About me
A product and design focused buyer with more than nine years experience working for international fashion companies: Inditex, Urban Outfitters Europe and Fashion Pills. Great commercial awareness, excellent communication and negotiation skills and a proven ability to understand the changing and challenging fashion marketplace. Adept at working with a wide variety of people effectively and with good- humour in sometimes highly demanding situations. And most importantly, creative and passionate about what I do.
Work history
Buying Manager
-Responsible since the relaunch of Fashion Pills in April 2014 for managing all aspects of the buying process and day to day running of the department
. -Created a new concept in terms of product, design, and pricing structure from other online stores based in Spain
. - Selection and negotiation of all own label product for Fashion Pills (all women´s areas) from a supplier base in UK, France and Spain.
-Selection and acquisition of all international brands sold at Fashion Pills for example (Mink Pink, Somedays Lovin, Vagabond, Glamourous) and national brands (such as Pepa Loves, Wolflamb, Town Clothing).
-Identify key trends and key drivers for each season and also develop any chase product during the respective season.
-Manage Open To Buy according to the sales plan and division of budget between own label product offering (70%) and brands (30%). - Uphold margin targets, markdown plans and manage all stock on hand
Senior Buyer
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-Working along side a team of 6 buyers and 9 designers, developed, selected and negotiated the nine collections per season for the BSK Jersey department (Spring/ Summer 2014 budget of 52 million euros Retail Value).
-Key areas; Jersey Basics, Knitwear & Jersey Dresses. -Uphold two continuous design calendars; short lead time production (4-8weeks in house) and long lead time (90 days in house)
-Responsible for all approvals and fittings for each style signed off (approximately 30 references in each of the 9 seasonal collections).
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Skills
- Fashion
- Marketing PR
- Excel
- Office
- Powerpoint
- Critical Path
- Range Planning Development
- As400
- OTB Planning
Education
European Languages, Culture Society
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