Management Consulting - Solihull, England, United Kingdom
K Hulse Consulting offers expertise to independent retailers and small businesses to help them grow. We can help with developing the customer offer; trading strategy; supplier negotiations; product management and web content. Through ongoing support, ad-hoc projects or through coaching, we can help with:Business Planning• A review of your market, customers, competitors and your customer offer• Product strategy based on your brand positioning, customers, market and competitors• Sales strategy by channel, by categoryCustomer Offer• Review your current customer offer versus sales, margin, customer insights, competitors and retail trends, highlighting what's working well, what needs to change and identifying new opportunities • Range strategy including the mix of brands, core stock versus seasonal stock, size runs, price points and stock investment • A reference framework on what to buy, or a complete product selection proposal balancing pre-order commitments with replenishment plans based on pre-order margin benefits, cash flow requirements and exposure to stock risk• Recommendation of a trading plan including pricing, promotions, merchandising, services, events, POS, linked sales, digital content and moreSupplier Relationships• Targeting new brands, promoting your brand to them, setting up meetings, securing supply• Negotiating trading terms, trade discounts and support with new and existing suppliers• Developing relationships with suppliers to help ensure you are categorised as an important account and to maximise support from tech reps and account managers• Collation, manipulation and loading of product data including barcodes, supplier part numbers, weight, product images, product descriptionsOnline Customer Experience• Review your website and recommend improvements in the customer journey• Develop a content strategy to support your brand positioning, customer experience and SEO including optimising product pages, landing pages and blogs