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Continuing the success of growing Workplace, Education and Healthcare, I've also taken on board the leadership of the Leisure & Entertainment channel. Leading a team of 15, our ambition is to work collaboratively with our customers to deliver category growth and customer satisfaction.

I was bought in to lead a team of ten to grow our share across workplace, education, healthcare. Through building strong collaborative relationships, both internally and externally, we have doubled the size of our business from a volume, net rev and profit perspective whilst also delivering margin growth.This growth has come from growing our base estate organically, gaining distribution wins across our portfolio and winning new business. Our collaborate approach has been recognised… Show more I was bought in to lead a team of ten to grow our share across workplace, education, healthcare. Through building strong collaborative relationships, both internally and externally, we have doubled the size of our business from a volume, net rev and profit perspective whilst also delivering margin growth.This growth has come from growing our base estate organically, gaining distribution wins across our portfolio and winning new business. Our collaborate approach has been recognised externally with Advantage Group Survey No1 - (2022, 2023, 2024) and Foodservice Cateys Supplier Excellence Award 2023. Show less

Chertsey, Surrey, United Kingdom

Lead a team of seven account managers responsible for managing and growing our profit across the group procurement part of the Foodbuy business.Delivered retention rate of 98.1%, growth of 4.3% and new business growth. Lead the team and customer base through the COVID-19 pandemic, working collaboratively to ensure all parties remained sustainable through the uncertain time

Asked by the MD to cover the team due to maternity. Lead a team of eight, managing £170m retail spend, generating income of 12.3% for Foodbuy and it's parent company Compass Group.Delivered savings of £2.5m and mitigated inflation to 0.7% (budget was 2.5%)Worked with strategic partners such as Coca Cola European Partners, Pepsico, Molson Coors, Moet Hennessy & Mondelez

Responsible for delivering a Joint Business Plan for Restaurant Associates, Compass Groups fine dining division, Levy UK, our Sport, Leisure and Hospitality division and Rapport, our high end front of house division. Responsible for meeting their commercial targets and business strategies whilst ensuring a safe supply chain. Also project managing a strategic review of Compass Groups approved vendor list.

Strategic Sourcing Manager for Compass Group UK & Ireland focused on the delivery of world class analytics and strategies for all direct and indirect categories following the Compass Procurement Framework (CPF). Continued responsibility for Compass Facilities Management procurement category development.

Responsible for managing c.£100m spend across various categories including Facilities Management, Agency Labour, Landscaping, Contract Services and Building Maintainence to name a few.Key responsibilities:• Full management of the category from tendering to negotiating contracts• Implementing changes to the supply chain• Liaising with finance on benefit tracking and management of annual budget• Stakeholder management and engagement

Responsible for managing 500 SKU’s, across 4 sub-categories and over 15 suppliers with a combined annual spend of £30m and a number of routes to market. In addition to the core range I am also responsible for managing +£500k worth of sponsorship as part of one of our joint venture contracts. In 2012, took the category through a transformation process that reduced the SKU count across wine and spirits from +2500 to 300 and 10 suppliers to two.Key responsibilities:• Full management of… Show more Responsible for managing 500 SKU’s, across 4 sub-categories and over 15 suppliers with a combined annual spend of £30m and a number of routes to market. In addition to the core range I am also responsible for managing +£500k worth of sponsorship as part of one of our joint venture contracts. In 2012, took the category through a transformation process that reduced the SKU count across wine and spirits from +2500 to 300 and 10 suppliers to two.Key responsibilities:• Full management of the category from tendering to negotiating contracts• Implementing changes to the supply chain• Liaising with finance on benefit tracking and management of annual budget• Stakeholder management and engagement• Management of sponsorship Show less

Responsible for creating and delivering the marketing plans to the Education markets for Compass Group UK & Ireland, with specific focus on the Higher and Further Education sub sectors. Reported directly to the Head of Marketing. Business responsibility £213mKey responsibilities:• Delivery of integrated B2C/B2B marketing plans to the Higher and Further Education sub sectors, that deliver sales, profit and customer value, in line with Education business strategy and… Show more Responsible for creating and delivering the marketing plans to the Education markets for Compass Group UK & Ireland, with specific focus on the Higher and Further Education sub sectors. Reported directly to the Head of Marketing. Business responsibility £213mKey responsibilities:• Delivery of integrated B2C/B2B marketing plans to the Higher and Further Education sub sectors, that deliver sales, profit and customer value, in line with Education business strategy and objectives.• Development and delivery of promotional campaigns that deliver increased spend per head, like for like sales growth, profit and increased customer satisfaction. Responsible for the development and the delivery of a compelling Freshers and Back to School promotions campaign (the largest campaign of the year ). Responsibilities include liasing with suppliers to set up promotions, case discounts, allocations, creation of artwork and delivery of POS packs to over 550 schools, colleges and universities on time and within budget that drives spend per head, loyalty and like for like sales growth. • To manage the relationships with internal and all external agencies to agreed contractual standard and cost effective performance.• To ensure that appropriate controls, approvals processes and procedures are in place including agency management, budget control and reporting as well as marketing collateral approval.• Coordinate with Global education teams to share and implement best practice activity.• Provide up to date and timely marketing support for the sector sales teams. • Creation of profitable new concepts & brands, management of their trial and roll-out.• Member of marketing steering group within Compass Group UK & Ireland responsible for evaluating and procuring new design agency. Show less

