Experience

YouthSight (now Savanta)

• United Kingdom
• Market Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Community Manager

  • Feb 2021 - Present



C|K|C Caroline Knowles Consultancy Ltd

• United Kingdom
• Retail

• Director

  • Oct 2017 - Present

  C|K|C has a wealth of knowledge and 18 years’ experience across a multitude of categories. Mainly I specialise in commercial trading, strategy planning, business development and transformation. I have extensive knowledge of global sourcing, supply chain, product development, forecasting, buying, supplier management and critical path management. C|K|C has a wealth of knowledge and 18 years’ experience across a multitude of categories. Mainly I specialise in commercial trading, strategy planning, business development and transformation. I have extensive knowledge of global sourcing, supply chain, product development, forecasting, buying, supplier management and critical path management.



TUI

• Germany
• Travel Arrangements
• 700 & Above Employee

• Interim - Category Manager - Food and Beverage

  • Feb 2018 - Sep 2018



Wyevale Garden Centres

• United Kingdom
• Retail
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Category Manager - Outdoor Leisure (Home, Furniture, BBQ, Garden Decor, Pet, Fuel, Bird & Car care)

  • Jul 2015 - Jun 2017

• Senior Buyer and Merchandiser - Furniture, BBQs, Fuel and Car Care

  • Sep 2014 - Jun 2017

• Interim Retail Consultant

  • Jun 2014 - Sep 2014

  Wyevale Garden Centre operates 148 garden centres in England and Wales. We are proud of our heritage in the gardening industry and each and every one of our garden centres has its own place in history.



Dreams

• United Kingdom
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Buying and Merchandising Controller

  • 2013 - 2014

  Established in 1985, Dreams is the UK’s number one specialist bed retailer. The company is backed by Sun Capital Partners, and led by CEO Mike Logue. Headquartered at ‘Bedquarters’ in High Wycombe, and with 1,850 employees across the UK, Dreams sells 10,000 mattresses, bases and headboards per week to customers nationwide through its store network of 181 sites and online.Dreams is a proud British business, committed to continue making its products in this country, as it does now at the Dreams Bed Factory in Oldbury. At the factory, Dreams manufactures over 200,000 mattresses a year and over 160,000 beds. These products are then distributed via nine dedicated distribution centres to customers anywhere in the country via a fleet of over 100 Dreams delivery vans.



Tesco

• United Kingdom
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Buyer

  • 2008 - 2012

  Tesco is one of the world's leading retailers with operations in 14 countries across Asia, Europe and North America. Tesco employs 500,000 people and serves millions of customers every week. The Tesco Values sit at the heart of our business and help us deliver our core purpose – to create value for customers to earn their lifetime loyalty. Our Values are - no one tries harder for customers and treat people how we like to be treated. Tesco is one of the world's leading retailers with operations in 14 countries across Asia, Europe and North America. Tesco employs 500,000 people and serves millions of customers every week. The Tesco Values sit at the heart of our business and help us deliver our core purpose – to create value for customers to earn their lifetime loyalty. Our Values are - no one tries harder for customers and treat people how we like to be treated.



Olympicpromo

• Buyer and Merchandiser

  • 2000 - 2006

  Olympicpromo, established in 1987, is a global procurement specialist, offering a ‘one-stop shop’ approach to the design, manufacture, importation and storage and distribution of products and clothing for the premium and retail sectors. Our clients range across many different industries, but most are large blue-chip companies and the requirements they have are typically high volume and high profile. They operate across a wide range of markets, which in turn provides us with unique insights into a variety of different consumers, demographics and promotional campaigns – insights that we seek to utilise in our response to each new enquiry we receive. We understand our customers are unique and have diverse requirements; so we in turn offer a flexible approach, and work in partnership to fulfill their needs. From the point of enquiry, through production to delivery and fulfillment, we offer total project management, providing bespoke solutions to meet individual needs.