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A COMMERCIAL DIRECTOR/SUPPLY CHAIN DIRECTOR operating at Board level within blue-chip retailers in a variety of senior roles across buying, merchandising and central roles including managing the domestic and import supply chain and sourcing for one of the UK’s largest importers of non-food product. He has demonstrated an exceptional track record of leading and delivering the vision and strategy by empowering large teams of over 120 people to develop compelling customer propositions across retailers at the forefront of multi-channel retailing.KEY SKILLS AND ABILITIES:LEADERSHIP and CAPABILITY BUILDING- An exceptional record of leading large operational teams of over 120 people to drive improved customer service and cost efficiency to achieve sales of £650 million - Challenging established thinking and putting in place a culture of continuous improvement to improve profits and reduce costs- Leading and delivering strategic programmes to improve the range, service and availability to customers through cross-functional engagement and delivery of initiativesCOMMERCIAL EXPERTISE- A track record of designing and delivering customer focussed propositions which deliver strong commercial results- Extensive Asia sourcing knowledge across a diverse portfolio of products- Strong negotiation skills and experience of building long term supplier partnerships- Years of digital experience, building customer offers and trading digital platformsTRANSFORMATIONAL CHANGE- Leading organisation-wide transformational change programmes to deliver financial benefit of up to £20m per annum through improved process and supplier relationships - Working collaboratively and cross-functionally both internally and externally to deliver End-to-End solutions to create value in the business- Considerable experience in leading commercial change through business process re-engineering, organisational design and through improving employee capability
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Trading Director - Diy And GardenHomebase Jan 2015 - May 2016Milton Keynes And SwindonAccountable for leading the 5-year strategy and vision for the DIY and Garden areas of the business and delivery of the sales and profit of those areas. This included the ownership of the P&L, the development and sourcing of the product offer, the improvement of the customer experience, the product availability and inventory management, and the roll out and scaling of customer service initiatives. Achievements:• Led a team of 120 individuals across multiple offices• Accountability to P&L level for the DIY and Garden trading areas c. £650m sales across all channels• Developed the 5-year strategy and vision for DIY and Garden, delivering an increase in profit of £5m to budget, a £3m investment in lower retail prices across key areas and an improvement in product availability to the customer of 2.5% in the first year• Accountable for the development of own brands and branded relationships, achieving the number two market share position for the Qualcast brand in the Garden power market• Homebase lead for the Group Synergies Working Party and Asia sourcing for more than 7 years, delivering an alignment in group terms, raw material benefits and a growth in direct sourcing via Asia and Eastern Europe• Led the project team for the Homebase Show Garden at the R.H.S. Chelsea Flower Show winning a gold medal for the 4th time• Further developed and expanded the Homebase Garden Academy to 80 colleagues, gaining industry recognition and improving sales and profit by 9% -
Commercial Supply And Development DirectorHomebase May 2013 - Dec 2014Milton KeynesAccountable for the supply chain into the distribution centres, the sales and profit density performance across the business, promotional performance and execution, and visual planning and merchandising within the store estate, with an annual operating budget of in excess of £220m.Achievements:• Led a team of 50 individuals across a number of teams• Managed the Exec Strategic Programme to improve the product offer and availability to the customer, delivering the largest ever range review programme, a roadmap for website development requirements and an improvement in availability of over 1% over two years• Grew sales and profit density of the business by 5% through improved space and adjacencies, store refits and removing tail lines• Reduced year end stock by over £10m through an aggressive stock clearance campaign, and removal of un-productive products in the business• Led the Commercial System Development Programme with funding of more than £2m and ensured developments were on time and to budget• Received the Supply Chain Partnership award at the Global Freight Awards recognising the innovative direct to store Asian sourcing programme• Ran the stock disposal for the store closure programme delivering a profitable stock exit in a 7 week timeline across 50 stores• Established the category planning process and set up the team to co-ordinate across the commercial function, delivering and implementing a category change plan• Re-launched the promotional process delivering a step change in promotional performance year on year• Improved store service and customer availability by over 2% through implementing a revised store delivery schedule
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Trading Director - Kitchens, Bathrooms, Fitted Bedrooms And FurnitureHomebase Mar 2010 - Apr 2013Milton Keynes, United KingdomAccountable for leading the 5-year strategy and vision for the showroom areas of the business and delivery of the sales and profit of those areas. This included the ownership of the P&L, development and sourcing of the product offer, the product availability and inventory management, the incentivising and product training of the showroom consultants.Achievements:• Accountable for the P&L performance of the showroom areas, delivering a growth in sales and profit of 11% and increasing share by 3%• Re-fitted 35 mezzanines, improving profit density by 42% and sales by £10 million• Developed and launched the Schreiber and Hygena kitchen ranges and rolled out to 340 stores• Re-launched the furniture range improving profitability by 10 percentage points• Rolled out fitted bedroom displays to all stores delivering £5m of profit growth
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Trading Director - Garden & Seasonal And HomeHomebase Mar 2009 - Feb 2011Accountable for leading the 5-year strategy and vision for the Garden and Home areas of the business and delivery of the sales and profit of those areas. This included the ownership of the P&L, development and sourcing of the product offer and improvement of the customer experience, the product availability and inventory management, the roll out and scaling of the customer service initiatives.Achievements:• Led a change in strategy in the Home and Garden areas and implemented the first year plan• Developed a market leading offer in energy efficient products to capitalise on the environmental and commercial opportunity• Launched a range of value branded products across Homebase increasing volumes by over 1 million units, growing margin by over £1 million and improving customer satisfaction with price at Homebase• Developed a garden centre refit plan in 15 stores, delivering a 35% sales growth• Introduced and developed a range of licensed products across the Qualcast and Jamie Oliver brands
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Trading Manager Consumer ElectronicsArgos Feb 2006 - Mar 2009Accountable for the delivery of the sales and profit for the largest business area of consumer electronics. This included the development and sourcing of the product offer, the product representation online and in the catalogue, the product availability and inventory management.Achievements• Grew turnover of the Consumer Electronics area by over £200m• Developed the direct to factory sourcing activities for the Consumer Electronics area improving the own brand margins by 10%• Led the purchase of the Alba and Bush brands for £15m and developed and grew the brand turnover and profit • Worked closely with the key strategic brands to profitably grow the business• Developed and implemented a strategy to capitalise on the digital switchover initiative achieving a market share growth to over 30% -
Buying Manager Tv, Dvd, Set Top Box And AccessoriesArgos May 2003 - Feb 2006Milton Keynes
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Buyer Diy, Gardening And AccessoriesArgos 2001 - 2003
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Jon Kemp Education Details
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Senior Executive Programme -
Bsc Honours European Business And Technology - Coventry University & I.U.T. Aix En Provence, France2:1
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