Laura Allen

Sales Assistant

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Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom

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Timeline
About me
Operations Manager
Education
- The Nottingham Trent University
  2007 - 2011
  BA Fashion & Textile Management
  Activities and Societies: 2010-2011 Course Representative 2008-2010 Member of the Nottingham Trent Knitting Society Year 1 Modules Include: Fashion Management & Marketing, Fashion & Textile Product and Design & Visual Communication. Year 2 Modules Include: Career Management, Fashion Buying & Merchandising, Product Technology, Research Project and Fashion Journalism.Year 3: Placement YearYear 4 Modules Included: Fashion Management, New Technologies & Dissertation.
Experience
- Gap Inc./Gap
  Jun 2005 - Mar 2008
  Sales Assistant
  Sales assistant, working as part of a retail team, maintaining a focus on customer satisfaction and service. Promoted to Lead Cashier in April 2006, becoming responsible for cashing up, till point operations, auditing returns, receipts and providing managerial support to all associates.
- Li & Fung USA
  Jul 2009 - Jan 2010
  Sales Intern
  Interned at a division of Li & Fung- The Ralsey Group, a womenswear supplier for seven months in New York. Responsible for managing samples, coordinating showrooms and assisting three sales teams with a multitude of daily responsibilities including sales meetings and composing monthly comparative shop reports.
- Burberry
  Feb 2010 - May 2010
  Technical Services Intern
  Internship working as part of the Technical Services team covering women’s and menswear. Assisted fit meetings, managed the product lifestyle management (PLM) system and handling the teams critical path.
- George at Asda
  Jul 2010 - Sept 2010
  Assistant Buyer, Men's Formal
- George at Asda
  Sept 2011 - Nov 2017
  Returned after graduation to Men’s Essentials assisting on Nightwear, Slippers and Socks department since September 2011. Assistant Buyer to two buyers across three departments whereby successful time management and prioritisation is crucial.
  - Buyer, Ladies Dresses and Jersey
    Sept 2015 - Nov 2017
  - Assistant Buyer. Ladies Trousers, Shorts, Skirts and Denim
    Jun 2014 - Sept 2015
  - Assistant Buyer, Men's Essentials, Casual Wovens & Jersey
    Sept 2011 - Jun 2014
- Looking for Lolly
  Nov 2017 - Dec 2022
  Owner
- Rockerbox News
  Apr 2022 - now
  - Operations Manager
    Dec 2022 - now
  - Operations Assistant
    Apr 2022 - Dec 2022
Licenses & Certifications
- Fit Diagnostics
  De Montford University
  Apr 2012