Simon Dando Email & Phone Number

Southampton, England, United Kingdom

With an emphasis on Building and Joinery, I am delighted to work with associates across all businesses affiliated with Kingfisher plc. Together, we will identify best practices and country-specific successes to reduce the stock budget, increase availability and increase profitability. Il existe une multitude de possibilités pour le futur! Je suis heureux.

Southampton, England, United Kingdom

I own the process to maximise sales and reduce the stock budget. We are encouraged to be agile, entrepreneurial, and build successful relationships across all levels of the business. Ultimately, we are responsible for forecasting, defining and submitting the POs, and flow planning to achieve financial targets.Won the role at B&Q in September 2020 during.

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