1. Daniel Richards
+64 (0) 27 519 0303
ddirichards@hotmail.com
EDUCATION
 Universityof Canterbury,B.A.,EnglishLiterature,2005
 Christ’sCollege SecondarySchool ,1999
EXPERIENCE
MERCHANDISE PLANNER, J.Ballantyne& Co.Ltd, January 2011-Present
 Manage,track, and analyse over6000 individual products(SKUs) inmensweargroup- (Menswear/Lingerie)
 Liaise withall suppliersinmensweargrouptocontrol incomingordersandreporton majorbrand’s
performance of stock
 Create and produce salesandbudgetperformance summariesandforecastsforthe mensweargroup,
includingmenswear,luggage,men’sshoes,andlingerie onweekly,monthlyandannual bases
 Create seasonal range planstoguide the buyer oncategoryperformance,includingsize/curveandcolour
analyseswhere required
 Luggage departmentbuyer,responsible forall buying,managementandpromotionof stock,resultingina
16% yearon yearincrease insalesandGP$ aheadof budget by18% for the companyannual yearended31st
August
 Coordinate operationsforthe annual A&P(Agriculture &Pastoral) show,Ballantyne’slargestoff-siteevent
 RosteredDuty operationsmanagerincludingoperations supportforChristchurch store weekendoperations
 Interimmenswearbuyingfor5 months sharedresponsibilitywithMerchandisePlanningmanager,before
newheadbuyerbeganthe role,achievingall targetsandmaintainingdepartmentprofitability
MENSWEAR TRAINEEBUYER, J. Ballantyne& Co.Ltd, June 2008-June 2010
 Workingfor the menswearbuyer,learning Ballantyne’s merchandise operationsandprocedures
 All buyingand promotionformen’ssocks,underwearandselective suppliers
 Coordinatedall menswearpromotionforanentire calendaryear
 Directlymetwithschoolstocoordinate new schoolwearsupplierapproval andstyle updates- afollowon
frommy project
PROJECTCOORDINATOR, JBallantyne& Co.Ltd, August2007-June 2008
 Analysedperformance andopportunitiesforthe schoolwearmarket
 Liaisingwithschools directly around growthopportunities, requirementsforuniformandsponsorships
 Transitionedall 28schools inthe Ballantyne’sschoolwearprogram tonew single suppliermodel within8
months,intime forthe nextyear’sschool start
SECTION MANAGER, John Lewis Partnership, GraduateManagementProgram, London,UK,June 2006- June 2007
 SectionmanagerforKingstonbranchLarge Electrical/kitchenware departmentincludingmerchandising
standards, staff mentoring,performance management andcustomerservice challenges managingupto40
staff members onanygivendayfrom time totime on myown.
 Managed staff and coordinationof anew departmental floorplan forKitchenware
 Trainingpriorto thisat PeterJonesLondon
CERTIFICATIONS & SKILLS
 Advancednegotiationcourse withIngemarDierickx of INSEAD Paris, ChristchurchNew Zealand,2008
 OxfordRetail SummerSchool atKeble CollegeOxfordUniversity,2007 hostedbythe BritishRetail
Association