Responsible for the creation, development and delivery of the B2C National Foodservice Retail Promotions to c.1400 units in the Compass Group UK & Ireland estate across workplace catering facilities, Universities, Colleges, Healthcare sector, Defence and In-Store cafes.

In October 2009, Compass Group UK & Ireland joined forces with TV Chef Gary Rhodes to tackle the confusion in the UK around the phrase ‘local sourcing’ and establish a benchmark for the foodservice industry. Compass Group UK & Ireland launched it’s Truly British and Truly Local criteria to clearly define what British and local sourcing really means, giving clients and customers the information they need to make informed choices and opening up opportunities for small locally-based suppliers… Show more In October 2009, Compass Group UK & Ireland joined forces with TV Chef Gary Rhodes to tackle the confusion in the UK around the phrase ‘local sourcing’ and establish a benchmark for the foodservice industry. Compass Group UK & Ireland launched it’s Truly British and Truly Local criteria to clearly define what British and local sourcing really means, giving clients and customers the information they need to make informed choices and opening up opportunities for small locally-based suppliers. Responsibilities:• B2B & B2C brand development of Truly British and Truly Local.• Creation of supporting marketing literature.• Creation of two PR video’s involving Gary Rhodes.• Organisation of launch event involving 50 high profile clients, and Compass Group UK & Ireland Executive team.• Involvement of the implementation in to the Compass Group UK & Ireland business Show less

• Transitioning 21 servers located in 15 locations across Europe into one UK based data centre within an aggressive six month time frame for Scotts Miracle-Gro.o Running the daily Project Management Office (PMO), tracking issues and data centre equipment, and running daily meetings using Microsoft Excel.o Developed and maintained the Master Programme Schedule and Project Portal using Microsoft Project and Microsoft Excel.o Tracked and reported project expenditure,lessons learned as… Show more • Transitioning 21 servers located in 15 locations across Europe into one UK based data centre within an aggressive six month time frame for Scotts Miracle-Gro.o Running the daily Project Management Office (PMO), tracking issues and data centre equipment, and running daily meetings using Microsoft Excel.o Developed and maintained the Master Programme Schedule and Project Portal using Microsoft Project and Microsoft Excel.o Tracked and reported project expenditure,lessons learned as well as best practices to ACS and Scotts Miracle-Gro Executives.o Took responsibility of managing and reporting three sub projects, Disaster Recovery, Security and Networking, towards the end of the main project. Show less

• Management of the strategic alignment of new business partners into ACS’ sales process as well as developing relationships with existing partners to maximise the business connection.• Worked closely with key partners including Avnet, Lawson Software, Novell and IBM on marketing campaigns to increase brand awareness and generate sales leads.• Organised two Sales Meetings at Novell so that the sales team could be introduced to new Novell products and work closely with a main partner to… Show more • Management of the strategic alignment of new business partners into ACS’ sales process as well as developing relationships with existing partners to maximise the business connection.• Worked closely with key partners including Avnet, Lawson Software, Novell and IBM on marketing campaigns to increase brand awareness and generate sales leads.• Organised two Sales Meetings at Novell so that the sales team could be introduced to new Novell products and work closely with a main partner to close deals.• Worked as a member of a pursuits team responsible for undertaking due diligence of a major high street retail chain, creating a solution for their IT needs whilst minimising the companies expenditure. Show less

• Implemented a re-branding strategy to promote Syan Ltd’s acquisition by ACS within our main business partner, IBM’s, business centres.• Put into action an exercise to welcome Syan employees to ACS, by delivering Welcome Packs and company apparel to all employee nationwide.• Maintained and developed the Syan Ltd website.• Edited the Monthly Syan Newsletter which was used as a means of communicating best practice, new business wins and praise items to all internal staff.

Msc: Distinction, Marketing And Management

Activities and Societies: I captained the Rugby 1XV to League Promotion whilst also captaining the England Universities 1XV for which I.

Bsc - 2:1, Chemistry And Sports Science

Activities and Societies: I played for the Rugby 1XV and won 2 BUSA Gold medals, 3 Varsity titles and the Leicestershire Cup. I was also.

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