Being an entrepreneur and naturally curious, imaginative, and tenacious my company D&N Agencies adapted and repositioned itself during Covid after having so many wonderful conversations with incredible founders who told me that I should be offering my excellent advice, industry knowledge, and first-hand experience to those brands that could massively benefit. Some of the ways I serve brands are through finding routes to funding, building a customer base, managing cashflow, scaling operations, market research and competitor analysis, plus supply chain and logistics. I know the steps and processes for building a strategy and roadmap to support growth having worked across industries and categories for over 20 years from fashion to food and drink, to health supplements. Clients invest in me because they know it takes time to get market ready and I do this either by showing them or by doing it for them and they understand that it doesn’t happen overnight.My skills📈I am an entrepreneurial self-starter with experience in setting up and growing profitable businesses, and was responsible in growing the revenue of one business by +400% in 36 months.I understand what it takes to create and maintain a market leading proposition, expand commercial channels to deliver growth and generate increased revenue through operational improvement🌟My strength is communication and building lasting relationships from scratch. My experiences in nurturing factories and suppliers around the world, both in UK, Europe and the Far East has resulted in successful product launches from effective working partnerships. I also have the right contacts to open conversation for exporting to China and Southeast Asia.🧠I am a forward thinking, opportunity seeker with an intuitive understanding of consumer trends and behaviours. I have experience in market relevant ingredients, underpinned by diet and nutritional understanding and am passionate about creating healthy, wholesome food for the nation. 💡I have a Unique combination of creative flair and commercial acumen to develop food and drink propositions across many categories with the aim to help people, health, or planet.If you feel I can help you on your journey to achieve success, 1-Connect with me on Linked In2-Share with me your biggest challenge or current problem in a DM.3-Let’s talk about how I can help you craft your business strategy with confidence to get results.
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Managing DirectorD & N Agencies LimitedBushey, Gb
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Uk Sales & Marketing ManagerAncestral Superfoods Oct 2024 - PresentHemel Hempstead, England, United Kingdom• To launch and build the pipeline for sales into the UK across all sectors – multiple retail, independent retail, foodservice, direct to consumer.• Setup logistics, supply chain and commercial operations.• Strategize through different and unconventional routes and channels where live opportunities exist to create listings and reach consumers.• Liaising directly to the Co-Founder and key business stakeholders at all levels; artwork, promotions, sales, customers, order processing, delivery co-ordination, NPD, technical, marketing etc. -
Managing DirectorD & N Agencies Limited Apr 2006 - PresentHemel Hempstead, England, United KingdomInterim - competence in sourcing and managing suppliers, retailers such as M&S, Next, Sainsbury's, Planet Organic, Waitrose, John Lewis and manufacturing partners Orexis Fresh Foods, including Far East expertise. Ability to innovate using market insight, global trends, and competitor analysis, delivering first to market propositions, with underpinning data.
