Chris King

Berufserfahrung von Chris King

• Bis heute 10 Jahre und 11 Monate, seit Aug. 2013

  Talent Acquisition Specialist

  TJX Europe

  Recruiting talented Head Office staff for a large variety of roles based in the UK, Ireland, Germany and Poland for the TK Maxx and HomeSense brands

• 1 Jahr und 11 Monate, Okt. 2011 - Aug. 2013

  Senior Consultant & iSearch Partner for Retail

  Reed

  Specialising in Retail Head Office Recruitment. My responsibility is to place Retail candidates in roles within Hard Goods, Food and Fashion Retailers up and down the country, and we've already managed to get some powerful International companies to recruit people through us too!

• 11 Monate, Nov. 2010 - Sep. 2011

  Manager - Buying & Merchandising Recruitment

  CVUK

  I managed the Buying & Merchandising team at CVUK, sourcing the ideal candidates at all levels for our network of clients while developing new business. Our style was to achieve growth by becoming and remaining the trusted partner to our clients, and maintaining our strong reputation in the industry.

• 2 Jahre und 11 Monate, 2008 - Nov. 2010

  Senior Recruitment Consultant

  Placement UK

  Specialising in all areas of Head Office Retail Recruitment including Buying, Merchandising, Design, Space Planning and Executive positions. Working across Hardlines and Fashion sectors.

• 2006 - 2008

  Buying Recruitment Consultant

  Success Appointments

  Recruitment Consultant for all entry level Buying opportunities, inheriting a declining department, turning it around and increasing business YOY despite a declining market, ending year 2 on £170k. Researched and Set-up the new Middle East business area.

• 2004 - 2006

  Junior Buyer

  Sit-up Channels

  In control of the Electricals business, one of the company's highest value and most high profile areas, and the smaller Sports & Leisure department. Formerly Junior Buyer of Collectables & Memorabilia. Sourcing >100,000 units of clearance product per month on top of 80,000 units of lead time product per month, predominantly through the Far East. Biannual visits to Far East to manage sourcing of Direct Import product, visiting shows and factories.

• 1995 - 2004

  Assistant Buyer

  Homebase

  Sole responsibility for sourcing of Curtain Fitments range sales of £30m. Achieved cost savings through increasing Direct Imports also improving consistency of supply. Initiated and managed supplier funded transfer of 17% of the range from major Branded supplier to Own Brand achieving significant cost savings. Through these two projects alone significantly improved margins. Introduced Made to Measure blinds working with 3rd party manufacturer.

• 2000 - 2002

  SAP Implementation Project (business analyst)

  Homebase

  Selected by the Project Manager and Buying Director onto the 'Horizon Project' to act as key liaison role between Homebase Trading teams, the SAP Implementation team and Price Waterhouse Coopers Management Consultants. Involved in replacement of bespoke Homebase Systems by implementation of SAP R3 Retail System. Cross functional presentations. Defined requirements and communicated to management consultants. Minor Configuration of SAP R3 Retail System.