Implemented category strategy in order to deliver business commercial and sustainability objectives.Consistently exceeded company budget targets.Managed team within function covering analytics, administration and category management.Engagement with senior key stakeholders across operations, marketing, sales and sites.Cross functional relationships across group buying teams.Implemented initiatives to improve sustainability position and drive long term benefits including consumable packaging, waste stream initiates, reducing logistics and improving product purchase.Utilised analytics and systems to drive decision making process and drive commercial benefit across categories.

Driving best practice through the supply chain.Delivering and exceeding commercial business targets.Managing vendors though solid relationship building utilising service levels and KPI's.Stakeholder engagement in order to understand delivarables to business overlying objectivesSupporting client relationships though effective management of the supply chain.Management of core end to end processes including due diligence compliance and commercial framework agreements.Implementing long term sustainable sourcing strategies aligned to business ethos and practices.

• Implemented major cost improvements within categories of managed spend by using opportunity analysis, market intelligence, extrapolation of category elements, Interrogation of data and stakeholder engagement. • Developed and managed supplier relationships in order to achieve business targets and company strategic goals.• Directed and controlled category improvement by implementing KPI’s and delivering framework service level agreements to ensure delivery of business improvement.•Communicated improvements and successes internally to the relevant business audience using appropriate platforms and techniques.•Engaged key stakeholders in order to ensure business opportunities both operationally and commercially are considered and fully investigated to point of implementation in order to maximise business benefit. •Created and used best practice procurement and purchasing principles alongside developed and learnt techniques in order ensure supplier negotiations deliver to business targets.•Exceeded business savings targets in first year with agreements in place for longer term strategy.

Key AchievementsContinually improved availability by average 8% on key areas over Christmas for the last 3 years. Improved Customer Service and reduced call logging from stores by 68% in 6 months.Supported integration of 130 Safeway to Somerfield stores within 3 months.Improved availability on Forecourt stores by 15% on key areas YOY.Presented at Regional Conferences to average audiences of 300.Improved company wastage by 3% on average per category over 12-month period.Drove major company project initiative with a total sales value of £55kImplemented a plan to clear deleted stock with maximum impact to margin - £2.8 million.Successful management of two Supply Chain teams containing twelve Supply Chain analysts, key accountabilities for Event Planning and Core Availability replenishment to 900 stores. Creating, planning and delivery of all objectives, streamlining and improving where possible, adopting a ‘Better, Simple, Faster’ approach to working.Using in house and ‘off shelf’ packages to ensure efficient stock placement, creating forecast projections and using data tools to maximise availability utilising solid cross-functional planning.Developed and progressed relationships with key business areas i.e. Buying, Operations and Suppliers in order to successfully achieve our ‘Customer Plan’ strategy values, improve availability and drive sales during event periods using these values ‘Right place and on time’.Understanding the requirements of the customer in order to develop, implement and improve supply chain solutions appropriate to the situation required and for the future.Investigation of issues and provision of solutions in order to ensure that the business needs are fully supported, reviewing efficiencies, processes and procedures, improving or streamlining if possible.

Supply Chain Team Manager - SomerfieldMarch 2005 – October 2007Managed availability for Somerfield stores over key periods of the year and created and implemented bespoke stock support solutions in order to achieve and improve availability targets.Improved Customer Service by liasing with stores and other key business areas to ensure effective management of exceptional situations i.e. Replenishment issues or competition impactsProvide appropriate stock profiles by store trading type i.e. student based using data analysis.Built and utilised close relationships with Buyers and Suppliers in order to effectively work together to ensure all potential factors and impacts considered during events i.e. Market trends.

Responsible for supporting both people and process within Supply Chain and Logistics department.Creating training opportunities for line managers and staff by creating a training matrix and providing training tools i.e. development days, assessment centres and training courses.Updating Job Descriptions, department structures and providing support for recruitment by providing the systems for selection and supporting with H.R by building assessment centres and providing other suitable forms of measure i.e. Psychometric testing.Providing training and user guides for systems and process, communicating policy and procedures to colleagues. Updating team managers at weekly meetings or team huddles.Creating, maintaining, updating and managing Logistics Intranet site.

Responsible for the co-ordination, management and delivery of major retail fresh foods project.Liasing with Buying, Supply, Logistics and Marketing.Designing and building the ordering and receiving front end spec.Co-Ordination with Central Operations/Retail and Logistics as well -as Supply Chain to ensure a robust mechanism in place to deliver the ordering/delivery plan.Working with Marketing to create the advertising and media to support the delivery of the initiative, marketing to the relevant audiences in an effective and timely manner.Liasing with and visiting customers i.e. stores and store managers in order to brief them of the initiative and sell the plan to get maximum buy in.Working with I.T. to ensure the systems and process match the requirement and are fit for purpose.Working with Field Management and Senior Manager to ensure they understand the requirement and the benefits and deliverables.Providing regular updates to the business to ensure all are aware of progress and any risks or concerns.Providing a full post mortem review summary on Successes and Opportunities integrated into a financial document.

Joined Somerfield as a Deputy Manager, after 12 years with Safeway Completed the Deputy Manager course and took a position in a highly paced Bristol store trading circa £180k per week. I then went onto the Store Manager Training course after just 7 months in the role which I passed before moving into the Support Centre for a temporary role with Central Operations

Trading Department roles ranging from P/T Assistant initially up to Produce Department Manager.