Simon Shutt

Buying and Merchandising Director @ Weird Fish Clothing

About

A results orientated commercial and operations leader, able to establish and implement strategic direction to maximise growth opportunities. I am focused on implementing forward thinking and innovative solutions to deliver overall brand, range and operational strategy while driving transformational change.

Country

United Kingdom

City

Greater Northampton Area

Industry

Apparel & Fashion

Skill

Analytical Skills, Product Development, Range Building, Supply Chain Management, Logistics Management, Third-Party Logistics (3PL), Range Development, Merchandising, Multi-channel Retail, Fashion, Retail, Apparel, Merchandise Planning, Retail Buying, Store Management, Visual Merchandising, Trend Analysis, Sourcing, Retail Sales, Strategic Planning

Experience

Buying and Merchandising Director

Weird Fish Clothing

2018-7 - Present · 8 yrs 3 mos

Cheltenham, United Kingdom

Chief Operating Officer

R Chocolate London

2016-12 - 2018-6 · 1 yr 7 mos

London, United Kingdom

Driving business growth strategy and operational excellence.

Director and Co - Founder

LineLife

2016-4 - 2018-6 · 2 yrs 3 mos

Helping SME retail businesses grow through outsourced Merchandise planning services.

Head of Buying and Merchandising

Hotel Chocolat

2009-5 - 2015-9 · 6 yrs 5 mos

Formulate and implement overall Buying and Merchandising strategy with the B&M team to deliver the overall company strategy for all channels and markets.. Input in to and support the delivery of the overall Commercial Strategy. Full P&L responsibility for stock, sales and margin. Develop and deliver Range and Seasonal product strategies for Retail, online, international and wholesales markets. Responsible for managing product development from concept through to launch. Derive all Sales, Promotion, Markdown, Stock, OTB and KPI budgets, sign off with the group board. Implementing B&M processes and structure into the company

Merchandising Manager

FatFace

2004-6 - 2009-5 · 5 yrs

Havant

Responsible for planning and trading the Menswear, Footwear and Accessories departments (including licensed product ranges) for all channels and markets. Implementing systems and processes to support the growth of the company. Joined FF in 2004 as a Merchandiser, promoted through Senior Merch to Merchandising Manager in 2007.

Campaign Manager / Commercial Analyst

HAWKSHEAD LIMITED

2001-6 - 2004-6 · 3 yrs 1 mo

London, United Kingdom

Joined the company and an Assistant Merchandiser, the during the company's sale from Arcadia Group to Rubicon through to Retail Variations I was a commercial analyst, supporting the Finance Director in numerous projects including system reviews, Web site development and Direct marketing campaign planning. As Campaign Manager I was responsible for catalogue marketing plans to drive ATV and customer retention.

Assistant Merchandiser

New Look

1998-12 - 2000-12 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Weymouth

I joined the company as an allocator, learning about stock allocation and branch merchandising before being promoted to Assistant Merch in November 1999.