Vickie Wu

Assisting with children accessories, footwear and gifting categories. A portfolio of $20m in sales, 100 styles per season. Products including hats, softgoods, footwear, costumes and children performance gear.

Role requirement

· Working with designers on new product ideas and updates based on GTM strategy.

· Swing tag, labels, branding and packaging ideas.

· Prepare for range and buy meetings, ensuring samples and style files are ready.

· Work with the compliance team on testing and warning labels that are required for certain products.

· Work with planners on OTB and budget in weekly trade meeting, in season and post season reviews.

· Lead the development process working closely with internal and external partners.

· Work day-to-day with designers to bring ideas to life through a number of prototypes to ensure the production achieving quality, fit, colour and margin expectations.

· Plan and execute fit sessions, in liaison with designers and detailed comments to factories are sent.

· Weekly follow up with suppliers to ensure critical pathway is on track and sample deadlines are met on time.

· Negotiate cost and work with design, product tech for alternatives.

One of Australia's largest marketplace who is now owned by the Woolworths Group.

Role requirement

· Research, evaluate, develop and launch new products & categories to drive sales and profitability in line with company budgets.

· Managing a portfolio of $3.6m in sales across 9 subcategories, 400skus.

· Identify trending patterns and searching for gaps in the range.

· Working with OTB and budget making sure KPIs are met

· Aged stock management.

· Promotion planning and marketing.

· Product listing optimization to increase conversion rate.

· Nurturing and expanding all supplier relationship.

Categories include footwear, bags, hair accessories and jewelleries.

Role requirement

· Using an RMS and M3 system for style, PO, barcode creation.

· Checking samples, swatches and sending approvals.

· Trend forecasting and preparing PPT for ranging meetings.

· Monitoring stock levels for replenishment with the planning manager.

· Following up PR samples for marketing and collaborating with a photography studio for shoot arrangement monthly.

· Monitoring production from start to finish to ensure quality benchmarks are met and the timely delivery of bulk purchases.

· Negotiating on final product costs to meet company margin.

My partnership business during Covid lockdown period specializing in the supply of gym and strength equipment tailored for both residential and commercial consumers.

Role requirement

· Sourcing and importing fitness equipments from overseas.

· Quality checks and relaying adjustment requirements to suppliers.

· Create product listings on instagram, Facebook and marketplace.

· Price negotiation during the procurement process with factories, freight forwarders and local couriers.

· Book keeping.

A wholesaler of fashion accessories (Headwear, prints, knitwear, leatherwear, swimwear) for adults and children across many fashion retailers in AU & NZ.

Accounts including Sussan, Glassons, Sportsgirl and Connor.

Role requirement

• Briefing suppliers on new developments from clients including hats, scarves, bags, hair accessories, jewelleries, belts.
• Arranging annual audits to factories on behalf of clients.
• Recommendation on manufacturing techniques and material to ensure high quality and economical products.
• Conveying ideas from buyers to the designer to help create artworks.
• Following up product samples from factories for review.
• Monitoring production from start to finish to ensure benchmarks are met.
• Negotiating on final product costs to meet the client's margin.