Dalia Vera Cobos

Experience

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  D&D London

  Oct 2011 - Aug 2012

  Receptionist

  D&D own over 20 high end restaurants in London including Madison, Quaglino's and Kensington Place. As the Receptionist for the busy Skylon restaurant I greeted guests, managed seating and table arrangements and took reservations. This included hosting and coordinating important clients like the British Film Institute, Santander and JP Morgan.

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  Harvey Nichols

  Dec 2012 - Mar 2015

  Senior Receptionist

  As the Senior Receptionist for the busy hospitality department in Harvey Nichols I was responsible for managing the floor, dealing with customer enquiries and organising the reception team to meet the high standards associated with the brand.

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  Burberry

  Apr 2015 - Sept 2019

  Based in Burberry headquarters I coordinate all visual merchandising production and operations within the EMEIA region. I am the point of contact of over 150 stores and I ensure Burberry's consistent standards are followed.Work duties include:- Produce rollout windows within EMEIA and support production in Asia and America- Manage VM operations with Retail, Wholesale and Franchise (dealing with 13 luxury customers)- Brief suppliers and coordinate any logistics- Procurement of seasonal props, sample request from suppliers - Manage display production of events such as:“The Cape Reimagined” exhibition in London, Masterpiece London Fair, Milan and Dubai.London Fashion Week (including “Here we are” at the Old Session House).Gosha capsule collection exhibition in London, Milan, Berlin and Paris.Galeries Lafayette “Trench reimagined” pop up.Burberry Retail conference with all senior managers from EMEIA coming to Rosewood Hotel.- Assist in bimonthly budget proposals over £100k for new product launches - Manage admin duties of the department including processing payments and raise PO's through SAP/ARIBA. Show less Based in Burberry headquarters I coordinated all visual merchandising operations within the EMEIA regionWork duties include:- Coordinate VM operations with Retail, Wholesale and Franchise (dealing with 13 luxury customers)- Procurement of seasonal props - Coordinate logistics of all VM orders and produce graphics and signage across the 150 stores - Assist Corporate Events team - Harrods festive windows, London Fashion Week etc - Support in bimonthly budget proposals over £100k for new product launches - Manage admin duties of the department Show less I provided support to manage the procurement and logistics of props for in-store, window displays and product launches. I was the point of contact of all regions globally and worked very closely with the VM department to ensure all the visual requirements meet Burberry's luxury standards.Work duties:-Manage stock levels of props-Organise logistics of all props and mannequins globally-Manage communications internally to all regions within Burberry-Develop a robust procurement strategy and approach with vendors-Manage all Purchase Orders and ensure payment for overdue invoices-Manage projects of props needed for product launches-Support the team with 3D store planograms using Koppermann software -Use of Photoshop and InDesign when sending guidelines to all regions Show less

  • VM Producer

    Oct 2017 - Sept 2019

  • Visual Merchandising Administrator

    Aug 2016 - Sept 2017

  • Store Network Operations Assistant

    Apr 2015 - Jul 2016
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  Mulberry England

  Sept 2019 - Sept 2020

  Creative VM Design Producer (1YR FTC)

  Based in Mulberry headquarters, I managed all events and windows display production globally. I was the point of contact for over 70 stores and I ensured Mulberry’s standards were followed.Work duties included:• Produce sustainable windows rollout within EMEIA and support production in Asia and America• Global liaison for VM/Creative for all display projects• Brief suppliers and manage production and logistics globally• Lead display production pop ups/events in line with Marketing strategy such as:London Fashion Week Bond St EventMulberry GreenAcne/Mulberry collaboration• Manage collateral and display orders• Create and update display calendar to ensure installs are done on time for product launch• Research sustainable and innovative ways of producing displays Show less

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  Ralph Lauren

  Apr 2021 - now

  Procurement Manager

  Managing Store Development, Creative and Sustainability sourcing in EMEIA.