Sabine Wolf

MEWA TEXTIL-MANAGEMENT

Internationales Account Management ++ Auftragsabwicklung ++ Steuerung der Lieferungen (Optimierung der Auftragsgröße, Verfügbarkeit, Terminüberwachung, Customer Budget, Quota, Out of Stocks) ++ Risk Flagging und -Assessment bzgl. Product Allocation und Monatsabschluss ++ Erstellung von Ursprungszeugnissen ++ Koordination der Registrierungs- und Zolldokumente ++ Fakturierung von Rechnungen ++ Erstellen von Gutschriften/Lastschriften ++ Root Cause Analysis für alle relevanten KPI's

Ultimate responsibility for purchasing all monthly sweat collections within Womens-, Mens- and Kidswear ++ Negotiating prices and leadtimes ++ Key markets: China, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Cambodia, Myanmar, Turkey ++ Managing the critical path ++ Sourcing ++ Risk split ++ Meeting suppliers and selecting commercially viable new products ++ Procurement analyses and store checks ++ Analysing supplier performances ++ Developing 2 purchasing assistants ++ Cancellations, penalties, up- and down-charges

Managing stock intake and supplier base ++ Raising purchase orders ++ Monitoring production and shipment dates ++ Chasing suppliers ++ Ensuring accuracy of due dates on SAP ++ Providing contract quotes ++ Managing the critical path ++ Working closely with in-house design team ++ Updating spec sheets and arranging samples for sign-off ++ Sourcing suppliers ++ Negotiating prices (key suppliers in Far East, Turkey, Italy and USA) ++ Quality control

Customer account management - sole responsibility for Austria, Switzerland, Germany and Norway ++ Processing orders and dealing with invoices, proformas, credit notes and complaints ++ Selecting samples for large contract enquiries and quoting prices for multinational projects ++ Coordinating deliveries to ensure timely completion of sale ++ Introducing new collections to customers via phone and email ++ Following up on leads and generating new business ++ Tradeshow preparation – Münchner Stofffrühling

Maximising sale opportunities by monitoring and influencing stock performance ++ Ordering and allocating stock ++ Managing the WSSI (weekly sales and stock intake report) ++ Monitoring turnover ++ Analysing linear footage counts ++ Ensuring effective product positioning ++ Weekly Category Space/Sales Analysis ++ Holding meetings and training shopfloor staff on all commercial aspects ++ Attending newness and range presentation/sign-off meetings at head-office ++ Involved in high-profile Kate Moss launch

I joined the company at standard level and took over as assistant manager after 9 months (my direct reports included 5 Boutique- and 30 Topshop staff members). Responsibilities: developing and motivating team, recruitment/lateness/sickness/absence, merchandising and stock presentation, rolling out "model store" to the entire store (800 people) with a team of 8, holding staff meetings, completing high profile walk rounds with Brand Director and Retail Director, internal work-placement with Creative Dept.

Week-end job with design-led premium womenswear boutique chain ++ Delivering an exceptional level of personalised customer service going above and beyond ++ Highest standards of visual merchandising and stock presentation ++ Generating high value sales and meeting set targets in a busy and pressured environment ++ Adding value to the customer experience by promoting appropriate products and services

Establishing contacts with advertising agencies for future co-operations ++ Setting up Apricot Records newsletter and mailing-list

Writing album reviews ++ Editing the NME yearbook ++ Being in charge for competitions ++ Researching stories for current issue

Diary management ++ Running photo-shoots ++ Organising travel and accomodation for artists and company ++ Management of press contacts ++ Designing stage outfits

Writing marketing reports ++ Co-ordinating schedules for promotion activities / travel ++ Organising showcases

Music Marketing & Media, Negotiation & Communication, PR, Promotion, Law, Finance, Artist Management, Record Company Management