Your name

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99 Example Street, Example Town, Example City

PERSONAL STATEMENT

I’m an experienced buyer looking for an opportunity within a large retail operation in
the Dublin.

I specialise in stock management and also have significant experience in visual

merchandising, sales analysis and target performance which I have used to help
previous employers exceed profit targets

KEY SKILLS

Technical Skills
o Outlook
o Word
o Excel
o PowerPoint
o Access

Certificates
o Advanced Buying Diploma
o Managing for Creativity & Innovation
o Management Performance & Leadership
o Category Management
o Seven Stages of Selling
o Communicating to Win
o Negotiating & Relationship Strategies

Memberships
o LTI Membership to the Textile Institute

EDUCATION

University College Dublin

BSc (HONS) Business Management (2:1)

St Andrews
Leaving Certificate – Math’s (B2), Business Studies (A1), English (A2)

St Andrews
Junior Certificate including Math’s (A), Business Studies (A), ICT (A)

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EMPLOYMENT

Head of Buying
Monster Sports Company – Dublin
MMM.YY > MMM.YY

Achievements
o Key brand relations secured, developed and retained
o Oversaw 5 store openings in 3 months
o Helping generate €1m+ sales in 8 months
o Built, developed and motivated a results driven merchandising team

Menswear Buyer
XYZ Sports Retail – Dublin
MMM.YY > MMM.YY

Achievements
o Grew men’s apparel sales to over €60m contributing to record company
profits of €20m
o Temporarily stood in as Buying Controller to oversee €100m of purchasing
o Initiated and oversaw a merchandising function servicing 300 High Street
stores

Assistant Manager
Sporty Ladies Ltd – Ashtown
MMM.YY > MMM.YY

Achievements
o Guided the team to ensure that productivity and customer service standards
were sustained to the highest level
o Visual merchandised in an innovative and striking way whilst adhering to
company guidelines
o Main contact for management training, coaching and development

Sales Advisor
Ted Retail – Ashtown
MMM.YY > MMM.YY

Achievements
o Exceeded sales quota for 14 consecutive months
o Achieved ‘Outstanding Team Player’ award at company ceremony
o Developed new communication channels to improve productivity

PERSONAL INTERESTS

Shopping | Traveling | Reading | Golf | Table Tennis

REFERENCES

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References are available on request.

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