Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Additional Information
International Experience
Timeline
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Martin Jomoa

Martin Jomoa

Clovelly,NSW

Summary

To be an Experienced Business Development Professional with ability to add business and shareholder value through:

Focus on understanding the local and global market, and developing and executing strategic target-driven plans.

Working with internal and external stakeholders to achieve targets, grow revenue and develop strategic business relationships.

An ability to innovate and solve complex problems strategically and creatively

Passion for continuous personal growth and learning.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience

Work History

Country Manager

Analyticalways
Sydney, NSW
06.2020 - Current

Analyticalways are a Spanish retail technology company specializing in AI driven Planning and Inventory Management solutions.

  • Devised country business plan outlining concise and actionable targets and sales goals
  • Planned marketing initiatives, including NORA award nomination, and leveraged referral network
  • Managed and planned social media postings and webinars
  • Managed CRM, validated and qualified prospects and presented sales deck and product demos and workshops
  • Through Covid built list of 200+ Contacts, conducted 50 Meetings, Secured 3 large retail customers
  • Negotiated contracts, onboarding and training with new clients
  • Recruited Consultants and Referral team of 4 for Australian market

COO/Consultant

Numensa/DCCM/Retail Activists
Sydney, NSW
10.2016 - Current

Responsibilities:

  • Revised Merchandise Buying and Planning systems and processes for client including OKR's, meeting process and critical path planning.
  • Generated leads (Hubspot), closed sales and consulted to start-ups/scale-ups pre-fund raising
  • Design and delivery of Retail Procurement and Merchandise Planning courses to global retail clients
  • Trained and coached product purchasing and management strategies

Achievements:

  • Built list of 100+ Contacts, 10 Proposals, 4 Closed Sales in 6 months for DCCM
  • Re-Built sales focused website, templates and proposals for DCCM
  • Contributed to continuous improvement of Super Retail Group based on learning from ideas, client implementation, and previous experiences
  • 95%+ satisfaction scores on delivery of courses

Advisory Board Consultant

Rntr.
Sydney, NSW
10.2020 - Current

Rntr. are a technology and logistics start-up helping fashion brands to access the circular economy with apparel rental and subscription services.

  • Part of hands-on advisory board to do 'whatever required' from early startup stage
  • Collaborated with Founders on business strategy and financials to drive business towards growth stage
  • Devised and presented pitch decks for business fund raising
  • Completion of $350k raise

Chief Operations Officer/SME

Style Atlas
Sydney, NSW
04.2016 - 12.2018

Style Atlas is a fashion technology start-up, with two products, Compass, an online fashion fitting solution, and Quadrant, a SaaS based supply chain optimization platform for fashion retailers.

Responsibilities:

  • As SME conducted market analysis to understand scope for product and market size
  • Developed and executed strategic plans, for business direction and product development
  • Build and develop network as a platform for B2B sales
  • Build strategic relationships with key stakeholders and investor community to attract required finance
  • Responsible for day to day running of business, managing all spend and costs
  • Supported integration of technology solution to clients

Achievements:

  • Established partnerships and secured contracts in UK and Australian markets
  • Self-generated 34 business leads, had 16 meetings and signed 5 partnership development agreements
  • Established governance and procedures for employee well-being and financial reporting
  • Raised $1.7m in grants, convertible notes and other funding to development of Style Atlas product

Co-Founder & Director

Level Clothing
Sydney, NSW
09.2016 - 05.2018

Level Clothing is an Australian Unisex, Active Streetwear label.

Responsibilities:

  • Conducted target market research to scope out industry competition and identify advantageous trends
  • Build and delivered operational business plan
  • Established and administered business financial controls

Achievements:

  • Raised $250k in funding from a professional investor and managed funds to support marketing plan
  • Monitored business trend forecasts and adjusted budgets and operational plans to maximise growth and opportunities
  • Negotiated key initial contracts and established plans to formalize structure and support growth

Head of Product & Production

Retail Apparel Group (RAG)
Sydney, NSW
05.2015 - 04.2016

Responsibilities:

  • Managed team of 10 and process of Procurement and Product Development to deliver division sales and profit objectives
  • Collaborated with Head of Retail to implement and deliver brand vision and direction
  • Ensuring Product Development team optimized key trends during overseas travel

Achievements:

  • Drove 30% LFL growth through structured promotions and inventory management in first 6 months
  • Lead change in procurement process to integrate planning and improved control of inventory

Merchandise Manager

Big W (Division Of Woolworth's Ltd)
Sydney, NSW
09.2010 - 04.2015

Responsibilities:

  • Directed and managed procurement process for $250m Menswear Division
  • Business vision and strategy development and implementation
  • Accountable for division KPI's including GMROI and inventory
  • Responsible for key stakeholder and supplier relationships internally and externally
  • Coaching and developing team of 8 Buyers, Planners and support

Achievements:

  • Restructured merchandise strategy to support good, better, best product plan
  • Strategy saw rebranding and growth of key line from 35% to 55% of sales
  • Restructured supply chain from China to local and Bangladesh reducing cost of key lines by 30%, and increasing flexibility and in-stock
  • Initiated and implemented on-floor fixtures to drive everyday price strategy and increase product stock turn

Education

Product Management

General Assembly Sydney
Sydney, NSW
2019

Master of Arts - Marketing

University of The West of England
Bristol, UK
1993

Bachelor of Arts - Business Administration

University of The West of England
Bristol, UK
1989

Skills

Hard Skills:

  • Successful track record in sales with start ups
  • Strong strategic business development background
  • Exceptional communicator
  • Client management and engagement experience
  • Problem-solving skills

Soft Skills:

  • Glass always full, and flexible in approach
  • Self-motivated and driven to exceed expectations
  • Passion for technology

Additional Information

Mentor with Retail Mentors

Keen runner, swimmer and cyclist

Active serving member of St Luke's Anglican Church

Leisure & Lifestyle Support in Aged Care

International Experience

2005 - 2010 Saba - Head of Menswear & General Manager

2004 - 2005 Marcs - Product Manager

2002 - 2004 Simon Carter - Brand Director
2002 - 2002 ASOS - Head of Menswear
1999 - 2001 House of Fraser - Senior Brand Buyer

1999 - 2000 Morning TV UK - Fashion Commentator

1995 - 1999 Jaeger - Product Manager
1991 - 1995 Next Plc - Assistant Buyer
1989 - 1991 Burton Group (Arcadia) - Graduate Trainee

Timeline

Advisory Board Consultant

Rntr.
10.2020 - Current

Country Manager

Analyticalways
06.2020 - Current

COO/Consultant

Numensa/DCCM/Retail Activists
10.2016 - Current

Co-Founder & Director

Level Clothing
09.2016 - 05.2018

Chief Operations Officer/SME

Style Atlas
04.2016 - 12.2018

Head of Product & Production

Retail Apparel Group (RAG)
05.2015 - 04.2016

Merchandise Manager

Big W (Division Of Woolworth's Ltd)
09.2010 - 04.2015

Product Management

General Assembly Sydney

Master of Arts - Marketing

University of The West of England

Bachelor of Arts - Business Administration

University of The West of England
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