Stuart Nash Email & Phone Number

United Kingdom

Consultant leading & managing teams on strategic, transformational & operational projects across Europe, typically focused around:- Using data science methods to identify and develop strategic changes (e.g. more targeted investments) & more ‘fact-based’ operational decision making (e.g. levers of sales growth) with a focus on embedding sustained use of analytics with cross-functional support- Designing, trialling and rolling out productivity improvements across extensive Retail store networks, using process changes, new technology and improved management practices- Customer centricity – understanding what gets in the way of retailers operating in genuinely customer-centric ways & driving feasible changes that deliver customer & business benefits- Multi-channel retailing – bridging IT, commercial/operational and customer perspectives across channels to develop strategy & operations that drive customer satisfaction & sustainable, efficient growth

Working to design a strategic 'roadmap' and manage specific initiatives to deliver operational improvements in store replenishment

Business transformation related project work spanning multiple sectors, most notably:Strategic Cost Reduction, Consumer Products - Project Lead - leading an analysis & design project to identify £25mn of cost reduction opportunity whilst enhancing top-line growthPost-merger Integration, Blue-chip IT Supplier - Project Lead - managing large team of consultants & client staff to manage a post-merger integration project, focusing on process mapping, culture and change managementMulti-Channel Retail Transformation, Retail - Business Lead - sitting on the leadership team of this £35m programme with a team of 60 people to design a 'best of breed' multi-channel retail proposition and to design the business around that proposition, to consolidate & protect UK market leader positionOrganisation Design, Airport Company - Organisation Design Consulant - playing an advisory role in the strategic design of this organisation and subsequently developing detailed role profiles to support its mobilisationMarketing Strategy & Processes, Consumer Products - Project Lead - identifying improvement opportunities across European units and developing harmonised marketing processes & ways of working that support global brand buildingStrategic Review, Central Government - Project Lead - reviewing the government's current capabilities in fraud investigation in its financial processes versus required capabilities based on strategic trends, & proposing interventions to bridge gapsOther responsibilities including: Global Lead for training senior consultants in leading project work; Lead for Strategy & Transformation related thought-leadership; and reviewing & interviewing consultants

Project work for this research firm, specialising in international market entry recommendations including market analysis & market entry strategy development

Founded and ran this organisation combining efforts to develop commercial opportunities in grass roots sport, fund-raise for charities, and improve community health and spirit. Developed and utilised network of business leaders, sports governing bodies, government and charities to achieve objectives.

Main Duties: as Business Development Manager, to develop the business model to improve efficiency, manage seasonality, and drive towards the attainment of Aspire's objective of sustainability, satisfying both economic and social targets.

Main Duties: as Marketing Assistant, to manage the multi-million pound budget for purchasing goods in the Photo sector from UK and Far East suppliers; to innovate new, more efficient and competitive merchandising techniques; to identify opportunities to increase profitability. Pre Sept 1998 Various jobs including work for BT Plc (Sales) and work in Italy and GermanyAlso; , Sportshall Athletics and Wildlife Conservation Projects in Africa