Freelancer profile translated to English.

Description

I support leaders, managers, and teams in achieving their objectives related to their purchasing process and supply chain optimization.

As such:

=> FOR NETWORKS:

– Supply chain audit and optimization: build/improve and support a strategy to maximize the economic, ecological, social, and competitive stakes related to the supply chain.

– Purchasing: advice, management, implementation of tools, optimization, negotiation...

– Management of critical situations: changes, transitions, market shifts, internal/external crises...

– Subcontracting: commercial analyses, creation of merch boards...

– Occasional support: peak activity, recruitment difficulties, maternity leave, sick leave...

=> FOR INDEPENDENT BOUTIQUES:

– Purchasing assistance.

– Subcontracting of complete commercial analyses: related to sales, products, indicators (profitability, margin, shrinkage rate...), ...

– Stock clearance management.

... This list is not exhaustive, do not hesitate to contact me.

Languages

French
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
Spanish
Conversational

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Paris (up to 50km), Rouen (up to 50km), Le Havre (up to 50km)

DE FURSAC
RETAIL PURCHASING MANAGER
FASHION AND COSMETICS
December 2018 - June 2021 (2 years and 6 months)
Paris, France
• Construction of seasonal retail, outlet, and clearance assortments,
• Stock optimization, in warehouse and on display; management of stockouts and surpluses, needs calculation...
• KPI analysis and monitoring (TOP/FLOP, best and worst sellers, sell-through, margin rate, shrinkage rate, competitive intelligence, benchmarks...),
• Collection editing: analysis of past seasons, recommendations
• Responsible for purchasing (outerwear, knitwear, shirts, ties, and accessories...): needs definition, fabric selection, price negotiations, production monitoring, search for new partners...
• Implementation of commercial operations and promotions, challenges...
• Monitoring the smooth running of in-store activities.
LACOSTE
COLLECTION MERCHANDISER - WOMEN & RUNWAY
FASHION AND COSMETICS
August 2016 - July 2017 (11 months)
Paris, France
• Analysis of market needs and opportunities,
• Management of the overall assortment for the central Women's/runway collection,
• Proposal of offers adapted to segmentations, regions, markets...
• Monitoring and analysis of collection performance,
• Adjustment and optimization of collection plans,
• Implementation of benchmarks and competitive intelligence, positioning recommendations, • Organization of fashion shows and collection presentations to "retail" and "wholesale" partners).
Hermès
COMMERCIAL ANALYST - Sell out - Leather Goods - Global
LUXURY GOODS
July 2017 - December 2018 (1 year and 5 months)
Paris, France
• Analysis of product and market performance,
• Updating and providing analysis tools (dashboards, databases, ad hoc studies...),
• Monitoring sales trends, new arrivals; proposing corrective actions,
• Implementation of stock promotions: sales associate challenges, stock buy-back plans, "phase out" management...
• Presentation of figures.