Anna Ferguson Email & Phone Number

Brands & Private Label

Responsible for the Convenience & Baby Category. Team Responsibilities: Frozen, Tinned goods & Oils and margarines.

Responsible for Fish (Fresh, Frozen & Tinned), Baby (Food, Nappies, Cosmetics & Wipes) and Femcare categories for Lidl Ireland and Northern Ireland.

Responsible for all Branded products and the Baby Category for Lidl Ireland and Lidl Northern Ireland.

- Store and warehouse training - Elected Project Manager for the Graduate Fundraiser to organise company wide events- Working closely with the Category Manager to analyse and interpret market data. Monitoring market changes and the competitive landscape in terms of products and prices- Conducting category reviews with each of the buyers- Developed, trained.

• Working with the Own Buy Fashions and Accessories Team
• Responsible for communicating premium brands such as Mulberry, Victoria Beckham and Vince to the customer and worked as a brand ambassador for Brown Thomas as a whole
• Engaged in working as part of a large team of 100 staff in a faced paced working environment
• Overachieving on daily sales targets and store KPI's
• Given responsibility through cash handling and the training of new staff members to deliver the same level of service

Greater New York City Area

• Involved with iconic brands such as Odlums, Rowse, Roma, Batchelors, Shamrock, Erin, Chef, Jacobs and Kelkin
• Following two weeks of my internship due to staff resignation I was selected to work in the Quality Assurance lab in Odlums, Portarlington for 10 weeks. This role had a high level of responsibility in testing both.
• Developed strong teamwork skills while working with various departments such as Quality & Technical, Purchasing, Finance and Commercial in conducting Quality Benchmarking Tests, NPD and Product redesign
• Assigned a project to prepare statistical returns for Valeo Foods to ensure compliance with Producer Responsibility regulations in Ireland. It involved communicating with Greenstreets Environmental Resources in.
• Dealing with consumer complaints, resolving queries, identifying patterns of unsatisfactory products and typing up reports for documentation

Msc. Food Business Strategy, Agricultural Business And Management, First Degree Honours

• Developed and Project Managed a Commercial Marketing Strategy for Strong Roots - Awarded best overall presentation and strategy. • Class.

Bsc. Food Science, First Degree Honours

Bsc. Food Science, Study Abroad Opportunity

Selected to Study Abroad at Michigan State University for a Semester. Completed modules in New Product Development, Food Business, Food.