EPA Portfolio by

Costing Sheet

erinfallon — 2024-11-26 14:32:18 UTC

The attached costing sheet displays my ability to communicate with our suppliers and to negotiate cost prices to aim for a lower price to ensure a higher margin.

S1 - Developing a strategic approach to buying and merchandising

K4 - The principles of buying and merchandising identifying the role

K16 - The importance of assisting the process between the buying and merchandising teams

S5 - Negotiating prices and inputting onto our system to be clear and understandable

Critical Path

erinfallon — 2024-12-10 10:39:00 UTC

The critical path displays my ability to keep up to date and to fill in the correct and relevant information into it so all of our different departments can understand the status.

K3 - Product lifecycle from the design process to the shipping of the orders

Competitive Shopping Analysis

erinfallon — 2024-12-10 10:40:01 UTC

The competitive shop analysis I conducted through online retailers displays my understanding of our competitors by the similar price points and the fabric compositions.

K7 - Presenting global and domestic trading patterns/what customers are buying

K10 - Internal trend analysis and forecasting

K12 - The purchasing habits of customers

Emails with suppliers

erinfallon — 2024-12-10 10:41:06 UTC

My communication with our suppliers shows that I can clearly specify what I am referring to/asking the supplier to follow to ensure production is followed correctly.

K9 - Using effective methods of communication to achieve success

K15 - Presenting team relationships in order to achieve organizational goals

S6 - Monitoring the performance of our suppliers to improve and improve the relationship

S10 - Working with external departments to drive sales activity and mange the delivery of the goods

Trend Board

erinfallon — 2024-12-10 12:15:22 UTC

Through my creation of a trend board for our brand I can successfully analyze our customers and what prints/colours are currently trending.

K13 - Keeping up with the latest trends within the industry

S1 - Using industry knowledge to contribute to new product developments

S2 - Contributing to the building of customer focused ranges

S16 - Articulating relevant ideas and opinions toward trends

Supplier On Boarding

erinfallon — 2024-12-10 16:09:18 UTC

The email chain I have attached displays that I can properly direct our supplier to communicate with our Imports department to assist on Boarding them onto our system.

K2 - Industry standards and regulations relating to ethical sourcing

K6 - Effective methods of negotiation and how they relate to the organizations strategy's

B6 - Operating within professional code of ethics

Resolving supplier issues via emails

erinfallon — 2024-12-10 16:10:08 UTC

My communication with suppliers presents that I am clear with my instruction to follow to ensure that our suppliers understand what is being directed to them.

S20 - Demonstrating the framework of buying and merchandising

B5 - Displaying flexible and adaptable changes to the market

Customer Profile

erinfallon — 2024-12-10 16:33:25 UTC

The customer profile I have created showcases my understanding of the Brave Soul customer such as the age demographic and the geographical location.

K11 - Undertaking a competitor analysis

K14 - The importance of customer profiles and their impact

S12 - Demonstration of analyzing data e.g. customer trends

S17 - Applying customer trends to the development of products

Sales Data

erinfallon — 2024-12-10 16:34:30 UTC

The attached demonstrates that I have visibility over which customers have bought from our stock and allows me to see how much they have ordered to help plan for future orders.

K17 - Analyzing the goals and targets of the business

S11 - Using data to support decisions

S13 - Presenting data to support business strategy's

S14 - Evaluating commercial performance

S15 - Anticipating the customers buying habits to forecast future demands

S21 - Operating to produce the rate of return for the business

Approving shipments and communication with Imports

erinfallon — 2024-12-12 13:40:34 UTC

This displays by ability to communicate with different department with our business to ensure that shipment dates are kept to the initial agreed date.

S9 - The agreed goods are maintaining their delivery schedule

Test Reports/Factory Audits

erinfallon — 2024-12-12 13:56:08 UTC

The test reports we have received from our suppliers ensures that myself and our customers have visibility of the workmanship and the quality of their garments.

S3 - Checking the product quality and compliant to our customers standards

S8 - Applying and ethical approach to buying and merchandising processes

Brand Positioning Map

erinfallon — 2024-12-12 14:13:57 UTC

The brand positioning map I have created displays that I can identify where Brave Soul would be situated taking into account their styles and price points.

K5 - The brands position within the market with both UK and global retailers

Communication with our QC's

erinfallon — 2024-12-12 15:22:20 UTC

The attached production certificate is sent to me by our Quality Controllers (QC) and I input this onto our order system and update our Critical Path for the departments visibility.

S4 - Ensuring accurate implementations onto our critical path

B4 - Showing organized skills and attention to detail

Order Completion Alerts

erinfallon — 2024-12-13 13:44:53 UTC

This alert we receive from our system allows me to track my orders and for me to update the critical path for our teams visibility

S19 - Developing skills to improve personal and team performance

Supplier Lead Times

erinfallon — 2024-12-13 13:55:48 UTC

The above email displays that I can communicate with our supplier to ensure that there orders are still on track when we have experienced fabric issues

S7 - Applying the organizations strategy to ensure objectives are met

K8 - Working within the organizations framework

K21 - Factors impacting seasonal planning

Switching Orders To Be Air Freight

erinfallon — 2024-12-13 14:06:54 UTC

This document displays that I can amend our orders on our system to be shipped via air freight due to supplier issues we faced

K19 - The impact of external factors and global suppliers on costs

Minimum Order Quantity Discussions

erinfallon — 2024-12-13 14:19:08 UTC

This demonstrates that I can communicate with our supplier to discuss their minimum quantity to see if it aligns with our sales plan

K18 - Performance indicators of the department to contribute to success

K20 - The impact of planning stock and profits to align with the brands strategy

Coaching New Colleagues

erinfallon — 2024-12-13 14:58:39 UTC

This email displays that I can assist other colleagues in my team to access the correct information and to input amendments onto our system.

S23 - Coaching and mentoring new colleagues

Communications With Our Customers

erinfallon — 2024-12-13 15:16:51 UTC

This email demonstrates that I can clearly communicate with our customers to check with them that they are happy with the quality of their goods

S18 - Communicating customer propositions