Katia Bardi

Experience

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  Paidiko Ergastiri

  Sept 2007 - Jul 2008

  Assistant of management

  A well-establish school specialising in children with learning difficulties. Responsible for:-Preparing reports, processing specialised data related to the children's progress.-Administrative work such as company's correspondence and communication with customers.-Statistical analysis with SPSS program.Database completion in Excel and SPSS.-Developing brand, put together poster campaigns for conferences.-Managing website. -Dealing with customers and associate companies.

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  Bloomberg LP

  Jan 2012 - Sept 2012

  Graduate Data Researcher

  Improving data navigability, discoverability and analysis. Responsible for:-Analysing metadata and methodology used in calculating macro-economic data in order to be able to accurately place it to relevant economics specific fields -Applying quality control to identify gaps in Bloomberg’s database by locating source’s reports and methodologies.-Contacting the source for confirmation, where documents are unclear or seem contradictory.

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  Dixons Carphone

  Sept 2012 - Apr 2017

  -Responsible for the merchandising of 4 Categories (Seasonal/ Floorcare/Microwaves and White Goods Accessories).-Developing, implementing and reviewing the strategy and sourcing plan of the above areas to optimise sales, stock and profit through a multichannel approach.-Liaising with Buying team to agree brand level promotions and brand share mix.-Setting Budget before year launch and presenting the strategy for new range confidently to the senior management. -Managing categories daily as per set targets for availability, OTB, stock turn, exit, aged stock, cost reduction and margin. -Manage and develop junior staff. Projects managed and/or involved on top of current role responsibilities;-Member of selected team responsible for the development of Merchandising team. Reviewed and re-introduced an induction procedure to ensure all set-ups and training for new starters are done smoothly which was has been used significantly following merger of Dixons/Carphone. Created a Managers guide for everything they need to action to welcome a new starter. Updated existing training material, created new ones and uploaded them in a shared Merchandising “blog” for the team. -Business Champion for Commercial IT systems change. Providing feedback for the design and testing the new Merchandising IT systems to ensure that they accommodate the merchandising needs and are covering the deficiencies the current systems have. Show less Managing Compacts, Camcorders and Photoframes. Responsible for;-Producing Intake & Sales forecasts for suppliers to required time-scales in order to ensure that all models stay in good availability and all promotions are fully covered. -Generating Intake of stock into the business within agreed stock targets and distribution capacity constraints. -Monitoring and reporting variances to overall stock levels, supplier delivery performance, O.T.I.F, and distribution capacity. Meeting with Supply Chain Team regularly.-Together with Merchandiser, control allocation and grading systems to meet availability targets, stock aims, and ensure merchandising can be executed to meet chain display requirements. -Building close relationships with supplier counterparts to ensure a continuity of supply and to minimise failed deliveries through an effective management of progress chasing.-Managing the product from the beginning of each life until its end. From set up and grade distribution until exit planning and clearance. Show less

  • Junior Merchandiser- Refrigeration

    Jun 2016 - Apr 2017

  • Junior Merchandiser for Floorcare, Microwaves, Seasonal and Accessories.

    May 2015 - Jun 2016

  • Merchandise Planner

    Sept 2012 - May 2015
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  Currys plc

  Apr 2017 - Feb 2020

  - Shaping each category’s strategy and setting financial budgets for the year (and up to 5-year plan). Using market analytics on strategic decision making - experience with tendering process. - Delivering sales & margin targets and setting promotions while working closely with stock team to ensure correct inventory is in place and on target to hit the agreed stock turn. - Cultivate strong relationships with suppliers while negotiate constantly on the best promo offering. - Present Budget and Strategy for new range confidently to the senior management.- Manage and develop junior staff Show less

  • Category Development Manager TVs

    Sept 2019 - Feb 2020

  • Buyer- Smart Fitness

    May 2018 - Sept 2019

  • Buyer- Data Storage at Dixons Carphone

    Apr 2017 - May 2018
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  BSH UK & Ireland

  Feb 2020 - Jan 2022

  Product Manager Food & Breakfast categories
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  Samsung Electronics UK

  Jan 2022 - now

  • Senior Product Manager Display Monitors

    Sept 2024 - now

  • Product Planning Manager Domestic Appliances D2C

    Jan 2022 - now