# Shreya Raja

Shreya Raja is a remote worker on Himalayas, Home Accessories & Lifestyle Product Development Manager at Sazy, based in United Kingdom.

Source: https://himalayas.app/@shreyaraja

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I build profitable homeware and stationery ranges from concept to launch.
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| Detail | Value |
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| Availability | Looking for a job |
| Location | United Kingdom |
| Authorized to work in | United Kingdom |
| Salary expectations | 20k+ GBP |
| Job categories | Product Development Manager, Buyer, Product Developer, Category Manager |
| Skills | Product Development, Range Planning, Critical Path Management, Margin Management, Budget Management, Open To Buy Management, Supplier Sourcing, Supplier Negotiation, Category Creation, Wholesale, Trend Analysis, Competitive Analysis, Sales Analysis, Stakeholder Collaboration, NetSuite, SAP, PLM, PIM, Magento, Shopify, Range Planner, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Photoshop, SharePoint, OneNote, Google Workspace, Product Architecture, Product Photography, Product Styling, Sustainability |
| LinkedIn | https://linkedin.com/in/shreya-raja-isaac-995935b4 |

## What I'm looking for

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I'm looking to build thoughtful, customer-focused homeware or stationery ranges, with ownership from concept through launch. I value collaborative teams, strong supplier partnerships, commercial responsibility and opportunities to make more sustainable product choices.
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## About

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I've built home accessories, lifestyle and stationery ranges from market gap to launch across Sazy, Papier, Made.com and Marks & Spencer.

At Sazy, I created an all-round offer across tableware, home textiles and décor, developed 130+ SKUs each season, lifted department margin from 55% to 65%, and contributed to 124% year-on-year business growth to a £2.1m run rate.

At Papier, I owned end-to-end stationery product lifecycles across DTC, wholesale and Amazon, working to a £26m FY24 budget and helping build wholesale ranges for retailers including Anthropologie, Target, Liberty and Selfridges.

I bring hands-on product development, range planning, supplier negotiation and critical-path management, with a detail-led approach that keeps customers, quality and sustainable choices at the centre of decisions.
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## Experience

### Home Accessories & Lifestyle Product Development Manager

Sazy. Jun 2024 - Nov 2025

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Managed all home accessories and lifestyle categories from the ground up, growing SKU counts and building a new all-round offer across tableware, home textiles and décor. Contributed to +124% year-on-year company revenue growth, reaching a £2.1m run rate, while lifting department margin from 55% to 65%.
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Skills: Product-Development, Range-Planning, Supplier-Sourcing, Margin-Management, Critical-Path-Management, NetSuite, SAP, PLM, PIM, Magento, Shopify, Excel, PowerPoint, Photoshop, SharePoint, OneNote, Google-Workspace

### Buyer, All Stationery Categories

[Papier Ltd](https://himalayas.app/companies/papier). Apr 2022 - Jun 2024

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Managed a wide range of product across multiple channels: DTC, wholesale and Amazon. Owned the end-to-end product lifecycle and range planning around key selling periods, working to a £26m FY24 budget and margin targets.
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Skills: Buying, Range-Planning, Supplier-Negotiation, NetSuite, SAP, PLM, PIM, Magento, Shopify, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Photoshop, SharePoint, OneNote, Google-Workspace

### Senior Assistant Buyer, Outdoor & Leisure

Made.com. Sep 2018 - Apr 2022

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Managed a 580-SKU range plus 230 SKUs in development, overseeing significant category growth of +50% vs last year. Developed department strategies, wrote briefs, and managed the critical path to launch product on time.
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Skills: Buying, Product-Development, Range-Planning, Supplier-Negotiation, Critical-Path-Management, Data-Analysis, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Photoshop, SharePoint, OneNote, Google-Workspace

### Senior Buyer's Admin Assistant

[Marks & Spencer](https://himalayas.app/companies/ms). May 2015 - Sep 2018

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Bought and managed two ranges (Fancy Dress-up and Sunglasses), negotiating prices to meet and exceed margin and owning the critical path from tech pack through approvals, fits and system development to store input. Worked collaboratively with designers, merchandisers and technologists to develop the ranges.
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Skills: Buying, Range-Management, Supplier-Negotiation, Critical-Path-Management, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Photoshop, SharePoint, OneNote, Google-Workspace

### Production & Installation Assistant

Giles Miller Studio. Jan 2015 - Mar 2015

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Assembled wall installations from architectural drawings, using tiling, painting, upholstery and sewing techniques.
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Skills: Tiling, Paintings, Upholstery, Sewing, Architectural-Drawing

### Voluntary English Teacher

Love TEFL. Jan 2014 - Mar 2014

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Planned lessons and taught classes of up to 36 children aged 5–12.
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Skills: Lesson-Planning, Teaching, Classroom-Management

### Book Buyer

Design Museum Shop. Aug 2013 - Feb 2014

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Sourced and negotiated book titles for exhibitions and general sale, raising POs and managing supplier payments.
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Skills: Sourcing, Negotiation, Purchase-Order, Supplier-Management

### Senior Sales Assistant & Duty Manager

Design Museum Shop. Jan 2012 - Jan 2014

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Opened and set up the shop, briefed staff on new and exhibition product, and built creative, theme-led displays.
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Skills: Retail-Sales, Staff-Briefing-And-Supervision, Visual-Merchandising, Display-Design

## Education

### University of Brighton

BA (Hons) Architecture, Architecture. 2007 - 2012

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BA (Hons) Architecture with RIBA Part 1 from the University of Brighton, completed in 2012.
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### Prendergast School

A Levels, General Studies

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Completed A Levels in Geography, Design Technology, and Mathematics, along with GCSEs.
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## Tech stack

- Shopify
- Magento
- Adobe Photoshop
- Google Workspace
- Microsoft Excel
- OneNote
- NetSuite
- SAP
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft PowerPoint

To contact Shreya, message them from this profile with a Himalayas employer account: [Hire on Himalayas](https://himalayas.app/hire).

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