With 10 years experience in Buying, Wholesale and Sales, I am a proactive, driven person and strive to further my knowledge in retail product development.
I have always loved buying because no day is the same; I enjoy the changing challenges, the deadlines, the negotiation and seeing a design come to life.
My key strength is my organisation and attention to detail, I’m able to manage my time effectively and to a high standard to deliver results on time and achieve pinch points in production and ex-fty.
I am interested in companies which value progression, where I can become part of a tight knit team and have a positive impact on the company and my career.
Work history
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Account ManagerAttire Clothing
- Manchester, United KingdomFull Time
Managing all areas of John Lewis Childrenswear product development - outerwear, nightwear, main range, swimwear.
From design, to sample sign off, end to end costing until styles are confirmed, negotiating and improving department margins, generating new styles with cross costing and development.
I left for maternity in May 2021.
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Junior Account ManagerAttire Clothing
- Manchester, United KingdomFull Time
Costing and development of Boden Girls, John Lewis Kids Nightwear/Mens Lounge/Babywear and Ivy T, alongside co-account managing Jojo Maman Bebe Layette and Crew Kids Clothing.
-Identifying new fabrics and product gaps ahead of customers’ placing seasonal product
-Briefing out design packs/artworks to factories for costing and negotiating prices to quote competitively to buyers
-Following all lab dip/strike offs and proto development stages end to end to receive in for sign off
-Liaising with buyers to hit key dates and achieve timely deliveries, with regular critical path management
-Working with garment tech in-house to ensure all factories are compliant and approved ahead of orders
-Tracking fit and pre-production sample schedules to ensure production is maintained
-Develop and maintain factory base with regular cross-costing to ensure margin, MOQs and lead times are competitive
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Skills
- Wholesale
- Buying
- Sales
- Operations
- Sourcing Clothing
- Critical Path
- Costing
- Product Development
- Production Co-ordination
Education
Buying and Merchandising Short CourseUniversity of The Arts London (UAL)
- London, United Kingdom
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Philosophy BAUniversity of Birmingham
- Birmingham, United Kingdom