Karen Hobson
About
Karen Hobson is from Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands. Karen works in the following industries: "Retail". Karen is currently Head of Buying & Technical at Hunkemöller, located in Amsterdam. In Karen's previous role as a Buyer - Ladieswear at Dunnes Stores, Karen worked in Dublin until Mar 2016. Prior to joining Dunnes Stores, Karen was a Buyer - Menswear at Primark Stores Ltd and held the position of Buyer - Menswear. Prior to that, Karen was a Buyer - Menswear & kidswear at Marks and Spencer, based in London, United Kingdom from Apr 2004 to Aug 2009. Karen started working as Topshop, Merchandiser's Admin Assistant at TOPSHOP TOPMAN in London, United Kingdom in Aug 2002.
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Karen Hobson's current jobs
Lingerie specialist
Karen Hobson's past jobs
Ladies knitwear buyer
Responsible for the design and development for multi product sections in Men’s for ROI and International. This includes trading out of Spain, Germany, Portugal, Netherlands, Belgium and Republic of Ireland. Buying Experience across numerous product categories: Technical – knitwear, denim and swim; Woven – shorts, casual trousers and outerwear.
April 2008 to August 2009: Buyer, Men’s knitwear, April 2007 to April 2008: Buyer, Men’s Socks & Children’s Hosiery March 2004 to April 2007: Assistant Buyer, Children’s Nightwear & Dress-up
Responsible for the management of intake and stock allocation, product and branch analysis. Presenting best and worse information and product at weekly management meetings. Set up product mixes for new stores and acted as a branch contact. Required to regularly visit the competition on the high street and feedback research.