Stuart Eastwell Email & Phone Number

Bramley, GB

Bsingstoke, England

In December 2018, the Lavazza family acquired the Mars Drinks coffee business from Mars Incorporated, gaining a presence in the business-to-business space. Lavazza Professional is comprised of the KLIX® vending systems and FLAVIA® brewing systems, two leading brands in the Vending and Office Coffee Service (OCS) segments, respectively.Strategic business.

Zug, Switzerland

• BATI part of British American Tobacco plc, a top 5 tobacco company globally.Spearheaded supply chain finance operations for global travel retail division. Contributed to strategic decision making for sourcing and.
• Constantly improved efficiency and effectiveness of supply chain spend by providing analysis to support challenges to status quo
• Achieved dramatic 25% reduction in third-party logistics (3PL) and value-added services contract costs as key member of tender negotiation team
• Slashed European route-to-market costs 10% annually through optimisation of order patterns, delivery frequency, delivery routes and utilisation of distributors
• Lowered operating expenses by £1.8M annually through outsourcing of new product introduction department and 20+ supply chain roles from Switzerland to UK
• Cut annual product cost 2% by reviewing portfolio, identifying potential synergies with Asia and initiating harmonisation of specifications and packaging

Zug, Switzerland

• BATI part of British American Tobacco plc, a top 5 tobacco company globally.Established finance as value-added business partner to European marketing and sales functions following major corporate restructuring project..
• Boosted cost-effectiveness of marketing and sales functions by sharpening budget control and resource allocation processes
• Enhanced margins by furnishing customer, brand and SKU profitability analyses to key account managers and brand managers
• Motivated achievement in sales team by developing new pay-for-performance incentives
• Increased return on investment (ROI) by leveraging pre- and post-implementation financial analyses to evaluate and optimise marketing agency and promotional spend
• Turned around previously antagonistic relationship between finance department and marketing and sales functions through intensive collaboration to build trust and accountability

Head Office - London

• Based in BAT's Global HQ -Directed regional consolidation and reporting activities for Africa Middle East (AME) region (103bn sticks, £476m OP and £1,493m Ext NTO). Supervised and coached finance analyst. Orchestrated.
• Achieved compliance with IFRS and group reporting deadlines by overcoming numerous operational and cultural challenges
• Improved coordination and consolidation of all end-market reporting by revising timetables
• Bolstered awareness of reporting requirements by facilitating workshops and training across region
• Contributed to development of next-generation Hyperion Financial Management System 9
• Member of the HFM DRG and providing input to the development of HFM System upgrade

HQ - Globe House London

• Partnered with external consultant to customise training programme for users across British American Tobacco Group. Developed training schedules. Coordinated logistics. Assigned trainers to specific courses. Arranged.
• Facilitated seamless transition to new reporting tool. Earned accolades globally for timeliness and quality of training

Head Office - London

Based in BAT's Global HQ -Earlier roles at British American Tobacco plc include Senior Accounting Assistant – RSU Europe, Financial & Management Accounts Assistant – Dividends & Branch A/Cs, Senior Accounting Assistant – Royalties and Accounting Assistant – Wrapping Materials.

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