With comprehensive and practical expertise in end-to-end FMCG retailing & wholesaling, I am a successful business builder and profitability turn-around change agent. I am motivated by complex retailing challenges requiring change, creating and engaging a winning team, and delivering commercially. My skills in people engagement have allowed me to lead and participate in project teams across Australia. I am a champion of teams, a flexible and passionate leader with a knowledgeable, logical approach to setting strategies and tactics. Success has been achieved across multiple roles, geographies and business issues. I have a track record of taking on major opportunities and challenges, exceeding multi $billion sales budgets, and growing market share. I am a confident leader who is able to distill the macro strategy of a business into key deliverables for my division. I negotiate commercially beneficial outcomes for the business and build strong relationships for greater sales, profit, team engagement and buy-in.Day to day, I set and support the company vision and work with the Executive leadership team and internal teams (Sales, Commercial, Finance, Logistics, Marketing, Promotions, Property, Operations etc) and external stakeholders (Suppliers and Customers) to deliver.Key skills: • Performance enhancement through turnaround strategies, culture and procedural change.• General management and financial management• Managing change and complexity on a large scale.• Stakeholder engagement, internal and external communications and leadership.• Team leadership and engagement, recruitment and professional development of staff.• Supplier management and trading negotiations. • Business development, Sales, Promotional,Inventory and Merchandise strategy