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Bushey, GB

Hemel 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.

Hemel Hempstead, England, United Kingdom

Interim - 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.

Hemel 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.

Hemel Hempstead, England, United Kingdom

1. 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.

St Albans, England, United Kingdom

• Create 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.
• Work within the team to deliver financial targets / goals through projects and new businessrevenue.

• 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.
• Also contacted retailer buyers, independents, distributors and online stores to discuss first hand the current market landscape to understand the potential areas for growth.

Watford

- Organising and co-ordinating Covid testing for Professional Sportsman & Woman, TV celebrities, film crew and actors plus any other VIPs

London, 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.

London, 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

Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

• To 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

London, 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.
• 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.

London, 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.

- 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.

London, 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.

Harrow, 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.

Harrow, United Kingdom

UK 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.

Higher National Diploma (Awarded Distinction), Product & Industrial Design

STUDIED PRODUCT / INDUSTRIAL DESIGN

National Diploma, Btec 3D Design

BTEC 3D Design