Responsible for all Beauty Bay's Buying & Category Management functions and Commercial, Supply Chain, and Technical functions for Own Brand.

Responsible for Beauty Bay's own brand By BEAUTY BAY, covering the Procurement, Supply Chain, Technical and Commercial functions

Sitting on Dr Organic SLT, main lead for Supply Chain & ProcurementStreamlined the Purchasing teams across the business entities and created a new optimised Supply Chain team enabling better sourcing and relationships with suppliers.Worked with the Technical team to develop a new Stage Gate Process for NPD, which enabled the business to prioritise products which would deliver the most benefit financially and improved the speed to market.Started work on a sustainability pledge for packaging, moving all plastic bottles to 35% PCR and tubes to Sugarcane.Defined and executed a SLOB (Slow Moving & Obsolete) process to manage PSD (Prevention of Serious Deterioration). Reduced stock with <12 months shelf life from 10% to 5% in first year.Onboarded 2 new TPM’s (Third-Party manufacturers) to improve innovation and cost.

Manage and develop a team of buyers.Establish a supply base in the UK and Far East that delivers the KPI’s required by the business, including cost and quality.Negotiate all costs and trading terms.Manage all aspects of NPD, including creative direction, product innovation and ranging strategy across global channels and different brands.Develop, source and deliver annual gifting ranges (100+ skus) from Far East.Implement stock control and procurement systems to future proof the business ready for growth.Manage the Supply Chain to ensure service levels are met by suppliers and availability is kept at 100%.

Working on the Beauty Brands Mama Mio, Mio Skincare and Grow Gorgeous

Responsible for New Product Development, Supply Chain, Sourcing, Supplier Management, Forecasting.Achievements• Project managed the transfer of production from third party to in-house manufacturing, driving cost and time efficiencies.

Manage the Buying function for the newly created Prestige Division within The Hut Group.Achievements• Stabilised supplier relationships following the acquisition of Lookfantastic, ensuring optimum service levels.• Maximized sales and profitability through introducing promotional funding and strong suppler negotiation.• Personally managed the relationship with L’Oreal, delivering record sales on the Professional Division Brands. Working with circa. 500 premium and professional beauty brands, building relationships to ensure long term results Building a market leading product offering, driving newness and keeping on top of market trends.Development of sales and marketing plans to maximise sales and profit, whilst reflecting current market and customer requirements. Development of annual revenue and profit budgets for brands.Accountable for delivering annual budgets.

Myprotein is the leading online retailer for sports nutrition and supplements. Myprotein is a subsidiary of The Hut Group, the multi-website online retailer.Achievements• Stabilised department, implemented planning procedures and built bridges with suppliers following period of immense growth. • Reduced inventory from £4.6m to £3.6m in 3 months.• Moved external manufactured products onto works orders. Enabling product costs to be managed efficiently and inventory accuracy to be improved.• Negotiated large ingredient contracts during tough market conditions to guarantee supply and stabilise our cost base. • Responsible for the purchase, planning and cost management of a range of ingredients, including amino acids and whey proteins, pills, packaging, consumables and finished products, circa 1600 skus.• Manage a small team of Buyers.• Secure ingredient contracts at best price to ensure continuity of supply at all times, whilst monitoring ingredient market prices and spot buying where necessary.• Forecast, manage and reduce inventory levels.• Supplier management, setting and measuring supplier SLA’s.• Find ways of removing cost from products and improve product margin.

Working on a brand portfolio including market leader Batiste Dry Shampoo and also Collection 2000 cosmetics.Achievements• Delivered targeted cost reductions for FY10 & FY11 (circa. £300,000) through value engineering and strong negotiation in tough trading conditions.• Worked closely with the new Marketing Director to introduce project management tools and improve the NPD process.• Project managed the re-source of our second biggest cosmetics range from China back to the UK.• Negotiated all terms with new suppliers including stepped payment terms, achieving 75 days from invoice with suppliers in the Far East.Managing a team of UK based NPD (New Product Development) Coordinators and a China based Sourcing Specialist.Working with both new and existing suppliers worldwide to establish a supply base that delivers quality products at best cost, cash-flow & on time, whilst satisfying desired NPD initiatives.Overseeing all NPD projects to ensure all products are sourced cost effectively without compromising quality.Establishing, tracking and delivering agreed cost reduction objectives, through value engineering and negotiation. Seeking out and auditing new Suppliers, negotiating costs, terms and full service contracts. Working with the UK NPD team and Supply partners to improve NPD reaction times.

Manage all aspects of Supply Chain, including Buying, Inventory, Planning, Forecasting, Sales Order Processing and Shipping.Achievements• Sourced and project managed over 20 Colour Cosmetic & Personal Care NPD projects per annum on time and in budget.• Re-sourced our two largest haircare brands to more reliable and cost effective full service suppliers.• Managed the due diligence & logistics of selling a number of our brands.• Identified potential annual cost savings of >£1 million (17%).• Managed a number of projects looking at improving internal processes, including Sales Order Processing and Slow Moving & Obsolete Inventory. Set and manage department KPIs including OTIF (On Time In Full).Manage worldwide supply base, including suppliers in Far East & Europe.Responsibility for managing the NPD (New Product Development) process.Negotiate costs and Full Service contracts with all supply partners.Drive value engineering to improve product margins.