BunningsNational Buyer
Apr. 2013 - May. 2016Auckland, New ZealandNational Buyer for a $155M category including; Timber, Plywood, Plasterboard, Fibrecement & other Panel Products, Insulation, Reinforcing, Roofing, Roll Products and Site Management. Responsible for range reviews, , importing commodity building materials and promotional products, designing seasonal marketing and product events for category, producing product information and training for internal team use on retail floor, visual merchandising for category. Financial responsibilities included negotiating trading terms with suppliers, reporting weekly/monthly/quarterly/annually with annual budgeting and long range (5yr) forecasting. Day-to-day retail and trade margin management.