About me

A graduate of De Montfort University, obtaining a First class honours degree in Fashion Buying with Marketing. Experience within both buying and merchandising roles across Childrenswear, Menswear, Womenswear and Lingerie.

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Work history

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Assistant BuyerJoules Clothing
Jul 2018 - Oct 2018Market Harborough, United KingdomFull Time
Womenswear team. A key member of a fast paced and rapidly expanding multi product Womenswear team. Working on a multi product team has given me insight into several areas of buying and production that I had not previously come across. I am responsible for day to day administrative duties, including but not limited to; Costing negotiations for upcoming ranges; looking at suitable RRPs and margin, whilst ensuring we land the correct quality product in the most suitable phasing. - Supporting the Buyer and Junior Buyer with all pricing negotiations, ensuring we are profitable and adhering to margin. Overseeing our Buyer’s Admin Assistant whilst they are responsible for leading communication with offshore sourcing offices. Maintaining the critical path, running critical path meetings and ensuring all teams are informed of issue lines. Also responsible for having implemented a new, more efficient critical path format; working with all teams to create a suitable document that fulfils all needs. Attending twice weekly fit sessions with the Garment tech, Designer and Assistant Designer. Preparing for and presenting within departmental forecasting meetings. Attend post sign off ‘mop up’ meetings and ensure outcomes are actioned. Managing product- lifecycle management software with correct product details. Running an Assistant/ Admin forum across the business, liaising with other members, both existing and new, to create an environment for enrichment through guest speakers, activities and social events. Working alongside Junior buyer to create strategy packs for the wider teams. Responsible for setting up for Monday trade meetings, pulling correct samples and labelling with analysis information. Coaching our BAA in the PP/ Gold seal sampling process for retail and wholesale channels. One of the key contacts between the buying team and other teams such as Marketing and Finance. Monthly analysis of Online reviews from our website, feeding this back to all teams within the Womenswear department, including heads of Buying and Merchandising.
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Buyers admin AssistantJoules Clothing
Nov 2017 - Jul 2018Market Harborough, United KingdomFull Time
Womenswear team. Responsible for the day to day support of a multi category Womenswear Buying team whilst progressing my knowledge and skills within a fast paced office environment. Leading communication with offshore sourcing offices to ensure garments are to correct design specifications and are manufactured to the level of quality expected by our company and customers. Maintaining the critical path, running critical path meetings and ensuring all teams are informed of issue lines. Also responsible for having implemented a new, more efficient critical path format; working with all teams to create as suitable document that fulfils all needs. Managed both AW18 and SS19 Lookbooks with support from wider team and Junior Buyer, in daily communication with the Graphics department to make sure all information is captured and correct. Prepare for and attend departmental forecasting meetings. Attend post sign off ‘mop up’ meetings. Supporting Assistant Buyer and Junior Buyer in larger, strategy based tasks. Assisting Assistant Buyer and Junior Buyer with costings for upcoming ranges, looking at suitable RRPs and margin. Helped in preparation for our SS19 Sign off, creating information packs, setting up our showroom and managing incoming samples. Responsible for setting up for Monday trade meetings, pulling correct samples and labelling with analysis information. Approving the PP/ Gold seal samples for retail and wholesale channels, Key contact between the buying team and other teams such as Marketing and Finance. Responsible for sample management; archiving past seasons, collating items for a business wide stocktake, lending samples to other teams within the business (VM/ Press/ Photography). Monthly analysis of Online reviews from our website, feeding this back to all teams within the Womenswear department, including heads of Buying and Merchandising.

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Skills

• Buying
• Fashion Merchandising
• Fashion Buying
• Trend Forecasting
• Fashion E-commerce
• Sales Analysis
• Visual Merchandising
• Wholesale Sales
• Brand Strategy
• Womenswear

Education

BA(Hons) Fashion Buying and MarketingDe Montfort University
Sep 2013Leicester, United Kingdom
YR 3. 1st Class Hons. Sourcing and supply. Fashion management. Final project. Dissertation: ‘Brexit’ and the potential effect upon the UK Fashion Manufacturing Industry. Three years of study culminated in an extended piece of research, where I chose to focus on a highly contemporary and discursive topic; ‘Brexit’. YR 2. High 2:1. Core buying. Product development. Fashion Marketing. YR 1. High 2:1. Introduction to Fashion buying. Textile materials.