Merchandiser - Handbags (paternity cover) CV Example
CV Score: 80%
Business/Data Analyst and Merchandiser with over eight years experience within the fashion and beauty industry, I am looking to further improve my analytical skills and transfer my skills into a new sector.
I have used a number of data systems along with successfully testing and implementing new data systems in previous roles and training team members. I have also lead process improvements.
I am self-motivated, self-reliant and work extremely well with others. I have the ability to work under pressure whilst maintaining a methodical and accurate approach to tasks. I have a comprehensive understanding of quality assurance focusing on business needs, as well as a sound understanding of business management. I am looking to succeed within a progressive team-orientated company that will encourage my professional development.
July 2014 to August 2014Net-A-Porter Group
- Key contact for all analysis and conclusions relating to departments of responsibility.
- Conduct detailed ad-hoc and pro-active analysis relating to all KPI's and dependants.
- Interact with other teams to improve seasonal performance and drive best practices.
- Provide seasonal planning forecasts for department.
- Manage WSSI with seasonal and monthly forecasts.
- Create seasonal strategies to achieve Key Performance Indicators(KPI's).
- Manage department markdowns.
- Provide weekly summary of Key Performance Indicators within department.
- Undertake in season tactical actions to ensure department hits KPI's.
- Manage, coach and develop Assistant and Junior Merchandisers.
- Negotiate with vendors to improve terms.
April 2013 to April 2014Ralph Lauren EU
- Responsible for scheduling systems activities and communication with the US support team.
- Pre Season Planning: Assisting the planning & distribution director with annual financial storeline plans in accordance with corporate goals, utilising historical performance, trend analysis and input from merchant and storeline organisations.
- Utilising the planning system to project sales and margin at a year/quarter/month/week level.
- Merchandise category rollups ensuring store plans versus merchandise plans accurately reflect eac other.
- Presenting quarterly financial projections at a topline location level to director of planning for approval.
- Providing merchants, planners and store teams with appropriate plans based on approval of sales and margin.
- Presenting financial components to merchant, planning and storeline teams in order to determine the financial impact with respect to strategy changes.
- Preparing final fiscal plans at the week/store level for signoff from director of planning.
- In Season Tactical Adjustments and Management: Forecasting of sales and margin at a store level by week in the planning system on a bimonthly basis based on changes in business strategies, the overall retail environment and the receipt flow.
- Providing planning team with financial information for the week at store level in order to review current business against projections, plans and last year sales.
- Managing store daily sales reporting.
- Managing weekly sales reporting cycle for planning, merchant and storeline teams.
- Presenting financial components (sales and margin) to merchant, planning and storeline teams in order to determine the financial impact with respect to strategy changes.
- Forecasting of Antiques & Vintage and Watches & Jewellery category sales, deliveries and store stock.
- Liaising with the US buying team to finalise plan and allocated spend on buy in and communicating open to buy spend each quarter.
- Responsible for relocating A&V and W&J stock from stores to fill customer demand.
- Responsible for forecasting and coordination of terminal stock write off and associated actions.
- Liaising with buyers and store ops on minimizing final stock write off via staff sales.
- Managing sale markdown communication to storeline teams and execution of price changes from the buying team.
- Producing adhoc analysis as required supporting business decision making.
- Managing PSR coding each season.
November 2011 to May 2012MAC Cosmetics
- Implementing system updates and introducing best practice procedures.
- Preparing weekly sales report with commentary on trends and performance against budget and targets.
- Preparing average weekly sales trend analysis and forecast sales for retail division.
- Proving general financial and analytical support to the NSM and brand director.
- Tracking daily orders placed by retailers verses projections and growth analysis.
- Completion of presentations for management for retailer strategy meetings.
- Liaising with retail stores to monitor AUS & A£S.
- Tracking results of new launch sell through for the marketing team.
November 2007 to November 2011L'Oreal L'Oreal Paris, Garnier & Maybelline － New York
- Implementing Microsoft Analytics into the business with support team.
- Taking initiative to suggest process improvements in order to gain further efficiencies and share best practise.
- Effective reporting of account specific database information for the account managers.
- Working with account specific data to evaluate category sales.
- Providing sell through analysis to assist account specific sales forecasting by monitoring stock levels at account level, warehouse and stores.
- Efficient management of account invoices by following standardised invoice procedures, ensuring all outstanding invoices are followed up and passed onto Finance before month end.
- Maintaining debt records on a daily basis across accounts/brands.
- Liaising with credit control team to ensure effective processing of invoices and to ensure the debt target is always met.
- Updating Epos Sheets for each category and distribute summary sheet and presenting data.
December 2005 to November 2007Decléor, Carita, Shiseido & Nars UK Ltd
- Responsible for liaising with the Decléor Promotions Manager and Promotions Team regarding forthcoming promotions.
- Designing posters based on the current focus and distributing to accounts.
- Managing orders placed through the sole Decléor internet retailers.
- Attending bi-monthly meetings to discuss orders, revenue and marketing strategies.
- Researching and collating grey market activity on the internet and in stores.
Data Analysis, Business Strategies, Decision Making, Epos, Forecasting, Reporting, Researching Trends, Competitor Research, Coaching & Implementing Best Practice.
A Levels - Business. B, Finance. B, Computing. C
AS Level - I.T. C, Art. A
English Language, English Literature, Mathematics, Science, Art, History, Spanish & Technology
CV Overview
Companies Worked For:
- Net-A-Porter Group
- Ralph Lauren EU
- MAC Cosmetics
- L'Oreal L'Oreal Paris, Garnier & Maybelline
- Decléor, Carita, Shiseido & Nars UK Ltd
School Attended
- Richmond upon Thames College
Burntwood School
Job Titles Held:
- Merchandiser - Handbags (paternity cover)
European Buying & Planning Analyst
Business Analyst
Promotions & Corporate Accounts Co-ordinator
Degrees
- A-Levels : 2000
GCSE : 1998
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