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Relationship ManagerVisionary Food Solutions Dec 2021 - PresentHemel Hempstead, England, United Kingdom- Build connections and relationships through listening, learning and understanding how to support UK and International food and drink brands to growth in the UK market.- Strategize through different and unconventional routes and channels where live opportunities exist to create listings and reach consumers. -
Project ManagerAdvanced Biotics Apr 2022 - Aug 2023Hemel Hempstead, England, United Kingdom1. Supplier and manufacturing relationships - manage the process for sourcing partners for co-manufacturing of products, overseeing recipe development and production, signing off specific requirements, track regulations and monitor certification, discuss packaging specs, explore and make recommendations. 2. Innovation and product development - development of new products like bars, drinks etc, shortlist potential manufacturers, work with development teams to ensure that the specs and methods of any products being developed work with our ingredients.3. Commercial / Business Development - working alongside the CEO / Co-Founder and the e-commerce team to develop the commercial side of the business, this might be strategy, branding, developing new target demographics, but also identifying and managing various processes with logistics, wholesalers, retailers, and others. Involvement in representing the brand at trade fairs. -
Business Development ManagerFood Business Development Company (Fbdc) Jul 2022 - Aug 2022St Albans, England, United KingdomCreate New Business proposals to present to client and any other admin required throughoutthe projects using existing templates and drive the projects through communications withpotential new clients• To manage projects independently, liasing with clients and managing day-to-day running ofprojects• To increase online presence of FBDC through social media to encourage awareness of thebusiness and grow the New Business interest, look at other areas where FBDC could increasetheir New Business interest eg. Visiting trade shows, publicity etc• Work within the team to deliver financial targets / goals through projects and new businessrevenue. -
Interim Research & Business Development ConsultantSelf-Employed Jan 2021 - Apr 2021• Involved in researching retail pricing, strategy, product offering and ingredients in the Pet Industry on behalf of a new brand entering the UK market. Therefore used gap analysis to spot and identify opportunities for vegan human grade natural ingredient dog treats and snacks. • Also contacted retailer buyers, independents, distributors and online stores to discuss first hand the current market landscape to understand the potential areas for growth.
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Interim Logistics CoordinatorCavendish Health Concierge Ltd Sep 2020 - Dec 2020Watford- Organising and co-ordinating Covid testing for Professional Sportsman & Woman, TV celebrities, film crew and actors plus any other VIPs
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New Product Development ManagerOrexis Fresh Foods Ltd Feb 2020 - Aug 2020London, United Kingdom- Involved in team briefing meetings with food service and retail clients to go through the steps and processes from initial concept recipe through to launch stage via critical path.- Able to develop client recipes through authentic and natural ingredients via kitchen sampling.- Use of NutriCalc to finalise recipe specification to calculate nutritional values for serving sizes relevant for packaging.- Understand and adhering to the Regulations around HACCP.- Able to calculate the batch size for production trial purposes, monitor factory trials, and manage shelf life testing (at each date stage with the laboratory) plus liaising with technical on microbiological analysis.- Good knowledge of Agile (food manufacturing software) in being able to upload documents and pictures for quality reference, track and update progress on new products (CRM) and final recipes.- Understanding how to use and what to look for when pH testing. Orexis Fresh Foods Ltd is a leading food manufacturer based in North London, specialising in chilled ready to eat products, with our main focus on dips of all ethnic backgrounds. The Orexis brand has been widely recognised as a prominent producer in this sector of the industry for over 35 years, with an established following for our Greek speciality dips since the 1970’s. As a privately owned family business, we have built our success on 3 main objectives: Quality Products, Unbeatable Service and New Product Development, and used recipes and techniques passed down 3 generations to bring to you the finest quality products. We supply to supermarket chains and bulk packages to wholesalers and the catering sector. In addition to sales in the United Kingdom, we also export to Europe and many other continents. -
Interim International Development : Food & DrinkExporting Jun 2019 - Jun 2020London, United Kingdom• Looking to access International markets through trusted partners for natural healthy ambient authentic food and drink brands with functional benefits.• Excellent communicator in building long term business relationships that can mutually benefit everyone.• Unparalleled knowledge and experience with regular market visits and attendance to key trade shows• Understand Global supply chains, Incoterms, distribution tiers and routes to market.• Category manager• Gap analysis and competitor assessment
