John Davison Email & Phone Number

London, United Kingdom

Worldwide

• Various responsibilities over 13 yrs. including:Subject matter expert for the Gartner consulting team in key areas such as Digital business transformation, multichannel business strategies, the consumerisation of.
• Led Gartner’s worldwide Retail research industry team to consistently outperform sales targets.
• Developed worldwide Retail research team to become a recognised thought leading team, as evidenced by ‘Maverick’ research publications, thought leadership awards and working with industry bodies such as the National.
• Built a word-wide Gartner sales community of circa 250 sales executives
• Commissioned and designed multi-region primary consumer research surveys which led to increased client membership.
• Designed a Strategic Technology Roadmap, an innovative document.

London; Worldwide

• PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT: IBMGlobal Lead Consultant for Retail Industry, IBM Global Services. This involveddeveloping and delivering Industry research and thought leadership across IBM in conjunctionwith external partners.
• Established Integrated Industry Solutions that leveraged IBM software and middleware solutions with Strategic Partners\ISVs and other external agencies
• Developed a knowledge management infrastructure to support IBM’s internal andexternal community (IBM Partners, Academic partnerships and Analyst companies etc.).
• Launched 2,500 person Global Retail Community across IBM divisions and externalstakeholders.
• Incubation and sponsorship of research initiatives across IBM e.g. core Systemsresearch.
• Led by example by being personally featured in external publications and conferences to reinforce IBM’s capability in the market.

London, Worldwide

• 1997–2001, Principal Consultant, IBM Global ServicesDelivering consultancy to large tier 1 customers and coordinating the pre-sales andimplementation of projects, coordinating a team of business consultants.
• Led IBM Partner relationships with the then i2, Retek (now Oracle) and SAP.
• Inaugurated UK Worldwide Auctions\Exchange User Group.
• Developed and deployed IBM Reverse Auction offerings.
• Frequent contributor to retail supply chain thinking through conference speaking andpublications.

Guildford, United Kingdom

• In this role I set up a BSc Hons degree, by securing pump-priming funding for the inception and design of the UK’s first Retail Management degree at a chartered university. As well as securing pump-priming finance from.
• Designed, developed and tutored the first Retail BSc. degree to be offered at chartered UK University.
• Design and development of distance learning course for Sears.
• Established an extensive industrial liaison network for 50-60 student placements per annum.
• Successful completion of publications\research\consultancy projects including: Jul. 1992,
• ’Doing Retail Business in Russia'. Conception, design and delivery of a Business Seminar outlining business opportunities in the then former Soviet Union.

London, United Kingdom

• UK’s third largest food and non-food Retailer. Responsibilities encompassed sales ($50 millionpa) and profitability, branch administration, recruitment and staff deployment (300 staff) branchbuying and stock.
• Developed a highly successful management team.
• Shrinkage losses cut from 2.5% to 1.1% of sales.
• Labour turnover cut from 92% to 59% through commitment to effective communication andmanagement awareness.

London, United Kingdom

• Responsibilities encompassed sales and profitability, all branch administration, staffing (40),buying and stock control. ACHIEVEMENTS:
• New store opening project management.
• Implemented shrinkage control and merchandise layout management systems in store.
• Key Resource targets achieved through commitment to administrative excellence.

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

• Extensive experience of store openings and store management. Responsibilities includedsales and profitability, administration, and staff recruitment and deployment.ACHIEVEMENTS:
• Management of top quartile store.
• 60,000 sq.ft. store opening; project management, layout planning, staff recruitment and deployment.