Experience

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  Oulsnam design limited

  Nov 1999 - May 2003

  Specifier & buyer

  • Specification of lighting for contract interiors. Sourcing products/ suppliers for new concepts & brands.• Liaising with architects, designers and clients. Advising on the suitability of lighting.• Tendering/ Competitive quoting and working to budgets.• Purchasing, coordinating delivery to site to strict time schedules and liaising with site electricians.• Visiting site to style and dress the interiors.

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  Bracey interiors ltd

  Apr 2005 - Jun 2007

  Interior design consultant/ assistant showroom manager

  • Managing an extremely busy family owned interior design showroom in Clifton village.• Helping clients to select fabrics and wallpapers and producing schemes. Visiting client’s homes and producing mood boards.

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  Ima transport planning ltd

  May 2007 - Oct 2010

  Technical administrative assistant

  • Account management, producing and monitoring financial data and management of payroll.• Arranging appointments and making travel, meeting and event arrangements for Directors• CAD Design: producing and amending CAD plans and liaising with the technical team.• Preparing and collating reports.

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  The sofa & sofabed company

  Jan 2010 - Jun 2011

  Interior design consultant/ showroom manager

  • Managing a busy Bath showroom, helping clients choose bespoke upholstery pieces and fabrics.• Producing design schemes and mood boards and presenting to clients.• Ordering stock, managing invoicing and accounts and other key administrative duties.

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  Wesley-barrell ltd

  Jul 2011 - May 2012

  Assistant manager & interior design consultant

  • Facilitating the selection of bespoke upholstery and furniture to potential customers and providing exceptional customer service.• Producing reports analysing sales figures in order to forecast future sales and make key stock decisions. • Creating successful interior design schemes, conducting home visits and producing scaled room plans and inspirational mood boards. Presenting schemes to clients, producing estimates and finalizing finished designs.• Managing merchandise levels and store appearance. Planning and implementing inspirational showroom and window displays. Show less

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  Wesley-barrell (witney) ltd

  May 2012 - Jul 2017

  Showroom manager, interior design consultant & visual merchandiser

  •Showroom management: leadership of successful sales team, working to targets, line management, liaising with regional manager and directors and producing comprehensive marketing reports. •Creating interior design solutions tailored to fit client’s specific requirements, lifestyle, budget, and working to deadlines. Meeting clients for home and showroom consultations. Guiding clients smoothly through the design journey to a successful conclusion.•Producing inspirational mood-boards and scaled room plans using a variety of technical applications, including AutoCAD LT 2016. Generating estimates and presenting finished concepts to clients to finalise the scheme. Project management, coordinating the purchasing and production of chosen merchandise and liaising with clients through to delivery to site. Styling the finished look, where required.•Creation and styling of concepts for advertising campaigns for digital media, national magazines and broadsheets. •Maximizing sales through effective merchandising. Creating imaginative and eye-catching showroom window displays to visually communicate brand values. Selecting new showroom stock in response to key trends, marketing reports and customer feedback. •Reviewing the company’s merchandising and display guidelines for effective planning and implementing of showroom displays. Championing an improved and cohesive merchandising strategy throughout showrooms. Coaching in-store visual merchandising to sales teams.•Driving and increasing the sales and profitability of the store to achieve growth. Monitoring showroom and sales team performance. Show less

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  Reymond langton design

  Aug 2017 - Jun 2022

  Interior designer
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  Etons of bath

  Nov 2021 - Jun 2022

  Interior designer
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  Self-employed

  Jun 2022 - Aug 2022

  Interior designer
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  Clayton & company

  Aug 2022 - now

  Senior interior designer