Hi, I’m
Victoria Self
Bury St. Edmunds,Suffolk
Summary
Focused Fashion graduate with a year and half of industry experience. With a strong work ethic and willingness to learn and grow, I am striving to kick start a successful fashion career in London.
Overview
2
years of professional experience
3
Years at university
Work history
Superdry
Assistant Collection StrategyManager
03.2023 - Current
Job overview
- Sample management in preparation for big meetings such as sign off.
- Working to the brands critical path, using my initiative to prepare for upcoming workloads.
- Inputting data into PLM systems.
- Analyse wholesale sales data to help build the range.
- Carrying out comp shops to keep a good understanding of the current market.
- Completing consumer survey's and insight groups to support research in market direction.
- Working confidently in a close-knit team but also having the confidence to work independently on my own product category.
- Use Excel daily for data analysis and creating line lists (using pivots, vlookups, and other formulas).
- Presenting to CEO data and research analysis.
- Key attention to detail whilst owning my own product category ensuring.
- Agile, the ability to work confidently with ad hoc tasks that come from various other departments.
Superdry
Collection Strategy Assistant
10.2021 - 09.2022
Job overview
- Sample management - being in charge of the whole teams samples
- Supporting the whole team with all daily work such as data analysis or inputting data into PLM.
- Wide use of excel particularly managing line lists and google docs.
- I was also given the opportunity to shadow departments around the business such as wholesale, QT, marketing and styling. This was a great experience to understand the roles of business I would work closely with and have a clearer understanding of business processes.
Javelin
Style Advisor
06.2018 - 08.2021
Job overview
- Proactive thinking.
- Being aware of current trends to inspire customers to buy the products.
- Knowing the stock well and its key selling points to the customer.
- Customer Service and handling money.
- Ability to read the customer needs.
- Confidence when talking on the phone to both suppliers and customers.
Education
De Montfort UniversityLeicester
BA (hons) from Fashion Buying with Design
09.2019 - 07.2023
University overview
- Member of Fashion Buying Society
- Winning Sustainability Competition 'T-Extinction)
- Ability to work on multiple big projects and deadlines at the same time with good organisation and time management skills.
- Projects: Core Buying, Fashion Communication, Fashion Design and Technology, Textile Materials, Design Cultures, Sourcing and Supply, Final Major Project - all receiving between 64%-76%.
Skills
- Thrives in a fast paced under pressure of deadlines
- Microsoft Office (including Word, Publisher, Excel and PowerPoint)
- Adobe Creative Cloud (including Photoshop and Illustrator)
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Active listening
- Self-Motivated
- Decision-Making
- Problem-Solving
- Initiative - Ability to understand priorities
- Critical Thinking
- Attention to Detail
- Cultural Awareness
- Multitasking Abilities
- Relationship building
Timeline
Assistant Collection StrategyManager
Superdry
03.2023 - Current
Collection Strategy Assistant
Superdry
10.2021 - 09.2022
De Montfort University
BA (hons) from Fashion Buying with Design
09.2019 - 07.2023
Style Advisor
Javelin
06.2018 - 08.2021
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