Lex Clarke
About
Lex Clarke is from London, England, United Kingdom. Lex works in the following industries: "Internet", "Non-profit Organization Management", "Retail", "Apparel & Fashion", and "Information Technology & Services". Lex is currently Buying Manager at Fy!. In Lex's previous role as a Buyer at Fy!, Lex worked in London until Dec 2020. Prior to joining Fy!, Lex was a Account Manager at Browzzin - Fashion Social & Shopping Platform and held the position of Account Manager at London. Prior to that, Lex was a Associate Buyer at Houzz, based in London from May 2018 to Jan 2019. Lex started working as Assistant Buyer at Houzz in London, United Kingdom in Aug 2016. From Jun 2015 to Aug 2016, Lex was Assistant Buyer & Lighting Lead at ACHICA and Worldstores, based in London, United Kingdom. Prior to that, Lex was a Buyers Assistant at ACHICA, based in London, United Kingdom from Jul 2014 to Jun 2015. Lex started working as Production Web Editor at ACHICA in London, United Kingdom in Nov 2013.
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- Conducting quarterly reviews with UK key accounts, involving analysing sales, negotiating prices and planning product selection. - Pitching Houzz to our Gold account list; being luxury design-led brands. - Sourcing products and identifying new brands from across the UK to deliver a commercial range on the Houzz shop. - Attending tradeshows across Europe to seek new business opportunities and maintain ongoing brand relationships.
- Identified and pitched to brands for the Houzz shop ahead of its launch. - Selected suitable homeware ranges based on previous buyer/end-consumer experiences and feedback. - Negotiated key terms of the partnership agreements, including payment terms and returns policies with brands.
- Independently ran the lighting department whilst the buyer was on maternity leave. - Developed the 2016 strategy for the Lighting department. Analysed the 2015 figures and highlighted key product areas for development. - Held meetings with new and existing suppliers to discuss the working relationship. Made pricing decisions for the department and ensuring that we are offering competitive prices. - Managed a range of promotions, ensuring we offered a mix of brands and current trends each week, and within this offered a range of price points. - Maintained the promotions that are live on the website, managing the stock and overseeing orders. - Attended trade shows in both the UK and Europe.
After working for 8 months in the Production Department at Achica, I took a role in the buying department as a Buyers Assistant in the Furniture team. This allowed me to further develop my skills and knowledge in the retail world. Everyday tasks included. - Constant contact with suppliers to collate product details and images. - Producing on-time and accurate data entry and creative copywrite for uploading promotions. - Being up to date with current trends and on top of brand and competitor activity. - Working closely with the production department and maintain strong working relationships across all departments.
As a web editor, my responsibilities included editing product images and designing promotional banners that appear on the live website everyday. To come up with dynamic and exciting visual banners to entice customers and keep the website looking fresh and stylish. One of my main roles within the production team was to be a liaison between production and buying. This involved chasing the buyers for promotion uploads and images. It is vital that I maintained a strong working relationship with my own team and the buying team, so members of both felt comfortable approaching me with any problems or queries.
- Gained shop floor retail experience. - Established initial contact with customers, providing support and guidance, developing confidence in selling a product to a customer. - Built excellent product knowledge. - Tailored customer service to each specific customer, recognising different shopper trends.
- Dressed the front windows of Charity shop, creating new displays each week in the window and in-store. - Created product driven displays with limited stock. - Had full creative control - Developed understanding of target audiences and how to appeal to your customer.
- Developed understanding of the Visual Merchandising role. - Setting up store each morning, creating visually pleasing and creative displays to entice customer.