I am a highly driven dedicated and motivated Assistant Buyer with a passion for learning new things and delivering accurate results, driving sales and developing product ranges. I ensure me-ticulous attention to detail which is always delivered in a timely manner and am able to multi-task across many occasions and product categories.
I possess excellent interpersonal and com-munication skills and I have the ability to develop and maintain mutually beneficial internal and external relationships. I enjoy being part of a successful, productive and high achieving team, and I thrive in a highly pressurised and challenging working environments.
Assistant Buyer @ I am the lead buyer and solely responsible for a very successful and high achieving Beauty Range.
Great supplier relationships with 12 different Beauty Suppliers and I work with them to create exclusive products, offers and achieve the best margins.
Lead buyer for the new Male gifting range
Assistant Buyer for Edible Gifts & Wines & Spirits
I liaise with a vast range of suppliers across all of the above areas to discuss product ranges and development. I secure the best possible cost prices for each individual product within my ranges, therefore achieving the best profit margin possible. In total I work with 40+ suppliers.
I have experience in creating bespoke gifts with a number of my current suppliers From September 2015 to Present (4 months) London, United KingdomBuying Assistant @ Solely Responsible for the development of Moonpig's Beauty & Home range
Assisting and having an active input with Range development within Edible Gifts, Wines & Spirits, Mugs & Wall Art
Liaising and negotiating with suppliers
Accompany the Buyer to important Buying appointments
Analysing sales and develop strategies
Monitor sales on a weekly and monthly basis
Creating and processing and approving orders From September 2013 to September 2015 (2 years 1 month) London, United KingdomBuying Assistant Intern @ Assist the gifts & flower buyer with important adminstrative tasks
Product Entry owner
Sample Owner
In Charge of the delivery and shipping of samples
Responsible for organising products for photography
Printed and bound all important documents for meetings
Arranged couriers and Fed Ex Deliveries
Conducted competitive shopping From February 2013 to August 2013 (7 months) London, United KingdomData Analyst @ In charge of co-ordinating & formatting data for contracts
Formatting documents for particular contracts
Data Entry
Analyse Data for each contract From July 2012 to December 2012 (6 months) Sydney, AustraliaCash Office Assistant @ I worked at WHSmith during my Summer Holidays at University
Assisted in counting and totalling Daily Cash intakes
Running Daily safe balances
Spot Checking Staff and their tills From July 2008 to December 2011 (3 years 6 months)
Bachelor of Science (BSc), Sports Development @ University of Portsmouth From 2008 to 2011 Dunottar School for Girls