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Vanya Hall

Senior Merchandiser
About

I’ve always had a passion for Retail which came naturally as a calling, from working on the shop floor to securing my 1st role in Merchandising at M&Co I have focused firmly on this career path. At Mango I became fascinated by the machine behind the scenes, wondering why we had too much or not enough of something, watching the customers react to new lines and tracking best sellers. We worked on commission I might add so I was very invested in learning more! I just had to get behind the scenes so after graduation I headed straight for a position in Merchandising starting as an MAA. Since the start of my career in I have made it my mission to try gain as much experience as I can across a broad section of the industry and always move into a role different to the last. As a result, I have established myself as a Core Merchandiser but have followed this with positions in Ecommerce, International, Franchising and Partnerships. I’m experienced in working in companies of all sizes from the Global scale of Disney and Burberry to the smaller start up environments such as Surfdome.com. I have experience from working across a wide section of departments and in addition further insight from working with international markets. I’m ready for the next chapter of my journey now and with my background I can offer a unique perspective. I’m a candidate who will add value to your business with an exceptional strategic outlook, but I’m also someone who gets stuck in. I enjoy meeting new people and hearing new perspectives so please reach out to me if you’d like to talk shop.

Previous Brands
Burberry
Crew Clothing Company
Debenhams
House of Fraser
Jack Wills
M&Co
Surfdome.com
Ted Baker
The Disney Store
Work Experience
Senior Online Concessions and Sponsorship Merchandiser
Sep ‘22 - Sep ‘23
Crew Clothing Company

Responsible for planning and trading both Online Concessions and Sponsorships to maximise sales and margin whilst managing commercial trading with internal and external 3rd party partnerships.

Senior Merchandiser
Jan ‘17 - Oct ‘20
Ted Baker

Responsible for planning and trading Men’s and Womenswear, covering all categories across 22 territories covered by 14 partners. Worked closely with international buying team in addition to core B&M to deliver appropriate stock packages for the markets

Online Planning Manager
Apr ‘16 - Jan ‘17
Ted Baker

Brought into the eCommerce team to set up the merchandising function which included building a WSSI, option, allocation and category planning tools.

Merchandiser
Oct ‘14 - May ‘16
Debenhams

Planner
Jul ‘14 - Oct ‘14
Burberry

Merchandiser
Apr ‘12 - Jul ‘14
Surfdome.com

Junior Merchandiser
Apr ‘11 - Apr ‘12
Jack Wills

Assistant Merchandiser
Oct ‘07 - Apr ‘11
House of Fraser

Assistant Merchandiser
Nov ‘05 - Oct ‘07
The Disney Store

Assistant Merchandiser
Nov ‘03 - Nov ‘05
M&Co

Languages
English - Fluent
Education & Training
University of Reading
‘00 - ‘03
Bachelor's degree
London, UK