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Giada Marsella

Dublin ,Ireland

Summary

Experienced Assistant Trading Manager in the wholesale channel with retail buying experience across Ireland and Australia. Organized and dependable candidate successful at working at a quick pace and managing multiple priorities to meet strict deadlines. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience
21
21
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work history

ASSISTANT TRADING MANAGER

Musgrave Wholesale Partners
Dublin, Ireland
11.2024 - Current
  • ATM for Biscuits and Retail Non-Food (6 months) , promoted to ATM for Alcohol & Tobacco (May 2025).
  • Terms negotiations and Joint Business Plans ( JBP's) : Developed negotiation strategies to secure advantageous terms to maximize sales
  • Building strong digital plans with suppliers, and implementing appropriate strategies and promotional plans for each supplier.
  • Daybreak Tradeshow 2025
  • Product Procurement in line with industry trends, festivals, and for our on-trade customers.
  • Cost Price Increase Negotiation.
  • Conducted market research to identify new potential suppliers.
  • Biscuits Seasonal Profit & Loss , curated Xmas range and presented to Trading Director and CM's.
  • Seasonal Autopsy report, analyzing result and flagging inefficiencies post season. Presented to Trading Director and CM's (2025).
  • Promotion Management, selecting range and offers for promotional cycles for wholesale business and Daybreak.
  • Liaising with sales teams and retail council on pricing and offers.
  • Running performance drills and reports for my portfolio, tracking performance vs budget.

BUYING ASSISTANT

WESFARMERS HEALTH PRICELINE
MELBOURNE
06.2024 - Current
  • Buying administration in the Family & Nutrition Category.
  • Managing promotions e.g acquiring deal sheets from suppliers, forecasting sales, cycling offers to maintain sales vs LY, and loading on SAP.
  • Selling media packages, brand amplification packages and seasonal promo packages for over and above investment.
  • Chosen to assist with leading the Accelerate Program to get all products visible online. Involved working with suppliers, space analysts, inventory and merchandise teams.
  • Supporting with markdown/ clearance process to sell through overstock and delists. This involved acquiring funding from suppliers to support franchisee margin and maintain category margin.


BUYING ASSISTANT

THE REJECT SHOP
Melbourne, Australia
12.2023 - 06.2024
  • SAP to raise and manage local and oversea PO's
  • Product information management (cost, registration, promotion)
  • Cost Price Increase (CPI) implementation & analysis, tracking and reporting
  • Reporting - EPOS, Cost Cards, DIFOT
  • Managing samples for marketing
  • Effectively triaging and resolving approx 80 emails daily
  • Coordinated with suppliers to resolve issues related to product quality, deliveries, or invoicing disputes
  • Proactively identified slow-moving items, proposing markdowns or acquiring funding to support sell-through.
  • Achieved timely delivery of products by closely monitoring shipping schedules and liaising with Ocean Freight Lead & Forwarder.

TRADING ASSISTANT ALCOHOL & TOBACCO

MUSGRAVE WHOLESALE PARTNERS
10.2022 - 09.2023
  • Colleague of the Quarter - Retail Team, Q2 2023, Musgrave Wholesale Partners.
  • Product information management
  • Cost Price Increase ( CPI) analysis, implementation and reporting.
  • Creating and Distributing Supplier EPOS Reports in line with agreed Joint Business Plans
  • Created a comprehensive training manual for new Trading Assistants.
  • Supplier on-boarding and co-ordination of documents.
  • Continuously monitored cost profiles to reduce claims and debit notes.
  • Monthly Trend Reports - Presented quarterly on Alcohol & Tobacco consumer trends.
  • Excel - drills to monitor sales, inventory, and general product performance.
  • Generating payment recoups for margin support on lines agreed between theTrading Manager and Supplier for promotional activity and EDLP initiatives.

EXTENDED RANGE DIGITAL ADMISTRATOR

MUSGRAVE WHOLESALE PARTNERS
Dublin, Ireland
02.2022 - 10.2022
  • Briefly trained Food Information Regulation standards
  • Liaising with Quality Assurance specialists, and suppliers to ensure all new products comply with Irish Trading Legislation
  • Designed internal training flyers & presented at engagement sessions with sales teams across the business
  • Co-ordinated Extended Range promotional displays in branches to increase customer awareness and drive sales
  • Successfully onboarded 200+ retailers to the e-commerce platform during our pilot testing period.

Education

Bachelor of Science: Food Business And Chinese Studies -

University College Dublin

Leaving Certificate -

Wesley College Dublin
04.2001 -

Skills

  • Supplier Management
  • Buying Administration
  • Reporting
  • Cost Analysis
  • SAP / Outlook / Excel
  • Communication
  • Organisation
  • Trading negotiation

Certification

  • Negotiation Training - 2023 DCM Learning

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

ASSISTANT TRADING MANAGER

Musgrave Wholesale Partners
11.2024 - Current

BUYING ASSISTANT

WESFARMERS HEALTH PRICELINE
06.2024 - Current

BUYING ASSISTANT

THE REJECT SHOP
12.2023 - 06.2024

TRADING ASSISTANT ALCOHOL & TOBACCO

MUSGRAVE WHOLESALE PARTNERS
10.2022 - 09.2023

EXTENDED RANGE DIGITAL ADMISTRATOR

MUSGRAVE WHOLESALE PARTNERS
02.2022 - 10.2022

Leaving Certificate -

Wesley College Dublin
04.2001 -

Bachelor of Science: Food Business And Chinese Studies -

University College Dublin

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