Gary Thomson Email & Phone Number

London, England, United Kingdom

Partnering with leading UK Art retailers to deliver sales growth through strong category management and activation of leading art brands. Account responsibility for Cass Art, Cowling and Wilcox, Jacksons Art Supplies, Ken Bromleys Art Supplies., Pullingers, Great Art and Artstat.Accountable for implementing customer specific business plans to achieve growth targets in sales and market share whilst driving improved profit contribution across all brands (Winsor & Newton, Reeves, Snazaroo,… Show more Partnering with leading UK Art retailers to deliver sales growth through strong category management and activation of leading art brands. Account responsibility for Cass Art, Cowling and Wilcox, Jacksons Art Supplies, Ken Bromleys Art Supplies., Pullingers, Great Art and Artstat.Accountable for implementing customer specific business plans to achieve growth targets in sales and market share whilst driving improved profit contribution across all brands (Winsor & Newton, Reeves, Snazaroo, Liquitex and Conte). Strong focus on identifying and demonstrating opportunities through data analysis and market knowledge.Providing leadership and being the primary point of contact for the customer – both internal and external. Monitoring of EPOS sales and partnering with retailer merchandising operations to improve forecasting accuracy to delivery more sales.Achieving growth for ColArt’s portfolio of brands through category management and by developing, agreeing and executing strategies that focus both on push and pull activities.Growing distribution of the core fine art branded portfolio through excellent execution of New Product launches, promotional activity, seasonal displays and on-line activation and engagement. Ensure the listings and forecasting of key NPD, developing exit and introduction strategies as appropriate. Show less

Responsible for facilitating the growth of the Art category at HobbyCraft- Developing and implementing category strategy for Art by engaging with store teams and business partners to execute plans.- Driving increased sales through improved product range and targeted stock allocations- Building strong supplier relationships to create beneficial opportunities and strong product availability- Maximising category performance in stores through coaching, audits and merchandising… Show more Responsible for facilitating the growth of the Art category at HobbyCraft- Developing and implementing category strategy for Art by engaging with store teams and business partners to execute plans.- Driving increased sales through improved product range and targeted stock allocations- Building strong supplier relationships to create beneficial opportunities and strong product availability- Maximising category performance in stores through coaching, audits and merchandising advice- Identifying and implementing new product opportunities to achieve incremental sales- Providing a link between Operations, Supply Chain and Buying to ensure category performance and profits are maximised. Show less