Costco

Alexir Brands supplies luxury bespoke gifts and hampers to Costco online and instore. I take responsibility for running this from initial design to delivery. This involves: Creating mood boards to assist in product development Market research and analysis into key trends Developing and leading commercial presentations to showcase and sell products Ordering stock and preparing purchase orders Sourcing new products and suppliers to ensure are gifts are constantly evolving and competitively priced  Managing and planning of Far East shipments and payments  Negotiating pricing and fees to achieve the best possible margin Planning the production of 40,000 hampers per annum  Supervising a production line of approximately 25 people, preforming quality control checks and ensuring time targets are met  Managing the stock valuation and inventory control  Final sign off of costings and invoices