Jon Morrell Email & Phone Number

Nottingham, United Kingdom

Birmingham, United Kingdom

• Provided analytical and strategic analysis of actual business performance and involved in the evaluation and assessment of investment and other business projects.
• Prepared budgets and rolling monthly forecasts and KPI targets. Responsible for reporting Sales, Brand & Product analysis to the Group on a monthly basis.
• Monitored the performance of targets and communicated and intervened where targets were not being achieved and evaluated appropriate actions.
• Provided financial support and guidance to senior management to assist in their interpretation and understanding of financial information and in identifying cost saving opportunities.
• Identified and offered proactive solutions to resolve process inefficiencies. Implemented improved financial controls.
• Provided detailed sales and gross margin analysis for sales team. Reporting brand and channel information to parent. Suggesting the most profitable designs to grow gross margin.

• The key finance contact supporting Sales & Operations of a multi national cosmetic and healthcare company (£150 million turnover).
• Managed project for implementing trade promotion analysis tool. The software was responsible for managing and controlling £45 Million spend with key customers. This allowed the business to plan promotions, automate.
• Responsible for evaluating UK trade promotional spend to help make sure that the business maximised the £45 Million spend.
• Good cross functional relationships established through liaising with departmental managers resulting in a thorough understanding of operations and challenges within the business.
• Proactively highlighted areas of potential cost saving and efficiency gains within the business.
• SAP trained in creating BI queries that provide the business with key information.