Andreia Mihaela Codrean
Barrow upon Soar,United Kingdom
Summary
Results-oriented professional with experience in sales analysis, market insights, and account management for UK retailers. Skilled in sales analysis, forecasting and cross-functional collaboration, seeking to transition into a Merchandiser Planner role to drive efficient merchandise planning and support business growth.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Key Account Manager
Maxim Label & Packaging UK Ltd
Brentford
2023.02 - Current
- Manage strategic relationships with major UK retail accounts
- Act as primary contact for the designated accounts
- Analyse sales data across global business regions
- Work closely with Sales Manager, monitoring sales performance against Forecast
- Assist the Sales Manager with pricing strategies and margin analysis to ensure competitive tender submissions
- Analyse market and competitor activity to generate market insights supporting strategic decision-making
- Collaborate with design, technical, and production teams to develop packaging solutions
- Ensure packaging met retailer specifications, sustainability goals, and regulatory requirements.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, ensuring clear communication and alignment across projects
- Manage project timelines to ensure on-time delivery of new developments.
- Act as escalation point for customer issues, ensuring rapid resolution and service recovery.
Account Manager Support
Britannia Garment Packaging
Leicester, United Kingdom
2021.11 - 2023.01
- Working alongside the Account Manager, supporting on the daily administration of the accounts
- Assisting in the daily running of the accounts, providing cover as directed and ensuring that all clients are dealt with professionally and quickly
- Organising and maintaining internal folders
- Creating electronic Retailer guides and manuals
- Organising and maintaining artwork and sample folders
- Load new products onto internal systems
- Raise and manage artwork requests through to approval
- Action samples request as directed, ensure global consistency
- Support work with internal colleagues and global colleagues
- Support with offshore order queries
- Produce weekly brief tracker, chase outstanding actions
- Raise PO’s as directed
- Support in Stock management via internal stock system
- Prepare monthly retailer sales reports for the Accounts Manager's review
Junior Merchandiser
FASHION UK
Leicester, United Kingdom
2020.09 - 2021.10
- Processing the orders from start to finish; from an order enquiry I look into all factors e.g. packaging approvals, fabric stock, sampling, delivery
- Manage and maintain critical paths for each account
- Maintain relationship with customers, inform them of any issues which may potential effect their delivery dates or any other changes that were not initially discussed
- Assist Account Managers with costings, raising PO’s
- Work alongside external processing factories and suppliers to resolve any queries and ensure the orders run smoothly and the deadlines are met
- Work effectively with other departments across the business e.g. Finance department for approving invoices; Licensing department, ensure all orders are licensor approved before starting production
- Work with the Logistics department for collection/delivery; chase proof of deliveries
Education
Master's Degree - Financial - accounting administration of the enterprise
Faculty of Economic Science, Aurel Vlaicu University of Arad
Arad, Romania 2011.10 - 2013.07
Bachelor - Economic Sciences
Faculty of Economic Sciences, Aurel Vlaicu University of Arad
Arad, Romania 2008.10 - 2011.07
Skills
- Key Account Management
- Retail Packaging
- Commercial Negotiation
- Sales Growth
- Forecasting
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office
- Outlook
- Great communication skills; adaptive team player
- Well-developed analytical thinking
- Solving problems through logical approaches
LANGUAGE SKILLS
MOTHER TONGUE(S): Romanian
Native
OTHER LANGUAGE(S): English
Fluent
Timeline
Key Account Manager
Maxim Label & Packaging UK Ltd
2023.02 - Current
Account Manager Support
Britannia Garment Packaging
2021.11 - 2023.01
Junior Merchandiser
FASHION UK
2020.09 - 2021.10
Master's Degree - Financial - accounting administration of the enterprise
Faculty of Economic Science, Aurel Vlaicu University of Arad
2011.10 - 2013.07
Bachelor - Economic Sciences
Faculty of Economic Sciences, Aurel Vlaicu University of Arad
2008.10 - 2011.07