Alexandra Hooper-Harris

Experience

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  John Lewis Partnership

  Sept 2015 - Sept 2019

  - Worked across the ladies swim and nightwear buying department, Mens Formalwear buying department and Ladies Wholesale Brands department- Managed the supply base through supplier meetings, managing the critical path, worked with the Merchandising team to ensure proper management of the delivery schedules.- Product development for future seasons, in particular I owned ‘novelty’ nightwear and Kin ties which finished the season +130% vs the previous year. I managed the end to end process from working with design and sourcing fabrics to ensuring the stock landed in the warehouse on time.- Managed the online launch process, ensured products were photographed in good time and that stock was managed to support planned launch dates.- I analysed the weekly trade packs and presented highlights to the Head of Buying andHead of Merchandising in the weekly Monday trade meeting.- Department strategy: I was able to present best and worst sellers from previous seasons to support our new strategy and ranges at both Strategy and Sign Off meetings, thus demonstrating a strong commercial and price awareness supported by regular Comp shopping.- Line management: I managed a more junior team member alongside multiple interns and work experience candidates. Show less

  • Buying Assistant

    Mar 2016 - Sept 2019

  • Buying Admin Assistant

    Sept 2015 - Feb 2016
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  World Duty Free - WDF

  Sept 2019 - Dec 2020

  Assistant Buyer - Sunglasses

  - Responsible for buying over 80 Brands, managing a department turnover of £58million across 1080 options.- Launched new brands and collaborations including David Beckham eyewear and Police X Lewis Hamilton. - Successfully redesigned all UK store layouts to ensure the best customer experience alongside in-store activities and promotions to highlight new brands and to drive sales.- Responsible for monitoring and analysing trade figures and presenting these to the global buying managers weekly. Show less

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  Homeless Action In Barnet

  Dec 2020 - Jun 2021

  Critical Time Intervention Officer
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  World Duty Free - WDF

  Jun 2021 - Apr 2023

  Category Manager - Buyer
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  Bulk™

  Apr 2023 - now

  Procurement Manager