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Retail Management graduate with strong creative vision, excellent analytical skills and a natural understanding of commerciality. Over three years experience of working in fast paced buying and merchandising environments and a positive commitment to personal development opportunities that support business success. Specialties: Buying, Merchandising, Sales , Margin, Financial Analysis, Negotiation, Microsoft Excel, Trend Analysis, Market Analysis, Footwear,...

Retail Management graduate with strong creative vision, excellent analytical skills and a natural understanding of commerciality. Over three years experience of working in fast paced buying and merchandising environments and a positive commitment to personal development opportunities that support business success. Specialties: Buying, Merchandising, Sales , Margin, Financial Analysis, Negotiation, Microsoft Excel, Trend Analysis, Market Analysis, Footwear, DIY, Home Furnishings, Storage, Shelving, Garden Sundries, giftware, garden decorAssistant Buyer @ Acting Buyer | Jul 2015 - present Garden Décor Buyer covering Garden Lighting, Garden Accessories, Ornaments, Torches and Batteries with a sales budget of £7m (800 SKUs). Acting Buyer | Nov 2014 – Mar 2015 Managing two Garden Sundries categories worth £21m (1200 SKUs) with responsibility for creating, driving and delivering the category’s strategy alongside the implementation of profitable range reviews to deliver a balanced range of core, new and exclusive products whilst increasing market share. Creating and managing supplier strategies including negotiating commercial terms, costs and financial support to maximise supplier rebates/contributions. From May 2014 to Present (1 year 8 months) Assistant Merchandiser @ Responsible within the Home Accessories, Upholstery, and Furniture category for developing and maintaining line level sales and stock forecasts, WSSI management, reviewing and revising retail prices, and providing detailed analysis of sales and market data in order to develop the merchandise trading plan and achieve sales, margin and markdown targets for the category. From February 2014 to May 2014 (4 months) Assistant Merchandiser @ Responsible, within the Bedrooms, Shelving and Storage category teams, for producing and maintaining line level sales and stock forecasts, optimising forecasting and replenishment systems, managing supply from 33 suppliers, allocating stock and tracking sell-through and availability to maintain correct stock levels in order to service demand. Achievements: • Proactively implemented forecasting and replenishment setup for modular bedroom furniture, improving in-store availability to 98% and above and reducing distribution centre out of stocks. • Through improved forecasting was able to reduce product home delivery lead times to 21 days or fewer on circa 99% of the bedrooms category product range with 99.5%+ in stock availability. • Delivered five product range reviews through to nationwide rollouts and online launches. From July 2013 to January 2014 (7 months) Buying Undergraduate @ Working in the Shelving and Storage Buying Team undertaking the planning, selection and development of new products, forward planning for seasonal changes, and maintaining the current range by identifying opportunities to grow sales, margin and market share. Delivering analytical data on pricing, ranging and competitor activity, coordinating promotions through effective management of the critical path and reporting to progress meetings. Achievements: • Identified and implemented a new storage range which achieved high sales and margin, turning £0.5M in the quarter following rollout and contributed towards circa 15% of storage category weekly sales. • Implemented new promotional TV Brackets which in six weeks achieved sales accounting for 9% of the annual sales value for TV brackets – a product category that turns circa £2M sales value per annum. • Successfully landed two product range reviews. • Created and implemented range review product development briefs for overseas sourcing offices (Far East and Eastern Europe), which ensured that product specifications and sampling deadlines were met. From July 2011 to September 2012 (1 year 3 months) BA (Hons), Retail Management (2:1), Upper Second-Class @ Bournemouth University From 2009 to 2013 A Level, Communication Studies, Business Studies, and Philosophy, A, B, C (respectively) @ Exeter College From 2007 to 2009 Becca Smith is skilled in: Merchandising, Retail, Retail Buying, Sales, Forecasting, Stock Management, Customer Experience, Microsoft Excel, Buying, Trend Analysis, Global Sourcing, Supply Chain, Teamwork, Inventory Management, Time Management