Steve Jukes Email & Phone Number

London, Ontario, Ca

Acting as a pivot point throughout the organisation, I am responsible for the go-to-market Category strategy for international markets.

London, England, Gb

Fostered retail category management principles through a time of significant organisational change, integrating Product Management, Buying, Merchandising, Pricing, and Planning under a cross-functional structure.• I developed and coached a team of 14, including 5 direct reports where we had P&L responsibility for £100m annual revenue and a curated portfolio of 10,000 products sourced from over 200 worldwide suppliers.• My team created and executed the international business plan, defining product and supplier strategy, achieving consistent outperformance of the company and wider market, driving 100% growth over 4 years • Spearheaded new technologies, securing exclusive and early to market launches benefiting customers and establishing RS as market leader.• Achieved best-in-class ROI and stock turns whilst improving customer service levels. • Recruited, mentored, and developed several Buyers to more senior positions.• Led the commercial function in the successful implementation of new Business Intelligence tools, supporting change management initiatives.• Played a key role as the product lead in the 2017 Global Continuous Improvement winning team, sharing a £50,000 prize fund for implementing customer enhancements at a rapid pace.

London, England, Gb

Served as the Global Head of Category, overseeing a team of Senior Category Managers and 20+ International buyers.

Wellingborough, England, Gb

With two reports and a small cross-functional team I was accountable for trading Comet's £100m+ online Home Appliance business. Additionally, I was the commercial lead for developing a number of Company wide supply chain, Pricing, and BI initiatives

Wellingborough, England, Gb

Supporting an international initiative, I operated across four buying categories and, working with Operations, rolled out a ‘Care for it, Perfect it, Enjoy it’ shop-in-shop concept across 250 stores. The focal point of this range was eco-friendly & sustainable products. A first for major UK retail stores, this positioned Comet as a first choice destination for sustainable laundry products and delivered 100% growth, plus net margin improvement to the Category

Wellingborough, England, Gb

Buying, ranging and trading responsibility for 1/5th of all Tumble Dryer and Washer Dryer sales within the UK.Secured a number of first-to-market and exclusive positions to deliver record market shares.• Comet Vision award for deploying new BI systems within Product Management.

Wellingborough, England, Gb

Reporting into the Senior Buyer, I had buying responsibility for Comet’s £50m single door refrigeration business. • Comet Star winner in 2008 for delivering record market shares driven by innovative approach to in-store click and collect over peak season. In addition, sourcing and refreshing own brand appliances to offer market leading energy efficient ratings. • Comet Star winner in 2007 for detailed supersession planning of the refrigeration store relay that delivered record revenues in 2007.• Comet Vision team award in 2007 for delivering significant stock and cost saving during the implementation of the European WEEE legislation