About
Extensive experience in high street bookselling with expertise in sales, buying, negotiation and supplier management. 16 years experience in children's category
Experience
Publisher and Category Strategy Manager
Terms negotiations and business strategies for all book suppliers Developing strategic partnerships to ensure growth for both Maximising margin and sales across the business through product selection and category strategies Academic and account sales category manager including team of buyers Responsibility for company events strategy including festival management and shop events Delivering shop engagement with key suppliers and titles. Responsible for delivering product knowledge expertise to all booksellers via accredited training course Manage a team of 15 including 8 direct reports
Buying Manager - Range
Waterstones · London
Accountable for buying and selecting 100k backlist titles across Children's, Fiction, Non Fiction and Academic sectors for 300 stores tailored by market Developed 3 year backlist strategy including new buying model to reflect changing markets Store development, merchandising and customer insight Building strategic supplier partnerships including terms negotiations and margin growth Managed a team of 22 plus an additional 16 field based support manager Academic category manager including campaign and campus estate development
Children'S Buying Manager
Accountable for children's book sales including new titles purchasing, campaign management and ranging across 300 stores Project management for new children's department brand and increased space across the estate Introduced children's training diploma, introductory guide for new starters, and managed 16 field based experts
Toy, Gift and Stationery Buyer
Ottakar's Bookshops
Developed new non book strategy for the company with strategic goal to drive sales to 15% of total business Accountable for buying, merchandising and range management Supplier management, terms negotiations, merchandising and supply chain management Staff training and engagement for new product lines Ottakar's Bookshops Store Manager; for new format store including buying and range management, terms negotiations and introduction of 80 new suppliers Store manager, team of 15
Store Manager
Ottakar's plc · Sheffield
Project manager for new format store including buying and range management Terms negotiations and introduction of 80 new suppliers Store manager, team of 15
Education
University of Nottingham
Bachelor's degree, English Language and Literature, General
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