Jessica Kate Hardman

Buyer - Designer Galleries, Contemporary & Denim Casuals

Designer Studio womenswear & Designer street room Menswear

Designer Studio

Buyers assistant on Designer Studio - womenswear I’ve worked on multiple areas throughout womenswear including contemporary studio, body studio and now Designer Studio. My main role is to assist the buyer with the selection process and placing orders, as well as attending appointments together or independently when required. Managing orders internally and externally with brand partners. Managing a buyers admin assistant and taking accountability for their performance and well as their development. Working collaboratively with other areas of the business to ensure launches in store and online go to plan. Analysing performances of brands and stock and ensuring trading actions are being taken if needed.

Digital trading coordinator at Selfridges. I worked closely with own bought and concession partners for womenswear designer galleries and contemporary studio brands. Coordinating workflow in order to drive commercial targets by managing the launching process of the product range. Within my role I also worked closely with members of the Digital Trading team, B&M, Retail Ops, Online photo studio and content teams. My main focus is to reach dead lines for brand and product launches and ensuring brands are making business targets. I also worked on merchandising the website and working closely with other teams within the business to ensure products reach the website as quickly as possible.

Styling, Customer service, trend forecasting, visual merchandising, Provided advice to clients regarding particular products or services, Answered customers’ queries and concerns, product knowledge, fabric knowledge, worked with personal clients, tailoring,