Store Party proposition, assisting cast with knowledge of the product and collaborating with the Oxford Street store for its launch. Show less

Oxford Street, London

As an Ambassador at the company’s flagship store in Europe it was my responsibility to ensure that I represented the Disney brand to the very highest standard at all times. I supported the central EMEA Marketing team to educate and raise awareness of the new Disney Life proposition through giving a presentation to all cast members.

Data Analyst (Level 4), Distinction

Ba (Hons), Communications And Business Studies, 2.1

Activities and Societies: During my time at University I produced a report that looked at the internal/external communications.

Education record