Niamh Kavanagh

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Suite (including Excel, Word), Tableau, Power BI, and Oracle Suite.
• Strong strategic planning, excellent analytical skills, and informed problem-solving capabilities.
• Exceptional communication, team-working abilities and organisational skills.
• Ability to work independently in pressurized environments and manage priorities and workday in a remote setting.

Assistant Merchandiser, PVH, EMEA HQ, NL – June 2022 - Current Role

• Providing consistent day to day support to the Merchandising manager and the team.
• Running weekly, monthly and seasonal trade reports using SAP and Tableau.
• Driving key trading decisions by reviewing this data and presenting with the team in weekly trade meetings.
• Creating line plans based on key styles in order to analyze performance and inform future trading decisions, such as forward orders, cancellations, transfers, and markdowns.
• Creating seasonal hindsight reports to analyze business performance and provide learnings to cross-functional teams to help identify wins, misses and opportunities.
• Assisting in sale exit strategies by providing analysis and insight on stock and clearly communicating the agreed strategy to stores.
• Completing store visits and working with key stores to support their performance by monitoring their sales performance, turnover, stock levels, and upcoming deliveries.
• Building and maintaining commercial relationships with brand partners by conducting weekly meetings to review performance and strategy. Working closely with the Operations team to ensure smooth deliveries of stock to brand partners.

Trainee Merchandiser, Primark, Dublin, Ireland – Jan 2021 - June 2022

• Managing the running and distribution of weekly sales reports to the department.
• Assisting in precise stock and sales forecasting by analysing historical data and identifying in-season business trends to the merchandiser. Working with the merchandiser to learn how to manage the WSSI.
• Presenting weekly trade and department performance updates to Senior Leadership at weekly trade meetings.
• Solving complex problems by maintaining accurate records, reporting any discrepancies and assisting the merchandiser with key trading decisions to increase sales and profits.
• Collaborating with the buying team to build ranges each season by presenting Rates of Sale and Cover of key products and advising on key opportunities, wins and misses.

MSc Buying and Business Management (Grade 1:1, GPA 4.0) - Technological University Dublin (2019)

BA (Hons) Design (Grade 2:1, GPA 3.8) - National College of Art & Design, Dublin (2017)