Simon Walker Email & Phone Number

United Kingdom

Essex, England, United Kingdom

• GDI Ltd is a 360° fashion Wholesale company that designs, manufactures and distributes privately owned brands MA.STRUM and Boneville.Responsibilities include:
• Build and execute agreed business plan by market with distribution partners.
• Work with internal and affiliate marketing teams to deliver actionable insights by analysing customer data, market trends, and competitor data to shape business strategies.
• Guide channel strategy, pricing, and distribution.
• Define portfolio and innovation strategy based on market trends and potentials.
• Identify resources to implement future plans (internal and external)

London Bridge, London, United Kingdom

• Founded in London in 2014, mahabis specialise in sustainably sourced modern home footwear. Utilising the best premium materials and made using artisan methods of construction.
• Built pipeline in EMEA and U.S. by opening up pure play U.S footwear giant Zappos.com. UK - Sole Trader, HOF, Flannels, and began on-boarding marketplace process with Zalando in six European countries. Covid pandemic.

Earlsfield, London

• Responsibilities:
• Sales and distribution of Men’s and women’s wear wholesale. Divisional P&L and KPI’s management.

Bond Street, London W1

• Responsibilities:
• Responsible for all wholesale distribution and product placement.

Garratt Lane, Wansworth, London

• Responsibilities:
• Management of country sales and operations team with a brief to drive the lifestyle collections across Ski, Golf, Fitness and Casual into agreed premium specialist channels.
• Opened Harrods as premium outdoor partner.
• Became official clothing partners with SCGB (Ski Club of Great Britain) and The Royalty Protection Ski Team.

Macklin Street, Covent Garden, London

• Responsibilities:
• Reported to founder Johan Lindeberg and responsible for sales, distribution, and marketing of menswear, womenswear and accessories in the European region.
• Drove segmentation strategy and hired specialist team to execute each line - Women’s, Denim, Golf and Black Label.

Slough, Berkshire

• Responsibilities:
• UK and IRL Sales Director and responsible for all categories.
• Predictive bi- annual volume forecasting by style
• Maintained top to top retail relationships, conducting several U.S VIP visits to further strengthen the brand partnerships.
• Managed and developed sales team of 14, consisting of 5 KAM’s, 7 Territory Reps and 2 VM’s.
• Added 7 figure gross sales with exclusive Timberland x J.D Sports basketball apparel and footwear line.