maria torrado

* Merchandising and buying Manager for Retail Stores WOLD WIDE. Mens RTW, accessories and shoes. * Manager for the buying and merchandising of the world wide retail stores and outlets (120) * Strategic Planning for the brand mix in the WW stores (retail and outlet): Gianni Versace, * Versace Collection, Versus/VJC, Versace Jeans. * Retail Pricing and Mark up strategies * OTB, sales and sell thr target by store. * Buying and assortment planning for Asia, America and European markets. * Coordination of the Asian, American and European buyers. * WW product development and assortment with merchandisers and designers. * Merchandising Brief for Men’s RTW, shoes and accessories * Product development for the asian market * Product development for outlet stores. * In charge of training WW for the menswear department. * Planning and managing stock WW * Coordination with visual team for Windows strategies and store display- manual WW books * Analisys on competition and market research.

Victoria Beckham and VVB

* Projected the CONCEPT: name, brand, logo, packaging. * Set up and creation of the company (SL) * Search and selection of suppliers * Creation of the merchandising plan and price positioning. * Projection of the store concept * Projection of the selling system and database. * Set up and opening of the 2 Flag ship store in Barcelona; Spain. * Development of the franchising contract, for potential openings * Search of potential franchising clients through fairs and web * Open 7 stores defumee in 1 year in Spain. * Responsible of direct stores: hiring staff, payroll, costs, training, finding locations.