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Timothy Frostick

Merchandiser
London

Summary

Proactive merchandising professional, holding multiple years experience in a large-scale, fast-paced, retail environment.

Demonstrated successes in relationship building and delivering profitable sales through a strong commercial mindset. A quick-learning, product focused, collaborative and creative individual with aptitude for and enjoyment of strategic thinking.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Merchandiser

TJX Europe
2 2023 - Current
  • Effectively manage team of 4 in delivering business and department vision and strategy.
  • Develop action plans to minimise sales risks through collaboration with buying teams, executing through product strategies.
  • Lead team in generating and reviewing weekly, monthly and quarterly sales reports. Pushing them to explore strategic opportunities and mitigate risks spotted.
  • High level data analysis and forecasting, creating department cash sales and inventory plans, adjusting to market trends.
  • Built strong relationships through natural strength. Leveraged and influenced key internal stakeholders in order to drive profitable sales and maximise margins.

Sabbatical

Travel
2023.05 - 2024.01

Planned career break with focus on pursuing personal growth, gaining insight and understanding of a multitude of cultures, through travel across Central America, Canada and North Africa.

Throughout this time I enhanced my leadership, relationship building and problem solving skills and gained enriching cultural exposure and awareness.

Assistant Digital Merchandising Development Manager

TJX Europe
2022.08 - 2023.02
  • Responsible for digital learning platform through delivery and deployment of digital training materials.
  • Led staff training on key systems and behaviours.
  • Created, evolved, and delivered the digital learning vision and strategy to drive the merchandising function and organisational culture.
  • Collaborated, networked and influenced both peers and senior leaders.
  • Constantly monitored and evaluated the success of training programmes and materials, recommending and implementing improvements to enhance effectiveness.

Assistant Merchandiser

TJX Europe
2021.08 - 2022.08
  • Responsible for both pre-season and in-season sales and inventory planning and trading. Implementing department level strategies to excite the customer and maximise profitable sales.
  • Close partnership, through influencing and collaboration with Buying and Merchandising functions.
  • Researched current industry trends and competitor activity predict and react to customer trends.
  • Created, communicated, and deliver strategic vision, delivering KPIs.
  • Responsible for the development of an Allocation Analyst, training and coaching them through their journey.
  • Upskilled and coached peers and seniors on new reporting tools and systems.

Senior Allocation Analyst

TJX Europe
2020.09 - 2021.08
  • Delivered and executed strategic vision through the management of product and flow. Ensuring the right goods reached the right stores at the right time.
  • Spotted and acted upon sales opportunities through data analysis and collaboration with key business partners.
  • Partnered with buying teams to research latest market and customer trends to identify future sales opportunities.
  • Demonstrated a high level of strategic vision, initiative and creativity to maximise profitability.

Buying & Merchandising Placement

TJX Europe
2018.09 - 2019.09
  • Undertook the role of Allocation Analyst, with additional secondment period within the buying function. Giving immersive exposure to the buying role and a drive to pursue.

Barista, Barista Maestro, Assistant Manager, Acting Manager

Costa Coffee
2014.01 - 2018.09
  • Trained and managed employees, sharing knowledge and expertise. Promoting a positive working environment.
  • Supervised day-to-day operations to meet performance, quality and service expectations.
  • Provided constant, high quality customer service.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Management (Marketing) With Industrial Experience

The University of Manchester
2016.08 - 2020.08

Saffron Walden County High School
2008.09 - 2015.07

Skills

    Training, Coaching & People Management

Communication, Collaboration & Influencing

Strategic Planning & Forecasting

Relationship building and Networking

HIT NVQ Level 3 Supervision & Leadership

Full Microsoft Office Suite

Full UK Driving License

Interests

All Things Food Related

Hiking, Running & Canoeing

Travel
Art

Timeline

Sabbatical

Travel
2023.05 - 2024.01

Assistant Digital Merchandising Development Manager

TJX Europe
2022.08 - 2023.02

Assistant Merchandiser

TJX Europe
2021.08 - 2022.08

Senior Allocation Analyst

TJX Europe
2020.09 - 2021.08

Buying & Merchandising Placement

TJX Europe
2018.09 - 2019.09

Bachelor of Science - Management (Marketing) With Industrial Experience

The University of Manchester
2016.08 - 2020.08

Barista, Barista Maestro, Assistant Manager, Acting Manager

Costa Coffee
2014.01 - 2018.09

Saffron Walden County High School
2008.09 - 2015.07

Merchandiser

TJX Europe
2 2023 - Current
Timothy FrostickMerchandiser