Great knowledge of Microsoft Office(excel, word etc)
Eftychia Papageorgiou
Buyer-Product Manager
Athens,I
Summary
Highly motivated professional with 5 years experience in product sales,purchases and distribution. Educated with certified studies in Economics and Fashion Buying& Merchandising.Proven leadership skills, aiming at maximizing company revenue. Driven and strategic, with proven record of superior market penetration and product launch.
Strong communication skills, through effectively interacting with both stakeholders and product suppliers, aiming at offering top quality products.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Buyer-Product Manager
Armancon SA
09.2021 - Current
- Sets both annual sales targets and purchases budget for all product categories.
- Strong analytical skills, by creating sales reports and track brand performance per store.
- Accountable for placing purchase orders and set pricing per season for existing categories or source new ones, by visiting trade shows to look for new suppliers.
- Monitor all aspects of new product launching. Responsible for conducting market research and planning, to overseeing production, labeling and packaging process, till final product placement in market.
- Proposes and implements promotional and trade marketing plan for new launches to ensure product success and wide distribution channel.
- Excellent communication skills by successfully interacting with suppliers through executing buying negotiations to high level. This combined with effectively interacting with company's stakeholders to promote brand mission.
Assistant Buyer
Gifts&More imports
09.2019 - 05.2021
- Strong communication skills, by cooperating on regular basis with vendors and distributors to ensure timely delivery of merchandise.
- Accountable for placing orders, setting time limitations and work efficiently with transporting company to provide them with necessary documents, along with payment receipts.
- Monitoring inventory using sell out reports along with best selling models, to restock central warehouse in time, aiming at exceeding sales goal predictions with high margin profit.
- Strong negotiating and decision making skills, by participating in meetings, both in Greece and abroad in order to source new suppliers or execute negotiations with current vendors.
- Proven awareness of current market trends with ,research of retail situation and competitors.
Store Manager-Sales Leadership Manager
Victoria s Secret
11.2017 - 08.2021
- Leads Sales Leadership Team(SLT) and is responsible for total store results. Maximizes sales potential and productivity by spending majority of scheduled time on sales floor to observe sales teams selling behaviors and coach them on moment to manage their performance, aiming at exceeding sales targets.
- Demonstrates excellent Customer Sales Lead behaviors with ensuring all team members deliver best-in class, captivating, branded experience that builds loyalty and enables consistent sales and profit growth.
- Sets Visual Merchandising expectations to brand standards, to promote brand consistency that impacts customer experience and maximizes overall business results.
- Gains business insight on store's overall performance by analyzing customer experience reports along with Key Performance Indicators(KPI s) such as Sales comps, CR rate, to create SMART plans and cascade implementation steps on team, to later review progress and areas of action.
- Accountable for talent life cycle of direct reports including recruitment,onboarding, trainings,development and performance management. Effectively manages expenses and uploads monthly schedules online.
- Establishes criteria for building high performing teams, by inspiring associates to unlock individual potential that leads to engagement in brand and bonding of team.
Education
Short Course Diploma - Fashion Buying And Merchandising
UAL London College of Fashion
London 09.2019 - 2019.09
BBA - Economics
Panteion University
Greece 09.2007 - 2013.02
Skills
Spiritual leadership filled with company values
Passionate yet filled with integrity values
Excellent knowledge of English language, both oral & written
Ability to work within team, yet maintaining own initiative and self management
Great level of market awareness and influence trends
Strategic planning oriented
Critical Thinking
Software
Strong analytical skills with thorough knowledge of ERP programs
Languages
English Proficiency ECPE
Excellent
Arabic diploma A1(16/20)
Average
Timeline
Buyer-Product Manager
Armancon SA
09.2021 - Current
Assistant Buyer
Gifts&More imports
09.2019 - 05.2021
Short Course Diploma - Fashion Buying And Merchandising
UAL London College of Fashion
09.2019 - 2019.09
Store Manager-Sales Leadership Manager
Victoria s Secret
11.2017 - 08.2021
BBA - Economics
Panteion University
09.2007 - 2013.02
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