Mark Broadbent Email & Phone Number

Auckland, Nz

New Zealand

The Farmers Trading Company Ltd (Farmers) is a New Zealand mid-market department store chain. Headquartered in Flat Bush, Auckland, Farmers operates 59 stores across New Zealand specialising in family fashion, beauty, homewares, furniture, small appliances and whiteware. Farmers Holdings Ltd is privately owned by the James Pascoe Group.Key Achievements and Responsibilities:  Successfully grown the Small Appliances & Personal Care category by more than $10m. Manage a complex promotion & marketing plan. Developed & delivered successful category strategies. Launched new brands / product ranges

Liverpool, United Kingdom

Shoprite is a supermarket/convenience store chain on the Isle of Man offering everything from quality local produce, branded groceries to household goods at the lowest possible price for their customers while competing with the likes of Tesco. I managed the UK office overseeing 3 buyers and the non-food category.

Liverpool, United Kingdom

TJ Hughes is a discount department store specialising in home and fashion, fragrance and cosmetics, technology and electricals. It offers premium brands at up to 65% discount and quality products at low prices. Key Achievements and Responsibilities: Reporting to the CEO I control the end to end buying & merchandising process of the Impulse Grocery, Drinks, Seasonal Confectionery, Food/Alcohol Gifting, Non-Food FMCG, Kitchen Utility & Cleaning, Bathroom, Laundry, Storage, Fitness, Stationery and Promotional/As Seen on T.V categories. Launching/managing of new store format Control direct accounts with key branded suppliers Achieved growth YOY of 30% in sales & 31% in profit (2016/2017)  Implemented pricing, promotional & own label ranging strategies Achieved double digit BIM & sales margin % growth and improved cost effective sourcing routes Delivered new & seasonal product ranges and generated promotional opportunities

Burnley

Tof’s is the UK’s biggest discount department store, bringing customer’s savings on great brands. Established in 1969 the now nationwide chain has over 200 outlets. Tofs sell a wide range of products including Fashion, Homewares, Toys, Personal Care, Electrical and Grocery. The products can be from the chain's own lines, branded products or cut-label products from a high street chain or supermarket.Key Achievements and Responsibilities: I managed the Impulse/Seasonal Grocery category which I successfully grew 9.2% YOY Developed & delivered category plans including range reviews, promotions, pricing and controlling BIM %  Collaborative working with supply chain, marketing, VM teams & improved Instore processing  Seasonal activity planning / implementation to exceed budget  Improved supplier terms, JBP’s & contracts through effective negotiations and maximising supplier revenues  Worked with merchandisers for category growth, identified new product opportunities based on customer trends

Liverpool, United Kingdom

Brand Choice Limited is a privately owned company specializing in the sale of branded & non branded Grocery, Drink, Confectionery, Crisps & Snacks, Pet food, Household goods and Toiletries with a turnover of £7m supplying the independent & multiple retail trade.Key Achievements and Responsibilities: I managed all products in the above categories. They also distribute under their own labels of Brand Choice & Countryside. Implementation of the Sugro promotional plan Secured clearance stock and enhanced stock control improving availability

Tuxford

JTF Mega Discount Warehouse is a discounter selling everything from food & drink to electrical goods.Key Achievements and Responsibilities: I was responsible for all Grocery, Confectionery, Crisps/Snacks & Drink categories with a combined turnover in excess of £8m consisting of core lines and traded products. A mailer is produced every four weeks to highlight deals which would consist of clearance / short coded stock Supplier and Category management / terms and contract negotiations Controlling of product category budget Sourcing new ongoing products & clearance lines  Rival price monitoring Development of buying assistant Seasonal activity planning & forecasting and management of promotional activity & mailer content

Liverpool, United Kingdom

Shoprite is a supermarket/convenience store chain on the Isle of Man. Offers everything from quality local produce, branded groceries & household goods at the lowest possible price for their customers competing with the likes of Tesco and The Co-op.Key Achievements and Responsibilities: The categories I managed were Confectionery, Biscuits, Cereals, Crisps & Snacks, Paper & OTC medications dealing with suppliers like Mondelez, Nestle, Kellogg’s, Mars, Walkers, Burtons, Kimberly Clark, Intertissue and GSK I also bought from a variety of secondary suppliers too with a combined turn over in excess of £12m  Supplier and Category management Sourcing new products to meet customer needs Rival price monitoring and range selection / Seasonal activity planning & forecasting Developing junior team members Management of supplier promotional investment/activity/pricing & implementation within stores Product procurement / Stock management / Range reviews / Market research  Management of terms, JBP’s & contract negotiations  Developed working relationships with suppliers & colleagues and devised customer focused promotional calendars  Increased overall performance of categories ranging from +1.5% to +12.9%  Worked with suppliers to improve trade terms & service  Grew Easter performance +12% YOY, whilst reducing sku options  Delivered successful Christmas ranges with yoy growth of +3.5 & +5.2% whilst reducing sku options Drove supplier investment & increased promotional opportunities Reduced costs/switched pack formats to increase margin whist remaining competitive

Birkenhead

Park is the largest Christmas savings/Hamper Company in the UK trading online & via mail-order with an annual turnover in excess of £250m.Key Achievements and Responsibilities: Supplier and Category management  Sourcing new Christmas products and range selection and production planning/forecasting  Preparation of spread-sheets and reports on supplier performance, stock levels etc Ordering through suppliers ensuring deliveries were timely and discrepancies rectified Developed successful & profitable hampers  Designed bespoke hampers from the likes of Thornton’s, Ferrero & Walkers Shortbread Full cross-functional engagement to ensure delivery of business targets Established successful working relationships with suppliers & colleagues

Wallasey

Responsibilities included sourcing machinery and spare parts from suppliers all over the world, planning logistics to meet customer requirements. Obtaining and sending competitive quotes.

Hoylake

Wallasey