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Bristol, United Kingdom

Bristol, United Kingdom

• Project led Investigator, a market bespoke lost sales calculator for the Independent market. This required data feeds generating the relevant calculations, ensuring accurate, precise information indicating lost sales.
• Project led the creation of a distribution cube enabling live distribution data. Previous information related to range review dates meaning distribution understanding became inaccurate.
• Created a ranging tool enabling range prioritisation based on a series of internal performance metrics, sales, postal district share & forecast share. This enables recommendations at aa account cluster specific level.
• Created a tool highlighting product performance within an EPOS Parent Market, enabling a comparison of the performance of products in a cluster versus the same products within the matching Post Districts in all EPOS.
• A key contact working on the launch of a new software package, enabling worldwide integration on ways of working but enabling market specific dynamics. Part of the team who tested the system ensuring it was fit for.
• Responsible for creating outlet specific audits utilising internal systems to drive an audit based solely on products stocked in individual outlets & restricted to products deemed important to the business.

Bristol, United Kingdom

• Achievements
• Analysed ITUK's lost share of space in the Tesco accounts over a three-year period and built a business case enabling ITUK to regain a lost 3% of on-shelf space from within FMC in the account enabling improved.
• Department lead in creating a sku reduction trial for the Tesco account to be rolled out in one cluster during 2015 & analysing the effect of deleting incremental range percentages and producing switching data results.
• Produced a business case topropose an altered cluster for several Tesco stores based on true sales performance benefitting the Tesco account and the ITUK position in those stores.
• Produced an analysis tool for key ITUK skus and projected future distribution growth for the multiple sector for delivery to the senior management team. Tool can also track changes in distribution points against.
• Team lead for managing the relationship with the Tesco account team and ensuring range review activity does not detrimentally affect ITUK and benefits key business ranges where possible. Also managing key stakeholders.

Bristol / Manchester

Cheltenham Head Office

• Oversee the implementation of a new Merchandising range and space system.
• UA test the new system, understanding the requirements of both the Business and the individual departments.
• Produce training programs and material to ensure full departmental understanding.
• Liaise with the system supplier to create a professional working relationship with the online support team.

Support the business objectives through delivering merchandising solutions for the effective implementation of strategic business plans to maximise the contribution from space whilst meeting the needs of our customers.Accountable for the production of quality controlled planogram solutions.Accountable for supporting detailed range, category and product.

Department Best Practitioner responsible for providing initial and ongoing training for all new starters.Working to a strict critical path of deadlines to achieve a requisite number of promotions per period.First point of contact for all communication, internal and external.Monitoring and co-ordinating monthly bonus income and retro payments, ensuring.

Bachelor'S Degree, History, Ba (Hons) Hist (Ou)

2 A Level’S, 6 O' Levels

Activities and Societies: Open Universtity

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, History, 2:1 With Honours

Activities and Societies: Golf, Gym, History, Reading