Marc Schmitt

Head of Buying, General Management & Brand Partnerships

London, England, United Kingdom

About

Experience

  • Head of Buying & Brand Partnerships at Adda River
    Jun 2026 - Present · 1 mo

  • Buying Manager Menswear (FTC) at Harrods
    Aug 2025 - Jun 2026 · 11 mos

  • Merchandising Director at The Bicester Collection
    Oct 2023 - Sep 2024 · 1 yr

  • Harrods (6 yrs 2 mos)
    • Menswear Buying Manager
      Dec 2020 - Oct 2023 · 2 yrs 11 mos

      Buying Manager, Contemporary, Outdoor, Sports, Essentials, Shoes, Accessories, International Designer, Superbrands Responsibilities: • Plan and select brands and product according to customer demand, trends, budget and strategy • Drive gross Sales and net contribution • Maximize brand investment through negotiation • Work with the Head of Buying on setting budgets • Work with the Buyers to develop commercial acumen, market knowledge, range planning skills

    • Menswear Buyer
      Sep 2017 - Dec 2020 · 3 yrs 4 mos

      Men's Contemporary - buying of full range brands and building growth strategies - research of new brands and market trends - negotiations with brands - team management - budget management - stock management - Optimizing KPI figures

  • Global Wholesale Merchandise Manager, Wholesale Manager EMEA at Dunhill
    Sep 2015 - Sep 2017 · 2 yrs 1 mo

    Wholesale: • Responsible for merchandising and planning across all Dunhill categories • Creating assortments for each region worldwide to specify all different end consumers • Working closely with the design team to makes sure to cover all needs of the different regions • Manage OTB based on sales actuals, forecasts and stock holding targets • Work closely with production to monitor inbound product flow to ensure key lifestyle launch dates are met • Organising the Buying campaign • Managing all accounts across the EMEA region • Developing new strategy for future growth business • Organising store training to ensure highest quality of product knowledge • Ensuring the Sales targets are met Online: • Responsible for buying, merchandising and operations across all categories for dunhill.com • Involved in Visual Merchandising online and building content • Analysing performance on a daily basis to ensure consistent growth • Work closely with marketing team to build and support e-marketing calendar