Christopher Coles Email & Phone Number

Ashford, England, United Kingdom

London Area, United Kingdom

Works closely with the customer Airlines to produce accurate and reliable forecasts for use by the Supply Planning team alongside continuous work to improve forecast accuracy by reviewing SKU sales and usage by caterers across Europe and the UKHas worked on several projects including container import improvements from a Supply Planner perspective and a key figure in the role out and implementation of a new forecasting system for the companyDetail focused especially regarding accurate data management and focused data analysis has allowed for detailed KPI reporting and continuous improvement of KPI figures

Worked as on-site Finance Administrator on a temporary contract where the focus was on detailed and accurate reporting and processing of invoices for the new contract in RuislipImproved reporting of Invoices and processing times to allow for quick accurate processing and payment of invoices working closely with multiple departments within the building (Facilities, Engineering, Stores, etc)Management of on-site financial KPIs and the reporting of these figures to the central Finance team at the head office

Managed on-site procurement of fruit and Vegetables for the manufacture of productMain point of contact for communication with suppliers working at improving relation with suppliers and to ensure ordered volumes are received in a timely manner and matches expectations laid out by the QC team while maintaining cost price to within acceptable tolerancesWorked closely with onsite Finance Accountant to report accurate financial reports on a weekly and monthly basis and the processing and analysis of weekly stock takes, sales and purchasing figures to build a review of product yields and highlight underperforming products for additional review at the manufacturing floor levl

Accurate processing and review of invoices for payment of SuppliersRunning of month-end reports and the running of the weekly profit and loss report for analysis and reporting

Management of a small team of Stock Controllers and Pricing Integrity Assistants as well as managing the store as part of the Duty Manager roleAccurate reporting of Stock Take figures on a regular basis and management of promotional factors and out-of-stocks to ensure maximum stock efficiency within the store while minimizing wastageManaging the opening and closing of the store and ensuring shelf fill rate is achieved while managing the store as well as supporting the customer service team with dealing with customer queries and complaintsEnsuring pricing compliance and all labeling is kept up-to-date and accurate alongside point-of-sale promotional information is correct and all routines are completed by pricing integrity team

Accurate reporting and counting of stock to ensure correct ordering of products and maximize stock availability and ensure wastage is kept at a minimumReview of new line and promotional items to ensure stock efficiency and wastage levels are not compromiseReview slow moving and high wastage lines and recommend discontinuance of lines that fail to fall within tolerances