Experience

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  Dunelm

  • Leicester, England, United Kingdom

  • Quality and Sourcing Director

    • Jun 2016 - Jun 2020
    • Leicester, England, United Kingdom

    - Developed strong quality team -improved quality of product - improved CSR visibility and conformance- Delivered and developed sourcing startegy - Delivered sourcing structure - Significant Value chain cost reductions- Led the Made to Measure internal factory ( Textile manufacturing) -

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  Asda

  • Leed HQ

  • Senior director quality and sourcing

    • Jun 2014 - 2016
    • Leed HQ

    set up high performing quality and sourcing function for George Home and General Merchandisedelivered increased customer perception of quality delivered quality and style for free - ie value equation for customer led the George Home own label furniture development , service proposition for launch reduced Costs of Goods through value chain engineering developed supplier strategy balancing direct and design led supply base ( indirect) lead team - 25reported to VP trading - Koray Gul and later Jo Whitfield

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  George Clothing

  • Sri Lanka

  • Senior Director - Indian subcontinent sourcing offices

    • Sep 2012 - Jun 2014
    • Sri Lanka

    integrated the GAAT acquisition offices into George ( Sri Lanka , India and Bangladesh) - lead team developed self approval in country , reduced lead time by half , developed direct supply base , strategic supplier partnerships and alliances - ethical trading ran PL for offices lead team of 100 reported to MD George Clothing

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  Tesco

  • Welwyn Garden City

  • Head of Common Buying at F&F (Clothing at Tesco)

    • Mar 2010 - 2012
    • Welwyn Garden City

    - This is a new exciting opportunity for us to look after our local customers but still leverage our scale globally by buying products to gether (UK and CE Clothing Categories). It's a collaborative roll working to increase common and joint buying between our teams by facilitating joint supplier strategies.-Working closely with our IS team and hubs to build our business profile to get our customers excellent innovative and quality products.

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  Tesco

  • Welwyn Garden City

  • Head of Technology, Central European Clothing

    • 2008 - 2010
    • Welwyn Garden City

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  Sara Lee Courtaulds

  • Essex

  • Technical Executive, Production Manager, Sales Executive

    • 1984 - 2000
    • Essex