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Bath, Gb

Willenhall/Cardiff

Birmingham/Cardiff United Kingdom

AF Blakemore is a privately owned £1.3bn wholesale business whose SPAR division comprises of 300 owned stores (t/o £500m) and 700 independent retailers (t/o £350m at wholesale sales).

Kuwait

M.H.Alshaya operates 65 franchised retail and restaurant brands across 2500 stores in the Middle East, North Africa, Turkey, Russia and Europe. Annual sales revenue - $20billion.Specifically recruited to instigated change and built a successful platform for the Dean & Deluca brand which led to the expansion of the food division - 5 leading American food retail brands across 7 Middle Eastern countries, including 4 new market entries. Direct reports included purchasing, supply chain and inventory functions; strategic planning, financial reporting and cost control; category management, marketing and space planning teams.

Jersey

Sandpiper CI is a private equity backed company that operates 8 franchised UK high street brands and 4 own brands in the Channel Islands. Annual sales revenue - £250m.Worked in close partnership with the Commercial Director to provide strategic procurement and supply chain expertise within a change management programme.

Southall, United Kingdom

Delice de France is a supplier of specialist frozen bakery products and is part of the €1.6Billion Aryzta bakery group which includes 53 bakeries in 19 countries. It has an annual turnover of £200m.Headed up and built a Purchasing and Product Development department targeted at enhancing the customer offer, driving sales and improving costs to the business. Devised and implemented strategies for, Sourcing, Category Management, NPD and Quality Assurance.

Gloucester, United Kingdom

RoadChef operates 28 Motorway service stations encompassing Retail, Forecourt, Restaurant and Hotel outlets. Annual sales revenue - £200m (£70m excluding fuel).Successfully oversaw the transition from an outsourced purchasing and supply chain model to a highly motivated and proficient internal one and helped the company to exceed its EBITDA budget.

Yeovil

BWG is a food retail and distribution company. Based in the UK and Ireland it operates Spar, EuroSpar and Mace franchises. Annual turnover €1.7 billion (£600m in UK) Headed up, developed and united the buying departments of 4 food distribution businesses in the UK.

Harrow

Spar (UK) Ltd is the UK’s leading symbol group and comprises of 5 wholesalers and 2600 stores. Annual turnover £3 billion. Successfully initiated, developed and led a central buying strategy that combined the purchasing strengths of 7 independent Spar wholesalers.

Bristol

Somerfield was a £4.2billion turnover supermarket chain, which was taken over by the Cooperative Group.Graduate Trainee to Trading ControllerManaged Ambient, Chilled and Frozen Categories

Post Graduate Diploma, Advanced Agricultural Business Management

Diploma, Agricultural Mechanics And Equipment/Machine Technology

Agriculture, General

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