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Business planning expert with the know-how to transform your business
Stuart Hudson
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Frome, United Kingdom
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An experienced leader with a record of delivering growth in the sports & lifestyle industry. I can help you with the financial, sales, product, go to market, merchandising and buying strategy to bring commercial results to your business.
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United Kingdom
Rest of Euro area
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English
Fluently
Ready for
Larger project
Ongoing relation / part-time
Full time contractor
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My experience
2017 - 2021
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Head of Merchandising EMEA
'C & J Clarks International', Somerset.
• £1.5Bn NTO Global Footwear brand.
• Leadership role reporting to GM within EMEA region, responsible for £180M net sales across 32 countries with a 48% digital mix of business.
• Accountable for the merchandise plan which enables us to trade against the fiscal KPI’s, consumer, market and brand goals for the region.
• Lead, motivate and inspire a merchandising team of 14 working across owned digital, marketplace, wholesale & consignment channels to deliver against the business targets.
• Data insight focused merchandise financial planning, range building, assortment planning & forecasting.
• Work closely with regional commercial teams on key country and account requirements and product team on delivery against the plan.
• Lead seasonal GTM with presentation of regional line to regions and key accounts.
• Leadership role reporting to GM within EMEA region, responsible for £180M net sales across 32 countries with a 48% digital mix of business.
• Accountable for the merchandise plan which enables us to trade against the fiscal KPI’s, consumer, market and brand goals for the region.
• Lead, motivate and inspire a merchandising team of 14 working across owned digital, marketplace, wholesale & consignment channels to deliver against the business targets.
• Data insight focused merchandise financial planning, range building, assortment planning & forecasting.
• Work closely with regional commercial teams on key country and account requirements and product team on delivery against the plan.
• Lead seasonal GTM with presentation of regional line to regions and key accounts.
Team Leadership, Financial planning, Strategic Planning, Business Planning, Ecommerce, Merchandising, Key account, Go to market, Forecasting, Trading
2013 - 2017
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Mens Footwear Buying Director
'Foot Locker Europe', Vianen, The Netherlands.
• $7.8B Sales global lifestyle footwear chain.
• Absolute accountability for $1.2Bn OTB plan for 22% digital business and 650+ B&M stores in nineteen EU countries.
• Led the Mens, & previously Womens & Kids, Footwear Buying teams, reporting in to VP Buying.
• Managed buying team of 6, but Merchandising function of 18 with dotted line.
• Customer first, data insight and brand innovation focused buying strategy.
• Collaborative work with our brand partners to ensure we have shared goals which grow our mutual business.
• Directed marketing, ecom, SoMe & VM teams to activate product stories in support of the buying vision.
• Excellence in financial planning and fiscal awareness.
• Responsible for representing business of my function at Weekly trading call with CEO and President in USA and General Manager of EU.
• Fast paced high intensity workload with expectation of innovation & success.
• Absolute accountability for $1.2Bn OTB plan for 22% digital business and 650+ B&M stores in nineteen EU countries.
• Led the Mens, & previously Womens & Kids, Footwear Buying teams, reporting in to VP Buying.
• Managed buying team of 6, but Merchandising function of 18 with dotted line.
• Customer first, data insight and brand innovation focused buying strategy.
• Collaborative work with our brand partners to ensure we have shared goals which grow our mutual business.
• Directed marketing, ecom, SoMe & VM teams to activate product stories in support of the buying vision.
• Excellence in financial planning and fiscal awareness.
• Responsible for representing business of my function at Weekly trading call with CEO and President in USA and General Manager of EU.
• Fast paced high intensity workload with expectation of innovation & success.
Team Leadership, Buying, Financial planning, Strategic Planning, Negotiation, Ecommerce, Trade planning, Product Management, Business Planning
2009 - 2013
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Global Product Merchandiser
Nike Inc.
• £225M NTO Sportswear brand, at the time a part of Nike Inc.
• Lead global Merchant with responsibility to identify and build commercial mer-
chandise plans on a global basis with key regional partners.
• Trouble shoot through data and market insight to improve merchandise plan
against business goals and attack new opportunity.
• Gained strong understanding of different business models.
• Created seasonal range architecture in terms of business planning by category,
line, KA and channel.
• Member of Nike advanced training program.
• Lead global Merchant with responsibility to identify and build commercial mer-
chandise plans on a global basis with key regional partners.
• Trouble shoot through data and market insight to improve merchandise plan
against business goals and attack new opportunity.
• Gained strong understanding of different business models.
• Created seasonal range architecture in terms of business planning by category,
line, KA and channel.
• Member of Nike advanced training program.
Team Leadership, Financial planning, Strategic Planning, Business Planning, Negotiation, Merchandising, Key account management, Go to market, Forecasting, Assortment planning, Product Management, Design Management, Trading
2007 - 2009
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Mens Product Line Manager
Reebok.
• Product Line Manager for $80M NTO category.
• Changed an outdated range in to a consumer led successful category.
• Changed an outdated range in to a consumer led successful category.
Product Management, Design Management, Product sourcing, Strategic Planning, Financial planning, Negotiation
2000 - 2007
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KA Manager & Merchandise Manager
Puma AG.
• Sales Account Manger to £42M folio including JD Sports, Foot Asylum, USC.
Key account management, Sales development, Sales, Financial planning, Product Management
My education
1994
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1996
Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design
Masters, Fashion Marketing
Masters, Fashion Marketing
1991
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1994
University of Derby
Ba (Hons) Degree, Fashion
Ba (Hons) Degree, Fashion
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