Ian Singleton Email & Phone Number

Strasbourg, Grand Est, France

Responsible for developing value-added ingredient sales activities to savoury food industry accounts (savoury snacks, ready meals, sauces, soup, processed meat) in the UK and Ireland. A major focus in this role iscollaborating with key decision makers within and without the business to develop strategies to create demand and obtain new sales by.

• I was appointed to lead all sales activities whilst acting as Managing Director with full p&l responsibility for the region. I was enabled to prepare reports for the VP Europe, where I developed the regional sales.
• Accomplished all targets set despite COVID-19 and Brexit.
• Developed the largest UK player within shell egg market with the result that they became the groups largest customer
• Streamlined forecasting measures to reduce delivery times.
• Transferred two client services teams from UK to Germany to Denmark.
• Provided advice to customers on customization of label formatting for packaging and how to reduce packaging waste

Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

• D'aucy UK Ltd is the UK subsidiary of CGC France which is a business unit of Cecab Group. The group markets canned vegetables, canned ready meals and egg products from its factories in France, Hungary and Spain to most.
• Launched low fat/high protein range of extended shelf-life ready to eat meals with renowned UK diet Company.
• Improved Consumer Engagement by redesigning brand image within market.
• Increased volume in mature low growth market with boost in turnover with product and customer mix.
• Cultivated and sustained strategic partnerships with suppliers and clients.

Coventry, England, United Kingdom

• Within this tenure I was appointed to direct all daily operations of of a fresh potato packing centre (30k tonnes per annum). Where I regularly ensured the adherence of all health and safety regulations. Whilst leading.
• Entrusted as sole supply site to Tesco.
• Introduced new streamlined process for all employees to reduce work time to turnaround business into profitable organisation.

Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

Working alongside the Commercial Director, delivering on key initiatives and customer retention. In particular developing a range of canned ready meals to accompany the range of canned vegetables sold into Tesco, Safeway, and Morrison with a view to further extending the portfolio of customers by gaining private label contracts with the likes of Booker.

• Initially employed in 1996 as National Account Manager for Tesco and Safeway, I was then internally promoted to National Account Controller. With this new role I was also to sit on our Executive Board and Line Managed.
• Managed the volume and profitability of both Tesco and Safeway accounts in the shell egg business.
• Forecasted budgets and volumes - 18 month forward projections
• Organized and advised on packaging design, on-pack promotional activity and price promotions
• Reported, set objectives and strategies with the team and on behalf of Sales Director and the Exec board
• Delivered results of strategic plans to the Board

East Sussex

My role at Dalgety/GreenvaleAP was hugely varied and required me use a host of my skills to negotiate contracts, programme, manage operations, and coordinate logistics including transport costs for collections overseas. An example of my work at Dalgety Group was the coordination and purchase speciality potatoes from France to the St Leonards packing.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.) Hons, French And German, Upper Second

Activities and Societies: hockey team, BA Hons French and German Language

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