Steele Mcwilliams Email & Phone Number

Melbourne, Vic, Au

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

I am currently serving as a Buyer at PPG, where I manage all paint accessories nationwide. This includes, but is not limited to: → Liaising with suppliers on margin, rebates, and stock returns.→ Reporting on sales and inventory to track financial goals and maintain inventory holdings.→ Creating bi-monthly catalogues and monthly promotions to target aged stock.→ Producing competitor, market, and supplier research to ensure pricing and range are competitive and fit the needs… Show more I am currently serving as a Buyer at PPG, where I manage all paint accessories nationwide. This includes, but is not limited to: → Liaising with suppliers on margin, rebates, and stock returns.→ Reporting on sales and inventory to track financial goals and maintain inventory holdings.→ Creating bi-monthly catalogues and monthly promotions to target aged stock.→ Producing competitor, market, and supplier research to ensure pricing and range are competitive and fit the needs of our customers.→ Building strategy for category to grow sales and margin. → Cross-department collaboration to ensure KPIs set by the business are achieved and projects are brought to life. Show less

📌 Brands — Crocs, Adidas, Windsor Smith, Palladium, DC, Under Armour. 📌 Crocs SMU — Developed SMU and early stages of go to market plan.→ Build a cohesive assortment with product grading in line with business and consumer expectations.→ Implement new reports while streamlining existing reports and processes.→ Liaise with all departments to ensure the GTM process is followed and the potential for assortment to deliver is maximised.→ Work with Planning to ensure emerging… Show more 📌 Brands — Crocs, Adidas, Windsor Smith, Palladium, DC, Under Armour. 📌 Crocs SMU — Developed SMU and early stages of go to market plan.→ Build a cohesive assortment with product grading in line with business and consumer expectations.→ Implement new reports while streamlining existing reports and processes.→ Liaise with all departments to ensure the GTM process is followed and the potential for assortment to deliver is maximised.→ Work with Planning to ensure emerging category is in line with business expectations.→ Present strategies and buys to Head of Buying for sign-off.→ Liaise with suppliers to ensure the best product is available for business. Show less

📌 Brands — Converse, Crocs, Rip Curl, Skechers, Mitchell & Ness, Fila.📌 Stores — Supported the launch of 14 stores.→ Trade analysis and reporting.→ Build business-relevant and best assortment. Collaboration with Planning to review brand performance and forecast.→ Identifying gaps in assortment and creating strategy to turn these into sales.

→ Implemented processes from the ground up to ensure the business remained efficient.→ Liaised with 70+ brands to ensure all product was correct and up to date.→ Assisted in ranges and buy sign-offs.→ Supporting Buyers to ensure deadlines are met and buy rounds run smoothly.→ Recategorised 6000 lines of data to ensure reporting was accurate.

→ Refreshing weekly trade reports.→ Assist in building assortment selection.→ Training and product guides for stores.→ Building out quarterly visuals to present to marketing.→ Competitor research.

Melbourne, Australia

Melbourne, Australia

Melbourne, Australia

Melbourne, Australia