Judy Davies

Over 20 years of experience in Sales and Marketing within Building/Interiors, Fashion, and Gallery sectors. Demonstrated expertise in retail management, sales, procurement, and merchandising, emphasizing customer service and relationship building. Proficient in POS systems and inventory management, consistently driving productivity and efficiency. Specialized in market analysis and negotiation strategies, enhancing operational effectiveness and vendor collaboration.

Judy Davies, 30A Laurence St, Manly, Auckland, 0930, 021420837, jude@integ.co.nz, Anne Knight, 0272550189, Manager, French Country, Albany, Prue Smith, 0212712105, Manager, MM Akld Art Gallery, 20+ years of experience in sales and marketing within the building, interiors, fashion, and gallery industries, experience includes retail management, sales, procurement, merchandising, interior design, and design consultation Possess excellent customer service skills Confident at developing strong ongoing client/supplier relationships. Good working knowledge of POS, pricing structures, inventory management, stock purchasing, stock control, and operating to a budget A huge passion for merchandising, and overall customer experience., Buyer/Visual Merchandiser, Palmers, Albany/Remuera, 01/2021, Current, VM and Buyer for Palmers, Albany and Remuera non-plant product. My current position is 4-5 days per week as required. I keep the stores fresh by updating/buying stock, handling credits and visual merchandising. I educate staff on new product and look after customers within the store., Sales/Visual Merchandiser, French Country Collections, Albany, 01/2020, 12/2021, Employed as part time sales and merchandiser for the Albany store. I worked 4-5 days per week, both full time and part time as required. My job involved sales and service, unpacking and assembling furniture, pricing, and merchandising. After Covid, it was decided by management to close the North Shore store., Sales/Warehouse, Integ Ltd., 01/2015, 12/2020, Our own business. Designed and produced our own Kids wear brand for the Northern Hemisphere. Involved in all aspects of production, dispatch and marketing. Attended and sold at International Trade shows. Cost increases led to a downturn in Sales and the business could no longer sustain us both, I looked for another role., Manager/Buyer, Auckland Art Gallery Store, Auckland, 01/2013, 12/2014, My role was managing, planning and set up for the new Auckland Art Gallery retail store prior to opening and during the first year of operation. My focus was putting together a realistic budget, stock planning, initial layout, employing & training staff, rosters and procuring merchandise. I left this position after completing my 1year contract. I maintained my relationship with the AAG in a consultant role, where I assisted in organising merchandise for around exhibitions., Design/Sales/Marketing/Warehouse, Scarlett (fashion brand), 01/2006, 12/2013, Sales & Marketing, Source Mondial, Auckland, 01/2003, 12/2006, Employed as a Sales and Marketing representative for their range of International & Domestic Carpets and Rugs. My role was to represent Source Mondial to Architects, Interior Designers and end users. Much of my work was with Designers and Architects, working on projects, helping with design, specification, quotes and tenders., Sales & Marketing, Floor Front, Auckland, 01/2000, 12/2003, Lovich Flooring created a new arm to their business aimed at importing flooring products. They had secured an agency and wanted to grow their market within New Zealand. My role was to represent Floor Front to Architects, Interior Designers and end users. The product proved to be unsuitable to New Zealand conditions and therefore a mutual decision was made to abandon any further investment., Stay At Home Mum & Visual Merchandiser, Wells Apparel, 01/1993, 12/2000, Sales & Marketing, Feltex Carpets, Auckland, 01/1990, 12/1992, Employed as a Commercial Sales Representative. My role was to represent Feltex Carpets to Architects, Interior Designers, Retailers and end users. I looked after Auckland and the Bay of Plenty regions. My key clients were the Dominion Breweries and Auckland Council. I also worked with Interior Designers and Architects assisting with setting specifications, quotes, tenders and design for commercial projects., Store Manager, Thornton Hall, Hamilton, 01/1988, 12/1990, Thornton Hall employed me on my return from Overseas as manager of their Hamilton Store. My role was sales and merchandising, employing staff, reporting to head office, and day to day running of the store. I enjoyed the merchandising and was often called upon to help merchandise other stores. I left this role to move to Auckland., OE, 01/1985, 12/1988, 2IC, Kinetics, Hamilton, 01/1982, 12/1985, Kinetics was an upmarket Women's and Menswear concept store for Hallensteins Bros. I was employed in sales, merchandising and buying. Later I was promoted to 2IC. I left this position as the store was closing, to travel overseas., Shop Assistant, Boots the Chemist, Hamilton, 01/1981, 12/1982, Boots the Chemist employed me out of school as a Pharmacy assistant. There I was trained in makeup and skincare and over the counter medicine. My main role was sales and some basic merchandising.