About Sarah
I am excited to share my extensive purchasing and business expertise for a company that prioritizes ethical principles and values a positive mindset.
Used to handling multiple assignments with great autonomy and implementing the commercial strategy with efficiency, my motivation is to develop a successful strategy with the client and to exceed targets. Upholding integrity is paramount in all of my actions, and I believe that a positive mindset can lead to better outcomes in both personal and professional endeavors.
I am eager to leverage my strong analytical, negotiating, and entrepreneurial skills to advance my career and contribute to the success of the organization.
Directly responsible for :
- Identifying and developing business opportunities.
- Managing the supplier development plan.
- Elaborating the collection/assortment plan
- Managing the budget, the turnover improvement ,the margin target, the replenishment & the markdown strategy .
- Negotiating with suppliers in terms of margins, quality and deadlines.
- Leading contract negotiation to ensure successful and profitable long-term partnerships
- Maintaining close and regular contact with both stores and suppliers.
- Support and foster a collaborative team environment to achieve goals
Dutch
Conversational
English
Fluent
French
Native or bilingual
Can work on-site
Arrondissement Brussel-Hoofdstad (up to 50km)
Experience
- Shopping Event VipBusiness Developer OnlineE-COMMERCEMarch 2022 - Today (4 years and 3 months)Brussels, BelgiumI am responsible for the complete organisation of online private sales events, from their operational follow-up to the evaluation of the operation with the Brands.As such, I am directly in charge of :The organisation of the online sales in coordination with the Brands and the teams:- Setting up the strategic plan, in coordination with all the teams (sales, marketing, supply chain, etc.),- Analysis of the product offer, study of price positioning and product segmentations,- Definition of sales objectives- Construction of the sales business plan,- Presentation of the online sale, in coordination with the marketing teams,- Supervision of the invitations to be made and sent- Briefing the digital team on all aspects of the event: offer, pricing, merchandising, logistics/inventory, objectives..,- Definition of the online merchandising of the offer,- Building of the sales file and supervision of the integration in the sales tool (Shopify),- Analysis of service requirements (product sheet writing, photo shooting, retouching, etc.) and supervision of production,- Planning of logistical processes and supervision of operations.Monitoring and steering of sales:- Follow-up of turnover, achievement of objectives, main indicators of the good progress of sales,- Implementation of any corrective measures after analysis of sales indicators, in agreement with the Brand- Permanent contact with all back office teams (management, marketing, production, etc.) and field teams (operations, customer service),- Relay with the partner brand.- Analysis and marketing report of the sale,- Monitoring of the customer return rate and communication with the brand,- Proposal of areas for improvement,- Planning of new operations with the brand (date of the event, format, location, commission rate).
- InnoBuyer - Product Manager, Decoration, home textile, tableware & kitchenwareLUXURY GOODSMarch 2018 - October 2021 (3 years and 7 months)Brussels, BelgiumIdentifying and developing business opportunities.Leading the development plan of the suppliers.Analysing consumer needs , following latest trends, knowing market and competition .Elaborating the collection plan, managing and following the buying budget, taking account of stock, turnover and margin target.Negotiating with the suppliers in relation to profit margins, quality and deadlines.Analysing selling results, following up on product performance, managing in season replenishment and ensuring the right product continuation throughout the seasons.Leading contract negotiation processes to ensure successful and profitable long-term partnerships.Ensuring the achievement of financial, qualitative and quantitative objectives.
- PaprikaProduct Manager - Buyer , womanRETAIL (LARGE RETAILERS)October 2010 - March 2018 (7 years and 5 months)Brussels, Belgium
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Education
- styliste-modélisteHaute Ecole 'Francisco Ferrer' de la Ville de Bruxelles1996styliste-modéliste
- candidatures en psychologieUCL1993candidatures en psychologie