David Jackson

Assistant Merchandising Manager: Football adidas-Group 2014-Present • Kit design, development and execution

• Managing the match wear and training wear requirements across a portfolio of 16 clubs (£15.5m OB) in conjunction with the Merchandising Manager: Football

• Directly responsible for 7 clubs including teams from the English & Scottish Premier Leagues as well as International Federations

• Strong presentation skills of both product and analytics • Achieving kit design sign off from the key stakeholders and decision makers within our club

portfolio, ranging from Federation Presidents and Chief Executives to club kitmen and academy coaches

• Customer sell-ins with football specialists such as Pro-Direct • Delivery of consumer relevant, impactful Market North ranges and excellent brand presentation

across all channels to members of the UK, Benelux & Nordic sales team at product launch • Establishing and reviewing key milestones in the critical path with industry leading external

suppliers such as Avery Dennsion, ITW and Slickstitch • Regular pulse check meetings with all key stakeholders in the clubs process • Delivering and justifying price, margin and forecasting strategies & recommendations to the

Financial and Marketing directors during seasonal Range sign off • End-to-end project management

• Excellent cross-functional working skills across a variety of departments based in Global, Western Europe and Market North

• Effective use of initiative, leadership & delegation in all aspects of the clubs critical path, including flocking, badge & sponsor execution and creation of teamwear catalogues

• Excellent internal and external relationship building & management at all levels • Flexible, pragmatic and solution orientated approach to issues within a time sensitive critical path • Effective management of conflict to achieve mutually beneficial resolutions

• Systematic development and evolution of new & existing processes • Sharing best practice through regular collaboration with colleagues from France, Spain & Germany • Implementing a continuous improvement approach through the automation & simplification of

process wherever possible, evident in processes such CAD referencing and Range forecasting • Strategic mentality

• Effective management and implementation of WE initiatives in challenging market conditions • Identifying and maximising market trends such as Estro & Nova in the performance channel and

Condivo in the fashion channel to build a £6.7m UK & Ireland teamwear 2015 OB to a £7.5m 2016 target

• Exploring new routes to market such as Universities, B2B, Club & Federation affiliates • Regular competitor analysis to support the execution of GTM strategies

WORK EXPERIENCE

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David Jackson

Sales Coordination Analyst adidas-Group 2010-2014 • Rate of sale reporting

• Responsible for formatting, analysing and summarising masses of sales data across several different systems and formats.

• Development of weekly customer reports to best practice standard, introduction and standardisation of product level reporting and executive summaries distributed weekly to the board.

• Forecasting sales to the end of season to identify potential stock deficiencies/excess and provide recommendations to the business accordingly

• Managing close relationships with the merchandisers & buyers of the group’s biggest customers • Successfully piloted an automated rate of sale process with Sports Direct through Business Objects

• Branded Space Reporting • Sales density analysis of key projects such as Lifestyle RCR & JD Football area roll out • Creation, implementation & management of a branded space audit • Quarterly branded space performance forecasting communicated to global and also used as part

of the group’s 2015 forecasts. • Product Range Planning

• Worked directly with the category team to select, develop and forecast full product range plans for the Southampton FC franchise & JD Pro stores.

• Proficient user of the Sell in Tool (SIT) program. • Consignment (Sale or Return) Project Management

• Key driver of Sweatshop consignment project including stock auditing and management. • Accountable for maximising sales of top performing product and facilitating the return of past

season products through effective communication with customer service, credit, sales, OBF and warehouse teams.

• Excellent relationships developed with the customer through frequent communication & visits. • Customer Segmentation Database

• Deputise in manager’s absence • Never out of Stock Offer (NOOS)

• Process management & forecast maintenance • Integration of key performance indicators into ROS reporting

Retail Space Management Merchandiser adidas-Group 2009-2010 • Analysed, maintained and distributed rate of sale reports, managed customer’s NOOS ordering & intake

and supported range planning for the LAB and Sweatshop.

WORK EXPERIENCE

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David Jackson

Account Handler: Direct Sales adidas-Group Jan 2009 – Oct 2009 • Managed an account base worth in excess of €2.8m (2008 target) • Developed strong presentation skills from product shows, travelling to Belfast, Dublin and Cork on a

quarterly basis • Worked to extremely tight deadlines through order cycle of product launch, product presentation and

order keying every 3 months whilst managing ad hoc queries such as additional stock requests and returns.

• Developed essential keys skills in workload prioritisation and flexibility. • Dealt with conflict on several fronts though a combination of wider business decisions and economic

constraints however able to successfully negotiate each situation to develop a strong relationship with each account. Difficulties faced helped develop a pragmatic approach in the face of adversity

Purchaser (Logistics) adidas-Group 2007-2009

• Strong systems knowledge including SAP, SIM & Business Objects • Directly involved in the creation, implementation and management of initial commercial clubs buying

processes • Constantly working to tight order cut off deadlines • Strong attention to detail • Key point of contact for Global Operations & Factory Liaison Officers • Purchasing representative for the TDC warehouse migration project • Involved in systems testing of new queries in SAP

Purchasing Assistant (Logistics) adidas-Group 2006-2007 • Responsible for helping to place the buy on time in full (OTIF) each month • Supported senior members of the purchasing team • Developed competent use of all Microsoft Office programs.

County Hotel Bramhall Barman 2004-2006

• Working under pressure in a fast-paced customer environment • Dealt with customer conflict • Frequently responsible for cashing up

WORK EXPERIENCE

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David Jackson

Alongside/Gallup: Fit to Lead December 2013 A 7 week course focused on the development of key areas central to performance and future career progression. · How you lead yourself · How you lead others · How you will lead the business

Dale Carnegie: Proactive Management October 2012 2 day course to gain a structured insight into the world of management and leadership for employees who have (or will soon have) responsibility for managing people with specific emphasis on the following: Time management, delegation, emotional control, communicate to lead, coaching & leadership styles and tendencies

Kantar: Retail Measure & Understanding March 2011 2 day course to understand in greater depth the objectives, pressures and decision making factors that influence retailers / commercial partners

Microsoft: Advanced Excel Course / Advanced Powerpoint Course November 2010

2 day course covering advanced aspects of Microsoft Excel & Powerpoint

Dale Carnegie: Tomorrow’s People 2007

9 week course based on the core values of How to Win Friends & Influence People

TRAINING

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David Jackson

Education The University of Manchester 2003-2006

BA(hons) English Language achieved 2:2

Aquinas College, Stockport 2001-2003 A-levels English Language (A), Media Studies (A), Business Studies (B), General Studies (B)

Bramhall High School 1996-2001

GCSEs 9 A-C Activities and Interests Running, Gym & Keep fit Keen interest in Sports particularly Football, Cricket & Rugby Passion for music & play several instruments

Additional Information Full UK Driver’s License (clean) References Available on Request

EDUCATION & OTHER

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