Jason Hanneysee

• Provided leadership and mentoring. Managed 6 direct reports and a global team of 110 in various locations across Australia, New Zealand, ASIA, USA & South Africa. • Drove change across the Group. Managed project planning and milestone calendar development, supporting Group Reporting with driving engagement in change by educating the wider business. • Audited inventory processes. Conducted gap analysis and delivered operational improvement action plans supported by the Group Board. • Improved inventory accuracy. Provided operational support to the Distribution Centre, delivering improved inventory accuracy via process and audit reviews. • Increased stock accuracy by 17%. Ensured 100% compliance in the Global Stocktake Program, which increased accuracy in full price stock while improving the Group customer experience (-90%)

• Fostered Culture. Created and lead the team to improved culture through a focused on team feeling Valued, Appreciated and Cared for, this was driven with a Honest and non-hierarchal approach. • Addressed team retention Improved area and store managers retention by 30%, leading to improved customer experience driving performance by 20%, driving annual sales to $75 million. • Develop strategy with Group GM’s. Identify the purpose of Outlet and the financials to be delivered to create business clarity and drive business wide support. • Built a product assortment. Initiated Planning meetings to drive range assortment through influencing the volume of options and stock depth, protecting performance and customer experience. • Provided leadership and mentoring. Managed 6 direct reports, 38 stores a team of 500 in National locations. • Managed Financial Budgeting and Spend. Ensured the Financial wage and expense spend supported profitability and store performance. • Delivered Customer experience through presentation. Established new minimum store presentation standards, operating rhythm with a focus on customer.

• Established a Wholesale Clearance Division. Developed new business processes to support wholesaling in a business that exclusively dealt in a retail environment. • Built key relationships. Over invested in key Internal and External partnerships to deliver an operating model addressing vendor compliance and expectations. • Initiated product profitability modelling. Partnering with finance, planning and logistics departments to establish a costing tool protecting profitability. • Exceeded Sales Budgets. Delivered 1.4M units in sales in first year of operation.

Established relationships and Partnered in multiple counties Aust, USA, Brazil, South Africa, Asia and New Zealand. Oversaw the coaching and development of the global merchandise teams in market with a focus on operations and processes. Delivered high quality allocation, promotion, markdown & stock flow management. Educated global support offices on effective markdown management strategies to minimise margin dilution. Optimised Stock/Sell-through by 8% globally, through improved set up and proactive management of promotional campaigns and markdowns.

Led and developed a team of 20 with 6 direct reports. Accountable for store allocations, markdown & promotional strategies for Cotton on stores in Australia. Managed a $300M business driving sales growth over 3 year period. Enhanced Global processes to deliver more effective allocation and VM outcomes.

Managed and lead a department with turnover of $110M p.a. Team leader for the toys group, deputising for the Business manager. Managed Financial Budgets with a spend of $160mil. Developed and maintained mutually beneficial supplier and internal business relationships with key suppliers such as Lego, Mattel and Hasbro. Selected, developed and sourced merchandise locally and internationally that supported the merchandise strategy and achieved financial objectives.

Ran a department with turnover of $100M PA. Led the #1 import department in the Target business, with direct purchasing representing 90% of purchases. House Brand Ranging and product development for 60% of the department. Managed a highly diverse range of categories within the department.