Gary K. Email & Phone Number

Sheffield, England, United Kingdom

• Pricecheck is an award-winning wholesaler and distributor of fast-moving consumer goods which has been trading for over 45 years. Pricecheck partners with the world’s best-known brands and supplies the biggest names in.
• Toiletries
• Household
• Beauty
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• Fragrance

Leeds, England, United Kingdom

Heading up the Non-Food division at OTL, my role includes;- Driving the Sales and Margin for Non-Food in order to achieve budget- Managing the majority of categories within Non-Food- Ensuring customer related projects are completed on time- Managing the Buyer that is responsible for the balance of Non-Food categories at OTL.

Castleford

Similar to the role of category buyer, but now having responsibility for all of Non Food (40+ categories)- Been the main point of contact in the UK for communication between UK and overseas buying departments- Diversifying into 'Multiprice' products for certain categories- Dealing with the majority of Non Food quotations for our accounts team- Working with.

OTL

- Identifying new product opportunities within my given categories and coordinating with our China office to get quotations for new lines.- Reviewing commercials and frequently submitting quotes to our national sales team.- Going to the Canton Fair in China and visiting suppliers with the intent of identifying new products for my categories whilst at the.

- Playing a key role in the New Product Development process, including attending trade shows to identify opportunities, working through quotes from suppliers to see if lines are commercially viable, performing ‘comp shops’ to gauge where the market is for certain products and providing full merchandising solutions for key accounts.- Assisting the buyers in.

- Using search engines to seek and recruit potential new affiliates.- Devising and executing a communications strategy, including designing and editing product specific newsletters, creating and maintaining online blogs and regularly emailing affiliates with revised offers and promotions.- Briefing designers for the creation of landing pages and online.

creating jockey colours and processing results data for the Press Association

Working primarily on the bread and cakes department stacking and rotating goods but also been asked to work on other departments when called upon.

2:1, Retail Marketing Management

2008 New Product Development project for Bottle Green (Finalist) - To design a new product for the wine industry. - To use data collected.

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