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Responsible for setting the strategic direction of the business, providing leadership and support to a 50 strong team to ensure we deliver our sales and profit targets.Since joining the business I have implemented a business change program, which has set a new strategic narrative and created a strong people centred culture that has already started to drive measurable improvements through improved staff retention, growth in sales and significantly improved operating profit. Working with my senior management team I have set the goal to radically change the way the business operates in order to improve the value we deliver to our customers and be seen as the market leader.I place strong emphasis customer relationships and work closely with my sales teams to ensure I maintain a high visibility in the market to support our commercial strategy.

Saint Gobain manufactures and supplies building and high performance materials, €40 billion turnover and operates in over 65 countries. Gyproc is one of the largest activities with the Saint Gobain group. The role was centred on the leadership of a five strong global marketing team, based in UK, Spain and Turkey, spending over 70% of our time travelling to local businesses. Responsible for the development of objectives and growth plans for a €2.6 billion product portfolio. Working consultatively with executive teams within business units to influence and drive development of local business with particular focus on developing marketing capability and product portfolio management.Using global market intelligence to initiate and deliver new products and services developments including global launch and industrialisation. Working across a wide range of business sizes from established multi million turnover units in mature markets to new start up business in emerging countries has given me significant experience of deploying very different go to market strategies and managing challenges this brings.

Recruited and established a 7 strong Product Management team, provided leadership to enable the full product lifecycle management of a £400 million portfolio.Management of the portfolio with a focus on improving new product sales ratio and margin, including NPD opportunity identification, leadership of cross functional projects and new product launch activity.Key achievements:• Implemented product road mapping process• Drove NPD sales ratio to > 10% of total sales volumes• Led multi-functional customer insight teams and introduced Outcome Driven Innovation process

Management of the Technical Advice and Academy team of thirty-five people delivering customer technical support and training services across four of Saint Gobain construction product brands