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Summary of Experience

My 3,5 years experience as a buyer, in France working for la Halle,and in the UK working for Trotters made my profile quite complete. I was working as a knit buyer / product developer in the women department in a big textile company, dealing with an important budget and working a lot on the fabrics, price negotiation,trends
And then, I was working as a clothing and footwear buyer for Trotters, a family business where I was multi task :I was deciding of the quantities, retail prices, designing

Employment Preferences

Salary Expectations: 3,000 To: 5,000 GBP Per Month
Current Location: lyon, rhone alpes, France
Desired Job Type(s): Full Time
Categories: Purchasing
Willing to travel? Yes
Willing to relocate? Yes
Willing to relocate where? Australia, United States, Canada, Indonesia, Argentina, Philippines, Spain

Surfing Experience

Surf Craft: Shortboard
Years Experience:1
Last Surfed:2016

Work History

Job Title	Company	When?
childrenswear and footwear Buyer	Trotters	From September 2014 To September 2015
Work on Boys and Baby boys clothing (Trotters brand) and on children branded footwear: Define the quantities, retail prices and delivery dates Analyze sales report and place top up orders Liaise with shop personnel to ensure supply meets demand and get feedbacks from customers BOYS/ BABY BOYS CLOTHING (own brand) ADDITIONAL TASKS: Design and develop the product range Negotiate purchase prices Visit suppliers in Portugal to - brief the new range - follow the production status - select new fabrics - visit factories Control the quality of each delivery Participate to the organization of the photo shoot BUDGET: Work on 90 styles per season SS15: 25 000 units bought, total cost of £240 000 Increased sold unit by 15% and sold value by 17% from SS15 to SS16 CHILDREN BRANDED FOOTWEAR ADDITIONAL TASKS: Select and assemble a new collection of products Meet suppliers and negotiate terms of contract Manage plans for stock levels Attend trade fairs in the UK Learn to fit shoes BUDGET: Work with 19 brands, 180 references per season SS15: 27 000 units bought, total cost of £475 000 Increased sold unit by 12% and sold value by 13% from SS15 to SS16 TEAM: Work closely with the CEO, Girls and Accessories buyers regarding the range, buying volume and delivery, the Visual Merchandiser and Sales team in stores, the Web team to share the information about each product (description, delivery date...), and the Warehouse Manage one assistant merchandiser
women Buyer/ product developer	la halle	From January 2012 To August 2014
Specialize in Cut & Sew and Sweater for woman department MAIN TASKS: Responsible for the execution, quality and delivery of product Knowledge about fabrics, prints, washing Analyse trends with designers and brief suppliers Meet each week the category manager to discuss about Best and Bad sales Find solution to restock best sellers in a very short time Make sure standards and quality tests are respected Participate to implement new PLM project in the company BUDGET: Manage margins by negotiating, cross costing and sourcing alternative fabrics SS13: Manage seasonal budget of 10 130 000$, with 3 229 000 pieces bought. Save 1 054 000$ Work on 150 to 200 styles per season INTERNATIONAL: Undertake Business trips to Asia to negotiate, visit factories, identify fabrics (about 4 trips/year) Daily work in English with suppliers and merchandisers from China, Bangladesh and India TEAM: Develop and maintain effective working relationships with members of cross-functional team Work with all Womenswear Knit buyers to ensure set quantities per supplier are respected Manage one assistant buyer

Education

Qualification	Field of Study	Institution	When?
master	entrepreunership	eds. business school	From 2008 To 2012

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