Highly accomplished Executive Buying Manager with over 25+ years of providing thought leadership and strategic direction to deliver top-line revenues and bottom-line profitability. Combines branded fashion and footwear and private label apparel market intelligence with strong managerial skills to iteratively develop strategic positions and innovative products, drive new client pursuits, and manage retail operations across South Africa and other sub-Saharan African countries. Spearheaded teams involved in buying and supply chain operations ranging 600m - 800m with business turnover worth US$120m.