teneille oakley
Merchandise Consulting
A Fashion expert with a career spanning 20 years. Experienced in Buying & Planning, specialising in Womenswear Designer, Contemporary, Youth, Denim, Activewear, Jewellery, Footwear, Accessories + Menswear.
Teneille has a proven history for collaborating with Designers to deliver commerciality and sustainability to creative visions.
Teneille is now available to share her expertise through Merchandise Consulting with small to medium size businesses.
EXPERTISE
Offering bespoke support throughout the entire Merchandise process to ensure Efficiency and Accuracy is maximised, resulting in improved Profitability.
Further services offered include: Creative Direction Support, Trading Term Negotiation, Process Implementation, People Management, Mentoring + Coaching and Organisation Structure Assessment.
Career Experience
Most recently Chief Merchandise Officer at Aje Collective, Teneille played a pivotal role in the development of Aje Studio from conceptualisation to launch.
CHIEF MERCHANDISE OFFICER AJE COLLECTIVE 2023 - 2024
GENERAL MANAGER - JEWELLERY + WATCHES KENNEDY 2021 – 2023
BUYING MANAGER - WOMENSWEAR DAVID JONES 2017 - 2021
SENIOR BUYER - DESIGNER MYER 2014 - 2017
SENIOR BUYER - DESIGNER + DENIM HOUSE OF FRASER 2013 - 2014
WOMENSWEAR BUYER - FASHION + DENIM DAVID JONES 2011 -2013
MENSWEAR BUYER - FASHION + DENIM DAVID JONES 2005 - 2011
TESTIMONIALS
“Teneille’s remarkable achievements throughout her extensive career in the fashion industry have earned my admiration. She brings a wealth of expertise that extends far beyond Australian retail buying. Her dedication, professionalism, and willingness to share her knowledge make her an asset to everyone she works with.
With a rich background in fashion buying, design, and planning, Teneille possesses a profound understanding of the industry. She is highly respected by her peers, employees, and colleagues, and her extensive network of contacts spans both Australia and international markets.
Teneille is a true professional whose contributions to the fashion and retail sectors have been invaluable.”
Margie WoodS
Founder, Creative Director, VIKTORIA & WOODS
“Teneille has always understood and seen how a brand wishes to be showcased and presented. Her eye for this is something that’s stayed with me. Such an asset of understanding.”
Toni Maticevski
“Teneille combines her extensive knowledge of the Australian Fashion landscape with her passion and experience in product to develop Merchandise plans that promote success for the brand. Teneille is very flexible and works in a way that best suits the business needs”