Victoria Bassett

Victoria Bassett has held a variety of roles in the retail industry, beginning with a Merchandiser role at Asda in 2012. Victoria then moved to the role of Buying Manager and Merchandise Manager for the Stationery range across stores and online, working with over 30 suppliers in the UK and Far East and managing a team of two colleagues. In 2018, they took on a Merchandiser role at Mamas & Papas, managing the Clothing category across stores, online and wholesale, directly managing two colleagues, and placing purchase orders for stock, maintaining optimal stock levels, and weekly/monthly and yearly sales and profit reporting in order to hit budgets. In 2020, they became Bakery Manager at Love Rouge Bakery, and in 2021 they took on the role of Customer Sales Manager at Northern Monk.

Victoria Bassett attended Brighton Hove & Sussex Sixth Form College from 2005 to 2007 and then the University of Leeds from 2007 to 2010, where they earned a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Biology. In July 2022, they obtained a Certified Beer Server certification from the Cicerone® Certification Program.