Working within the Retail Convenience team with responsibility for developing business within Booker, Nisa, Costcutter, P&H, MRH Retail Group & Martin McColls.

Over 4 yrs spent at Kraft Foods, with various positions held, including:- * Independent Development Representative
* Wholesale Representative
* Point of Purchase Executive - Confectionery (Head Office secondment)
* Business Development Manager (Man Management Experience) Covering all categories of Confectionery, Ambient, Chilled, sold into all major C&C / Wholesale players in sector. Areas covered included: Leicester / Midlands / M4 & M40 Corridor / Central London / South Coast

Was responsible for C&C / Wholesale sectors, covering all major players within this sector including Booker, Bestway, Batleys, Parfetts & Hyperama. Product covered branded Giant Cookies, Shortbread variants, Arran Preserves & Chutneys.

Account portfolio included M&S, Safeway, Morrisons, Tesco & Sainsburys. Products were all UK ranged Galbani products including Dolcelatte, Gorgonzola, Mozzerella, Parmigiano Reggiano, Cremoso, under branded and own label SKU's.

Responsible for gaining listings for their premium adult soft drinks within all UK major multiple retailers, under both branded and own label SKU's. Portfolio covered Tesco, Sainsburys and Somerfield.

Eurodough SAS is a French bakery division of Sara Lee International. I had sole responsibility for gaining listings and developing the brands of Sara Lee home baking products (croissants & pain au chocolats) across all UK retail multiple and convenience sectors. Involved close liaison with UK hauliers to ensure product arrived from French manufacturing site to end customers via their consolidation RDC's.

Working within the Convenience Business Unit (CBU) my portfolio covered the Symbol Convenience sector. Nisa (where we held Category Cheese Champion status for cheese), A F Blakemore & Son Ltd, Capper & Co, Spar Central Office, Palmer & Harvey, Kerry Foods DTS, Costco, Makro, Booker and Co-Op. Products sold in covered both branded and own label SKU's across liquid milk, fresh cream, cheddar and soft cheeses. Man management experience.

I was specifically taken on to develop new branded business for Wensleydale within the highly competitive Symbol Convenience sector - a sector they had never previously traded in before I joined. I won new business from a competitor with Nisa, which resulted in 8 branded listings & continued business growth. New branded business was also won with Spar. I was also responsible for developing Asda, where I achieved branded regional growth at the expense of a competitor. Other achievements with Asda included increasing store listings of flagship SKU Real Yorkshire Wensleydale 250g from purely 56 regional stores to 208 national stores. I was also responsible for the Wholesale Team, having 3 direct reports assisting me in the management & development of National & Regional Cheese Wholesalers.