Trish M.

Managing the Jewels, Watches and Accessories Category within South East Asia, India and Australia.

Promotion with the additional Scope of Overseeing Visual Merchandising. Direct reporting to Country Managing Director • Additional Scope with a VM focus. Pushing store image on display to maximize layout and customer interest • Additional Locations cover Direct Ownership, Business Partners & Wholesale in the region

Promotion to a newly created role encompassing all Product Categories, Jewels, Watches & Accessories. Direct reporting to Country Managing Director

New role created for Local Merchandising for Bulgari. Looking after all Accessories Categories. Direct reporting to Country Managing Director

Member of the Retail and Hospitality team specifically tasked with re-building Michael Page’s Fashion division across the Midlands and South West of England. Role consisted of managing all facets of the recruitment process including contract & salary decisions, generating candidates through industry networking and headhunting and negotiating contract terms and fees with corporate clients

Reported to the Franchise and Area Manager and was solely responsible for the recruitment, evaluation and training of up to 50 employee’s of a Flagship • Responsible for the in store training and development of Mango Staff. • Analyzed sales figures and forecasting future sales volume. • Organized displays promotions and events. • Successfully built a strong management team through staff development and training. Created internal promotion for staff and personally trained the current Manager and Assistant Manager • Cut Staffing costs by 10%, by using a more streamlined approach to staffing levels. • Accomplished the highest rate of stock rotation and sell through within the UK business. Achieved through collection selection, forecasting sales and re – orders. Became a benchmark for other UK stores • Achieved 85% and above for secret shopper results. • Obtained the 3rd highest rate per sq. foot of sales out of 40 sites in 2007 and 2008

Worked as part of the Children’s wear team, responsible for allocation of products to over 200 UK stores. Responsibilities included; • Allocation and Profiling - Allocation of stock to designated stores. Reviewing initial allocations. • Branch Liaison – Responded to stock requests and worked to ensure stores have correct styles and quantities. Branch visits to identify strengths and weaknesses of product and placement, through discussion with branch managers • Sales Analysis for Management • Spreadsheet analysis – Updating Delivery Schedules. Ensuring late stock is reported and chased • Ensuring there is an accurate account of articles received and allocated • Data Analysis - Reviewing branch and product data sales to identify opportunities. • Ratios - Create buying ratios for all items, based on previous analysis of existing product and styles