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Interim Business DevelopmentHampstead Tea Nov 2019 - Jan 2020Milton Keynes, United KingdomTo build and support Hampstead Organic sales in the UK and Export markets across all sectors – multiple retail, independent retail, foodservice, direct to consumer.• Prospect for new ‘Customer Acquisition’• Existing ‘Customer Retention’ and Account Management• Build sales with current customers -
Interim - Operations Manager And Brand Co-OrdinatorMoorish Dips Oct 2018 - Jan 2020London, England, United Kingdom• The role reports directly to the CEO.• Day to day running of supply chain and commercial operation between the Moorish brand and customers such as: Waitrose, Sainsbury’s, Ocado, Booths, Wholefoods and British Airways. • Credit control and managing the daily orders-in, communicating with production, matching against forecast, invoicing for orders, matching delivery notes with invoices, managing collection of monies to ensure payment is received on time as well as paying debtors on time. Maintaining accurate informative records. Managing and maintaining the cashflow report.• Ordering and monitoring weekly packaging stock levels via data analysis, forecasting and ROS.• High level of responsibility that directly affects the bottom line of the company. Involved in creating a seamless and accurate ‘’payments in and out’’ system. • Responsible for increasing awareness of the brand on social media by posting daily on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. -
Interim - Brand Co-Ordinator And Npd ExecutiveMoorish Dips Feb 2018 - Oct 2018London, United Kingdom• Liaising with ALL factories and key business stakeholders at all levels; artwork, promotions, sales, customers, order processing, delivery co-ordination, NPD, technical, marketing etc.• Good understanding of Sage 50 in order to manage and maintain all customer sales data, weekly reports, all promotions, price changes and accountancy via cashflow.• Marketing support in organising and sending out samples and maintenance of Brandbank.• Customer support for all business areas including product forms, documentation, customer queries, arranging transport, understanding of supply chain and delivery of orders. Creating and maintaining accurate customer contact database.
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Senior National Account ManagerDynamic Links Ltd Oct 2010 - May 2017- Strategic problem solver with over 15 years of experience in establishing, managing, developing and growing commercial relationships with Blue Chip retail clients.- Full commercial responsibility for National Accounts worth c. £2m revenue.- Negotiated new prices and collections with Marks & Spencer, Next Retail, Debenhams increased turnover by 15% YOY in 2015 .- Strong project management, team leader, analytical skills and able to prioritise tasks under pressure.- Through account management, creativity, passion, determination, desire and customer service achieved substantial contracts with YOY growth of 25% in 2012.- Growing the companies’ turnover through branded and own branded products.- Understanding of critical path framework for production, supply chain and FOB China shipments. -
Business Development ManagerDynamic Links Oct 2004 - Sep 2010London, United Kingdom- Successfully opened new accounts with UK and European store groups Primark Stores, Next Retail PLC, Marks & Spencer PLC, Moss Bros, The Disney Stores, Celio, Devred and Jules plus bespoke gifts to Aston Villa FC and Fulham FC orders worth c. £1 million. - Worked with designers Ted Baker, Reiss, Jasper Conran, Jeff Banks and The Savile Row Company- Coordinating business sales strategy. - Sourcing new factories in the Far East.- Providing packaging solutions on trend for gifting and accessories generating substantial orders.
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Sales ManagerDynamic Links Sep 1998 - Oct 2004Harrow, United Kingdom- Won the contract to supply on concessions Burton Menswear, Principles for Men & Greenwoods Menswear.- Design and development of display units, men's accessories and gift collections.- Merchandising and in-store visits.- Increased revenue by 20% YOY through maintaining and growing existing customer relationships.- Establishing new clients through tenacity and resilient cold calling total value c. £400K from Matalan, River Island, Ernest Jones + 30 new UK independent store accounts from trade shows.- Organised trade exhibitions in the UK.- Involved in changing the company focus from a European manufacturing base to importing directly from China to achieve better prices.- Setting up costing templates generating P&L for each client account.
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Sales SupportDynamic Links Oct 1995 - Sep 1998Harrow, United KingdomUK Head Office (agency) representing European factories producing exclusive collections of men's, children's and ladies accessories.- Building relationships with existing clients: Boots The Chemist, Tie Rack, BHS, Debenhams, John Lewis plus distributors, wholesalers and independent stores.- Sold over 200,000 wooden tie racks to Tie Rack PLC.- Designed, developed and sold exclusively to Boots The Chemist a range of plastic travel toiletry accessories generating £250K in 12 months achieving the best product rate of sales for the department for 1996.
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