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Crawley, England, United Kingdom

Lead and manage global product compliance and regulatory approval projects for the group from concept stage to launch through a gated project managed structure for the 90 countries the business operates in. Extensive practical experience in global market access requirements including CB Certification, CE/UKCA, FCC-ID, BSMI, SABS-NRCS, NOM, KC, SIRIM, SASO etc.• Responsible for ensuring all hardware products are compliant with all current legislation and obtaining and maintaining product certifications and all other relevant documentation.• Assisting the M&I team to ensure all products developed and used in the business by or on behalf of the business are safe, legal and fit for purpose.• Coordinating project management activities as required to support the launch of hardware products.Maintaining up to date internal knowledge through attending internal and external workshops and industry conferences.• Providing regulatory guidance to global countries for regional compliance• Steering the Product Engineering and wider M&I team on how current and future regulatory frameworks can impact upon hardware development and pre-empt any arising difficulties• Providing leadership and management to members of the Hardware Compliance Team.• Providing expert guidance and leadership around complex hardware regulatory matters affecting global operations, shipping and logistics.• Supporting bids and tenders globally with expert advice and fast responses to complex customer request for information and answers during process

Newport Pagnell, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

• Spearhead overall day-to-day operations of multi-disciplined global technical and compliance team across England, Wales, China, and Hong Kong.• Streamline compliance, quality, safety, audit, supplier management, and development of toys, stationery, activity photo frames and albums, wrapping paper, bags, tags, Christmas crackers, and composite food gifting. • Lead accountabilities of preparation and management of technical compliance for all UK, EU and International product regulation.• Develop and deploy significant initiatives to drive quality improvement of existing products.Key Contributions:• Generated annual cost saving worth ~£365K in 2021 by delivering compliance, product testing, and inspection programme within each business unit.• Solely designed a due-diligence system and tools to pre-screen potential suppliers prior to a trading relationship.• Made sure the continuity of consumer goods’ movement through development and deployment of Authorised European Representative process and legal mandate among businesses across Netherlands and UK.• Launched a supplier on-boarding process grading and scorecard management system, leading to improving the sourcing process along with sustainability, ethical, and quality management.• Contributed to rationalising the decision-making process by keeping management informed of upcoming regulatory and legislative changes.• Nurtured and maintained primary authority relationship with Milton Keynes Trading Standards.• Generated significant cost savings by negotiating competitive rates with testing providers.• Exceeded group sustainability targets while ensuring regulatory compliance, including Plastics Packaging Tax and Extended Producer Responsibility regulations.

Welwyn Garden City, England, United Kingdom

Core Electrical Products – UK, Central Europe & Turkey (2015-2018)DIY, Car Care, Garden Furniture, Craft & Christmas products - UK, Central Europe, & Turkey (2012 – 2015)• Headed and streamlined technical and compliance aspects of the wide range of products.• Monitored technical delivery for Christmas and stationery products in central Europe.• Partnered with suppliers, focussing on product issues resolution, corrective actions development and implementation, and overall performance improvement.Key Contributions:• Launched own label light bulbs range in 2017, resulting in delivering £2M margin.• Functioned as a technical lead for the Pan European strategy, launched own-brand DIY power tool range and car care products.• Led the delivery of lighting, heating/cooling, floor care, personal beauty, audio, and telecommunication products in 2015.• Gathered and translated customer insight information into defined product attributes, thereby meeting the quality, functional, and value expectations of the Tesco customer.• Introduced product risk assessment process for general merchandise, thus improving accuracy. • Strategized and created a bespoke library of product technical standards.• Kept key stakeholders informed of changes to regulations, directives, and business needs.• Oversaw all facets of supplier management from introduction to improving returns.• Scheduled and organised competitor reviews and product benchmarking exercises across the UK and Central Europe.• Delivered exceptional assistance to Tesco Central European businesses on European strategies.• Maintained compliance of product development with brand protocols, technical specifications, and relevant legislation.

Central Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom

Products worked on:Argos: White Goods, Lighting, Telecommunications, Outdoor Storage, Living Aids and Pet CareHomebase: White Goods, Lighting, Outdoor Buildings & Storage, DIY and Hardware

Kempston, England, United Kingdom

Responsible for developing and leading an exceptionally skilled quality control team in a 750,000 sq ft brand new purpose built distribution facility supporting the home delivery network of Argos Direct.

Loughborough, England, United Kingdom

Where my journey began. A precision engineering company manufacturing for industries including aerospace, security, energy, hydraulic systems and electronics.