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London, England, United Kingdom

I own and manage the Supplier Strategy for the Home Directorate, aligning it with the relevant Category strategies to maximise profit and mitigate risk for John Lewis. I work cross-functionally with the commercial teams - trading, sourcing, supply chain - to support all aspects of supplier selection, contract and commercial negotiation, joint business planning and business model choice. I work on projects and business change initiatives to ensure the trading teams have scalable future-facing business models. I focus on identifying cost of goods reduction, supply base optimisation and trading efficiency opportunities. I manage a team of Supplier Operations Specialists working within a matrix structure across Trading.

London, United Kingdom

Primarily responsible for delivering increased sustainable levels of profitability, through strategic influence and terms negotiations with the supply base, and for the delivery of incremental profit, within the Home and Electrical & Home Technology directorates. ResponsibIe for identifying potential initiatives and projects to drive longer-term profit enhancement. Building key internal and external relationships through excellent stakeholder management to ensure that Supplier Management is fully utilised as a key consultant in relevant business decisions.

Maidenhead

Interim role managing all aspects of UK supply chain operations for Raisio Group (Benecol) including customer, third-party logistics and supplier management

Manchester, United Kingdom

Working on interim assignments including leading a project to identify and prioritise improvements to the trading strategy and practice of a SPAR retailer/wholesaler to benefit the Profit & Loss of Goods for Resale expenditure.

London, United Kingdom

GS1 UK is a not-for-profit, member-owned supply chain standards body, one of 112 GS1s worldwide; over 30,000 UK member companies in retail, foodservice and healthcare.Led the development of strategy and solutions for, and delivered consultancy services to, GS1 UK members- Developed the ‘Perfect Order’ change programme enabling the UK food industry to meet the consumer’s 21st century supply chain expectations- Identified, scoped and delivered bespoke standards-adoption programmes for industry sectors including Horticulture, Brewing, Fisheries and Meat & Livestock to deliver ongoing supply chain efficiency and legislative compliance programmes- Provided consultancy on traceability to Government departments/agencies including Defra, Department of Health, Food Standards Agency and Chartered Institute of Environmental Health to inform key strategy and policy decisions- Shaped and executed strategy promoting the use of global standards to support traceability and sustainability initiatives in the global food industry, resulting in their adoption by the United Nations and the World Resources Institute.

Hampshire, United Kingdom

Interim and Consulting roles in Retail/FMCG procurement and supply chain, including:Data Strategy Adviser - GS1 UK (Not-for-Profit global standards body)Category Management Associate - MMI Brands (US private brand marketing company)Purchasing Controller - Cranswick plc (leading British fresh food producer) Associate – Source & Procure (eProcurement technology start-up) Business Development Manager - Clavis Insight (industry leader in online store analytics)

London, United Kingdom

Sainsbury's is the UK’s second largest supermarket chain, with annual revenues of £24bn, employing over 161,000 people in the UK. Created and managed trading-led corporate change programmes by co-ordinating multiple projects- Led the ‘First for Food’ programme, delivering a strategic repositioning of the food offer - Developed and delivered the ‘B2B’ programme, driving new ways of working with and between internal and external stakeholders, working cross-functionally to change and improve the relationship between Sainsbury's and its supply partners- Represented Sainsbury's on key industry Advisory Boards in the supplier management arena

London, United Kingdom

Led the trading team responsible for strategic sourcing to supplement the profitability of traditional buying processes. Managed three external agencies involved in the delivery of the strategy for Sainsbury's- Remodelled the approach to buying major brands on the Grey Market to enhance profitability- Created an enhanced service offering from an industry-supported, buying power retail exchange (Agentrics)- Defined and proposed a revised operational structure and processes for strategic sourcing

London, United Kingdom

Initially led Fresh Food buying teams, and subsequently whole trading division, through major trading change programme - Devised and implemented a supply optimisation programme and redesigned the supply bases of primary agriculture categories to create lower-cost, sustainable and efficient supply bases with win-win outcomes for Sainsbury's and their suppliers- Undertook a root-and-branch review of each Meat Fish & Poultry, Fresh Produce, Hot & Cold Convenience and Dairy category to deliver cost of goods savings to the core business.- Led an internal team of twenty trading and supply chain experts to deliver improved, consistent business practices across the commercial division, enabling the identification and reporting of all negotiated business benefits derived from the performance of the trading team- Devised and delivered negotiation and supply optimisation training to central departments

Bristol, United Kingdom

Held overall buying responsibility for c. 50% of the chilled food categories with a team of 5 buyers and associated support staff. Responsible for category strategy, budget setting and maintenance, supplier negotiation, new product development, competitor analysis and all aspects of pricing and promotion for those categories (effectively a Head Of Buying or Category Manager role but with additional direct buying responsibility). Part of the commercial team responsible for the integration of the Kwik Save business after the merger. Seconded part-time to Deloitte as trading SME during a wholesale process re-mapping and category restructure post-merger.

Senior Consultant - Allianz (formerly MI Group) (1988-1992)Buyer, Fresh & Convenience Foods - Sainsbury's (1985-1988)

Bsc (Hons), Management Sciences, 2:1

Mba, Marketing & Change Management, With Distinction

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