Xanther Logan Email & Phone Number

London, Gb

London, United Kingdom

Upon joining the company, I was given the task of migrating data from the legacy system into the new and current system, then being responsible for reconciling all 400+ bank accounts up to date for ARMA compliance and maintaining them going forward.Key Responsibilities:• Preparing, maintaining, and producing direct debit payment schedules for thousands of tenants.• Allocating receivable income timely and accurately, and reconciling receivable bank account on daily basis.• Accurate and timely processing of refunds and credits.• Complete monthly bank reconciliations - Investigate and resolve any discrepancies. • Processing and executing daily inter-account transfers.• Liaising with wider finance department (accounts payable, credit control, account managers) to ensure timely resolution of queries.• Preparation and execution of weekly and ad hoc supplier EFT payments via BACS and same day payments.• Setup and maintain database of late fees the company charged to payment defaulters and provided reports to head office.

London, United Kingdom

During my time with the company, I was given the key priority and responsibility of undertaking the Inventory Planning requirements for the European Women’s Underwear division, a significant division, valued at £120 million to the business. Key Responsibilities:• Developing monthly basic and seasonal fashion buy plans.• Managing & delivering inventory to schedule, monthly and seasonally (4 cycles per annum).• Handling day to day manufacturing questions (usually relating to delivery information).• Providing regular report updates to the sales team: Delivery Schedules, Vendor Reports, Availability Reports, Bookings vs Projections etc• Liaising with sales and retail managers to handle stock transfers across virtual warehouses as required, and managing the assignment of obsolete inventory flags to maximise inventory efficiency.• Working with the sourcing offices in Egypt and Hong Kong, ensuring that production minimums are met and that fashion deliveries arrive on time.• Reviewing fashion and basic stock levels & prioritising incoming PO’s based on customer demand.

London, United Kingdom

Reporting directly to the UK Sales Manager and managing a small team, with the responsibility for the control of planning, buying and trading product for all Speedo DTC retail business covering 4 stores with a turnover of £2 million. Key Responsibilities:• Planning and delivering a product range/assessment that delivered the brand’s strategic and marketing objectives, and activating Speedo’s key seasonal product focuses.• Planning and implementing commercial merchandise stock plans which defined the number of products for each store and their depth of stock.• Continuously sought out opportunities to maximize sales and turnover.• Preparation and review of promotional activity so that sales were maximized and sell through rates increased, boosting revenue and profits and increasing brand awareness and perception.• Reviewed weekly trading performance, managing risks, identifying key product opportunities and responding proactively to these which led to increased sales and reduced missed profit opportunities.• Implementing end of season exit plan, taking appropriate action to clear terminal stock from stores and warehouse which led to increased revenue during those key times and maximized sale opportunities.• Captured the quantitative and qualitative historical sales data.• Implemented pricing strategy in line with Speedo and the market requirements.• Provided input to the retail marketing plan in conjunction with the Retail Operations Manager and Retail Sales Manager.

London, United Kingdom

Reporting to the Finance Director and managing a small team with the responsibility for delivering operational and administrative support to the whole salon and retail division supporting an annual turnover of £10 million. Key Responsibilities:• Maintaining in-house product databases (2000+ SKUs), updating new brands, descriptions, prices etc• Raising orders and liaising with suppliers, dealing with any subsequent challenges to ensure delivery times are met.• Importing sales data from front of house till system into separate database used for stock management and ordering.• Coordinating with Harrods’ EPOS systems and procedures ensuring that sales were accurately recorded through their systems.• Monitoring and coordinating sensibility checks on new system upgrades. • Co-ordinate and manage monthly, quarterly and annual stock takes, investigating and resolving any stock discrepancies so that the finance team had accurate information on the stock position of our stores.• Prepare monthly stock take reports for the financial team to track P&L statistics.• Analyzing sales and order histories ensuring smarter and more efficient orders in order to increase revenue and cut costs by not ordering slow moving items.• Communicate discrepancies with Open to Buy Budget and monitor spend by supplier.