Claire Marks (Andrews) Email & Phone Number

Cheltenham

Responsible for creating, updating and reviewing the short, medium and long term bottom up volume forecast across Kohler bathrooms.Key contact for globally sourcing products within Kohler Company and third party vendors in line with the demand requirements• Implementation of Demand planning via APO into the Business for the Bathroom category .• Order fulfilment increased from an average of 89% to 94% in the course of just over a year• Improved forecast accuracy by over 10%• Forging strong trusting relationships with Sales to ensure a robust sales forecast• Acting as a key contact for all forecasting system and process related queries.• Key responsibility for sourcing and scheduling products globally in line with the forecast in SAP

Cheltenham & Birmingham, United Kingdom

Seconded on fixed one year contract in Birmingham/Uxbridge. Responsible for delivering the annual forecast to Supply Operations for the hot beverages category.Key Achievements• Provided a robust category sku forecast (rolling 104 weeks in APO DP) 25,000 tonnes p/a• Minimised product waste and maintained service levels at 98.5%.• Maintaining forecast accuracy at the targeted 70%.• Created category demand analysis, insights and recommended actions• Coffee category growth of 10% was driven by growth in NPD and targeted promotional • Led the UK monthly input into the European Demand Review for hot beverages• Knowledge of the ethical and legal complianceCustomer Planning Executive Sales – Cheltenham 2005 - 2011Responsible to the Category Planning Manager to co-ordinate the delivery of sales targets and develop trade strategies for implementation in the retail sector. This involved building, managing, tracking and evaluating a trade spend budget used for driving volume, revenue and profit in line with the Annual Plan.Key Achievements* Planning,communication & tracking of the Sales annual business plan with account managers * Customer business forecasting/inventory & supply chain management.* Management of database including promotional summary accuracy/promotional finance Customer Development Executive – Tesco Account - Cheltenham 2002 - 2004Responsible to the National Account Manager for Tesco to ensure all promotions were loaded in line with proposals and invoices processed for all activities. Actively liaised with customer services to ensure product availability maintained at the highest possible level. In addition was the main point of contact for Tesco to process audit claims and aged debt.

Brentwood Essex

Responsible for TV production for the boxing promotor Barry Hearn. This sport event promotion company provided coverage on both mainstream sports such as boxing, snooker, pool and darts as well as introducing the public to more niche sports such as marlin fishing in Mauritius.Key Achievements• Budgeted & responsible for TV production of all Matchroom events in the UK and Worldwide • Hired freelance crews/presenters/OB facilities/Satellite links/post production • Assistant producer – responsible for interviews on location and post production editing.

Chiswick London

Key Achievements• Initially Involved in all areas of sport production, then promoted to head up the Tennis Production team (20) working on TV coverage at Wimbledon & both the Men & Women ATP Tours. • Responsible for budgets & logistics of every event - from the initial set up and budget, hiring of staff, coverage of the live events, post production and programme distribution worldwide.

Wardour Street, Soho London

‘The Children’s Channel’ was launched in September 1984 via cable & Satellite to supply 12 hours of daily programming. Joined as TV production secretary and swiftly progressed to the TV Production Manager responsible for the budgeting, filming and post production of pre-school and school age content in studios based in Soho & Teddington. Headed up a production team of 40 which consisted of film crews, production staff and in house presenters to provide original programming for the Channel.

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), History, 2.2

Activities and Societies: Squash Film SocietyHistory - Medieval

O Levels & A Levels

Activities and Societies: ALL SPORTS - UNDER 19 COUNTY BADMINTON DOUBLESA level History Geography & English Literature