Finance Commercial Manager

• May 2023 - Present

Commercial Analyst / Revenue Reductions (Rebates) Controller

• Jan 2020 - Apr 2023

Title change on return to full-time employment further to significant role growth over previous years.

Sales & Marketing Analyst

• Sep 2008 - Dec 2020

Varied role with transitioning reporting lines from Marketing to Sales to Finance. Responsible for Sales Analysis, Customer Commercial Contract reviews, Gross to Net (rebates) accruals and management, Annual Sales Budgeting process development & lead, SAP/Business Warehouse reporting development.

Maternity Leave

• Dec 2007 - Sep 2008

Trade Marketing Manager

• Jun 2006 - Sep 2008

Responsible for the development and implementation of the Annual Trade Marketing Plan for UK Trade accounts for both added value product introductions and pricing activities. Budget control. Sales and performance reporting development. Member of the cross-functional project team transitioning the business from JDE to SAP.

Maternity Leave

• Sep 2005 - Jun 2006

European Product Manager

• Jan 2003 - Sep 2005

Project management of strategic new product introductions into the brand portfolio in liaison with all business functions. Product life cycle management including extension strategies and product discontinuation. Range management to achieve desired category/ geographical coverage. Consumer / customer research to evaluate Voice of the Customer and translate desired benefits into product features. Analysis of the market and competition through market data.

Six Sigma Leader

• Jan 2002 - Dec 2002

Training and mentoring of Six Sigma candidates through to certification. Growth and Generic training courses delivered in both French and English language. Trained Six Sigma Black Belt. Continued responsibility for Product Development Process.

Change Management Coordinator

• Jan 2001 - Dec 2001

Responsible for the development and implementation of a new company-wide European New Product Development Process. Involved digitisation and centralisation of Product Specification information. Led project to collate product packaging weights data from suppliers of bought-in finished goods.

Business Development Analyst

• Oct 1997 - Dec 2000

Corporate Strategy, International Market Research, Project financial modelling, Contract Performance Analysis, Assistant Project Management. Corporate Strategy, International Market Research, Project financial modelling, Contract Performance Analysis, Assistant Project Management.

Export Administrator

• Jul 1997 - Oct 1997

Processing & despatch of customer orders to the Middle East, pro-forma invoicing, stock availability checks and general customer enquiries. Processing & despatch of customer orders to the Middle East, pro-forma invoicing, stock availability checks and general customer enquiries.