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Shauna Crowe

Shauna Crowe

St Kilda,Melbourne

Summary

A Merchandise Planner working within the slow fashion industry. Also a qualified Chartered Accountant with 4 years' corporate professional experience. Holds an honours degree in English & Irish. An innovative thinker who is experienced in delivering high quality results and meeting deadlines. Recognised for excellent communication and interpersonal skills. A proven ability to quickly adjust to new environments and excel at new challenges gained through successfully transitioning from my career in accounting to a merchandising role within a global company.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Merchandise Planner

Nique Clothing
12.2023 - Current
  • Running trade reports on a weekly basis and presenting these reports in retail meetings with senior management.
  • Running monthly, quarterly & year end reports as necessary.
  • Monitoring KPIs from top level down to employee level in order to maintain best practise across the business.
  • Conducting a weekly line level review of store stock and consolidating stock between stores where necessary.
  • Maintaining weekly projections of all core lines in order to ensure sales are maximised.
  • Allocating stock between physical stores & online stockists in line with the sales demand.
  • Maintaining a relationship with consignment stockists, providing them with regular sales updates and placing top up orders in a timely manner.
  • Planning and maintaining Open to Buy (OTB) and building a range around this.
  • Setting budgets for all stores on a monthly basis, communicating this to them & monitoring performance in comparison to budget.


Case Manager

Aware Super
08.2023 - 12.2023
  • Acted as the point of contact for clients who were submitting a death claim on behalf of a family member.
  • Gathered, collated & reviewed all member information in the necessary claim documents before sending them to all parties.
  • Liaised with clients via email, phone and letter in order to assist them in progressing their claim.
  • Maintained detailed step by step instructions on all processes within the remit of my role to assist in training in new staff members.
  • Utilised different online platforms to update the progress of all cases by keeping in depth notes of all tasks completed and the next necessary steps.
  • Communicated regularly with members of my team to assist wherever I could and to seek assistance when necessary.


Bartender

Shenanigans Irish Pub
03.2023 - 07.2023

During this time period I completed my regional work in the hospitality industry.

Acting Assistant Merchandiser - Accessories Department

Primark Global Buying & Merchandising Office
09.2022 - 03.2023
  • Tasked with analysing sales information & utilising it both to compare actual performance to plan and to forecast future sales as accurately as possible
  • Presenting relevant sales information on specific sections at weekly trade meetings with Department Heads
  • Designing specialised reports for Department Heads when requested
  • Building the range alongside the buying team, ensuring all necessary styles are in stock at all times and OTB is not exceeded
  • Reviewing overall sales performance at regional level and adjusting forecasts in line with this
  • Presenting the proposed range plan including margin, projected variance on last year sales & current department performance at the Head of Department meeting
  • Reviewing core line projections and adjusting according to sales performance.

Trainee Merchandiser - Accessories Department

Primark Global Buying & Merchandising Office
01.2022 - 09.2022
  • Tasked with running trade reports across 6 regions globally and distributing these reports department wide in a timely fashion each week
  • Running weekly, monthly & quarterly trade reports
  • Conducting line level review of styles in order to propose transfers and reductions where necessary and ensure product grading is as per the range plan
  • Communicating with the buying team regarding sales performance and trading actions arising from this performance
  • Gathering weekly trade information for specific sections to be presented to department heads at weekly trade meetings
  • Responding to queries from individual stores across all regions
  • Monitoring stock levels on core lines and communicating top up's to the buying team.

Secondment as Cash Management Accountant

Gilead Sciences
04.2021 - 09.2021
  • Tasked with management of each bank account under the remit of 9 of the main Gilead trading entities across EMEA and the US, as well as management of intercompany fees which arose across these entities.

Financial Services Auditor

KPMG FS Audit Department
09.2017 - 04.2021
  • Completed a graduate program during which on the job training teamed with professional examinations led you to become a qualified Chartered Accountant upon conclusion of the program
  • Worked on the audit of large pharmaceutical companies, multi-national companies with entities operating in several different sectors, investment funds and aircraft leasing companies.

Education

Qualified ACA Accountant -

Chartered Accountants of Ireland
12.2021

Bachelor of Arts with English & Irish -

University College Cork
12.2017

Skills

  • Strong Work Ethic
  • Positive Attitude
  • Good Communication Skills
  • Time Management Abilities
  • Problem-Solving Skills
  • Acting as a Team Player
  • Self-Confidence
  • Flexibility/Adaptability
  • Working Well Under Pressure

Timeline

Merchandise Planner

Nique Clothing
12.2023 - Current

Case Manager

Aware Super
08.2023 - 12.2023

Bartender

Shenanigans Irish Pub
03.2023 - 07.2023

Acting Assistant Merchandiser - Accessories Department

Primark Global Buying & Merchandising Office
09.2022 - 03.2023

Trainee Merchandiser - Accessories Department

Primark Global Buying & Merchandising Office
01.2022 - 09.2022

Secondment as Cash Management Accountant

Gilead Sciences
04.2021 - 09.2021

Financial Services Auditor

KPMG FS Audit Department
09.2017 - 04.2021

Qualified ACA Accountant -

Chartered Accountants of Ireland

Bachelor of Arts with English & Irish -

University College Cork
Shauna Crowe