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Declan Bristow

Summary

Ambitious, personable, and dedicated, with 10 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree. Track record of increasing sales and optimizing operations. Excellent communication skills and adept at coordinating cross-functional teams to achieve goals and deliver high-quality outcomes.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

Wholesale and Operation

Flamingo Estate
05.2024 - Current
  • Managing key accounts: boutiques, major retailers, hospitality, and corporate gifting.
  • Supporting sales, operations, and corporate gifting initiatives, consistently achieving sales goals.
  • Sales outreach for corporate gifting and boutiques. .
  • Wholesale operations across multiple channels, including Shopify, Odoo, and EDI processes. Vendor compliance, ticketing, onboarding, and cross-functional sales operations projects.
  • Owning reporting, tracking revenue, account, and SKU performance. Maintaining accurate customer data. Addressing past-due invoices and tracking chargebacks.
  • Project managing custom and co-branded product orders.
  • Managing orders, returns, and exchanges. Monitoring of open sales orders, ensuring timely shipment, and resolution of discrepancies.
  • Overseeing boutique merchandising. Brand and product education.
  • Managing marketing materials, initiatives, and strategy for wholesale and corporate gifting channels.
  • Regularly communicating with sales team, finance, supply chain and fulfilment teams to ensure all sales processes run smoothly.

Town Planner

Sphere25
02.2020 - 04.2020
  • Town planning and city zoning consultancy role, advising landowners on development potential, followed by the management, submission, and negotiation of complex planning applications.
  • Concurrent management of diverse, varied projects, and multiple work streams. Efficient prioritization of tasks, and strong organization.
  • Coordinating multiple teams and stakeholders, taking projects from initial appraisal to finished product.
  • Negotiating large and complex planning applications for retail, residential, and commercial developments.
  • Stakeholder communication at all levels.
  • Attending and giving speeches at public planning committee meetings, appeal hearings, and public consultations.
  • Risk identification and strategy development.
  • Managing budgets, invoicing, and personal accounts.

Education

Ba (Hons) - Planning and Property Development

Oxford Brookes University
United Kingdom
01.2020

Level Three National Diploma - Business

West Herts College And Solihull College
United Kingdom
01.2016

Level Two Certificate - Financial Capability and Careers Development

The London Institute of Banking And Finance
01.2016

PRINCE2 Project Management -

SPOCE Training
01.2015

High School -

Parmiter’s School
01.2014

Skills

  • Project management: Asana
  • ERP: Odoo and Shopify
  • EDI: NuOrder, SPS Commerce
  • Email marketing: Constant Contact, Klaviyo
  • Shipping management: Ship Station
  • Design software: Figma
  • Brand training and education
  • Merchandising
  • Negotiation

Timeline

Wholesale and Operation

Flamingo Estate
05.2024 - Current

Town Planner

Sphere25
02.2020 - 04.2020

Ba (Hons) - Planning and Property Development

Oxford Brookes University

Level Three National Diploma - Business

West Herts College And Solihull College

Level Two Certificate - Financial Capability and Careers Development

The London Institute of Banking And Finance

PRINCE2 Project Management -

SPOCE Training

High School -

Parmiter’s School
Declan Bristow