An experienced Buyers Assistant whose passion lies within customer driven Fashion Buying. A diligent, organised and confident individual with a fiercely positive attitude, and a fantastic eye for product. My past experience and education in Fashion has given me a well rounded outlook on the industry, and I have amassed a comprehensive skill set that would make me a great addition to any team.
Work history
Senior Buyers AssistantMarks and Spencer
London, United KingdomFull Time
-Own and manage the Critical Path for my team by ensuring accurate dates are put into the system at the right time, all dates are met and any potential risks to launch are communicated with the rest of the team.
-Negotiate cost prices with suppliers inline with our department margin targets using a ready reckoner
-Have presented confidently at Range Reviews and International Buying Fair
-Have implemented and managed ‘BA Admin time’ on my department, ensuring smooth and consistent house keeping.
-Review and approve/reject lab dips and strike offs regularly with a great eye for colour
- Lead weekly work meetings with all Buying, Tech, and Merchandising to update the team on issues, new developments etc. I have also introduced a new way of running the work meeting which has proven to be time effective and efficient for the whole team.
-Have built great relationships with SO’s, by actively participating in and often leading weekly VC’s with the rest of the team
-Own and manage fit sessions, working with SO’s, Tech and Buying, ensuring that samples are fitted on time. Collate a weekly fit list that is sent to teams prior to sessions. Actively participate in fit sessions by putting forward my own opinions.
-Have built great relationships with many areas of the business (Buying, Merchandising, Styling, Press, Marketing, Design, Tech, VM, Planning etc) as well as working confidentially with other Business Units.
-Organised monthly comp shops including pricing analysis with other BAA’s. Regularly present findings back to Buying/Design Teams prior to range building.
-Use my skills as an experienced PLM user to assist in the set up and smooth running of strokes through the Buying Process.
-Actively participate in weekly trade meetings and regularly collate and organise product for these meetings.
-Analysed weekly departmental performance, identify trading opportunities and lessons learnt for future seasons.
Skills
- Styling
- Writing
- Creative Writing/blogging
- Photography
- Social Media
- Microsoft Office
- Editorial
- Creative Arts
- Adobe Indesign/illustrator/photoshop
- Team Player