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Blackfriars, London, Gb

Blackfriars, London, Gb

Volunteering as the secretary for the CIPS Surrey and Sussex branch

Düsseldorf, De

Kingston, Surrey, South West, Gb

Graze is part of Unilever, having been acquired in 2019, and is the UK’s #1 healthy snacking brand, supplying products across both Retail and directly to Consumers through their postal model. Sitting on the SCOPs Leadership Team, I report directly to the Chief Operating Officer for Graze, and am responsible for both Indirect and Direct Procurement across the business.

Chichester, Hampshire, Gb

Manufacturer employing over 1,200 employees with an annual turnover of £203m, supplying Food to Go, Salad Meals and Coleslaw to the UK retail and foodservice sectors.Sat on the Business Leadership Team, reporting to the CFO, with responsibility for category management of the Ingredients function (£40 million spend)

London, Gb

One of the UK’s largest seafood manufacturers, with an annual turnover of £120m, supplying Seafood, and Japanese Sushi products to the UK retail, foodservice and manufacturing sectors.Sat on the Joii Executive Team, reporting to the Managing Director of Joii Sushi, with responsibility for the set up and management of the buying department.

London, Gb

Joii Sushi is part of the New England Seafood Group; it manufactures and distributes Ready to Eat and Packaged Finished goods to the UK and continental Europe Foodservice Sector.Sat on the Joii Executive Team, reporting to the Managing Director of Joii Sushi, with responsibility for the set up and management of the buying department, with a total spend of £18 million.

London , Gb

Food distribution company, importing from over 40 countries around the world, and suppling products into all major food sectors within the UK. The company’s main brands include Merchant Gourmet, Sunblush, Roquito and Chefs Brigade.Reporting to the Buying Manager, managed the Grocery category and the development of the category’s strategic objectives in line with the company’s vision to be an innovator in food.

London , Gb

Responsible for the CFV Buying Function before moving over to the Grocery Buying Function in 2013.

Paris, Fr

L’Atelier de Joel Robuchon is a 2 Star Michelin Restaurant based in Central London with an annual purchasing spend of £2.5million. In this role I was responsible for all Non-F&B Purchasing.

Amsterdam, Nl

With 1,021 rooms, Park Plaza Westminster Bridge is the second largest hotel in London. As part of the pre-opening team I was responsible for a team of 5 employees and all purchasing, with an annual spend of £20million.

Part of the Castle Resorts and Hotels Group, The Spencer on Byron Hotel is a 250 room hotel based in Auckland, New Zealand. With an annual spend of $12million. In this role I was responsible for all purchasing across all departments within the hotel

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Education record

Level 6 Professional Diploma In Procurement And Supply, Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions And Contracts Management