nancy david

assistant buyer

About

Experienced Assistant Buyer with a demonstrated history of working in the design industry. Skilled in Negotiation, Retail, Sales, Visual Merchandising, and Strategic Planning. Strong purchasing professional with a Advanced Diploma focused in Fashion/Apparel Design from Whitehouse Institute of Design.

Country

australia

City

sydney

Industry

retail

Skill

retail, sales, inventory management, customer service, merchandising, visual merchandising, negotiation, strategic planning, time management, inventory control, microsoft office

Experience

buyers assistant

retail adventures pty limited

2010-11 - 2011-9 · 11 mos

Supported the Senior Buyer in all aspects of daily business to meet business objectives and achieve sales targets

bridal sales consultant and dressmaker design assistant

millani bridal boutique

2009-2 - 2009-9 · 8 mos

production assistant

willow

2010-8 - 2010-10 · 3 mos

design room and production assistant

nicola waite fashion

2007-3 - 2009-2 · 2 yrs

buyers assistant

masters home improvement

2011-9 - 2015-4 · 3 yrs 8 mos

* Assistant to the Paint Buyer (1 year) * Also assisted Housewares & Storage, Outdoor Living, Plumbing & Electrical Buyers * Involved with the product development and range launch of the Pascol Ready to Go * General administration including diary management, coordinating meetings, taking & distributing meeting minutes and maintaining data integrity for all products within the range * Generating sales reports, analysing and monitoring category performance, targets and profit margins * Maintaining cost & sell pricing across the range * Liaison with Woolworths Hong Kong Sourcing and Lowes (US) vendors * Range reviews. Supporting the buyer in all aspects from product development, QA, planograms & store implementation * Nominations & approvals for catalogue, press & TV campaigns and liaising with the events planning team to tie up all promotions in store. * Inventory review & management

assistant buyer

flower power

2018-3 - Present · 8 yrs 7 mos

* Responsible for a high level of administration support and sales analysis for the buying team. Accountable for being the central point of contact for stakeholders at all levels. * Achievements: * Provided high level administrative support to the Senior Buyer ensuring company goals and objectives are achieved in a timely manner. * Sales analysis, reporting forecasting and forecasting. * Responsible for overseeing all import ordering fo the category * Developing and maintaining internal and external relationships. * Drive marketing and promotional activity for the category. * March 2018 - Current