Experience

UNITEX UK Limited

• United Kingdom
• Textile Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Product

  • Sep 2019 - Present

  • Oversea and manage all NPD for the business, from product ideation to delivery and post launch sales analysis. • Manage Creative and Marketing Team to deliver new Product ideas and marketing material. • Look to increase turnover through NPD, product reviews, brand planning, marketing, pricing analysis and merchandising. • Head up all pricing for Brand. Negotiating cost prices and determining sales prices and margins, with aim to improve product profitability. • Regularly perform pricing and product profitability analyses, to improve and ensure the Brand’s market position. • Monitor performance of new products from sales data. Show less


Samaritans
• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 500 - 600 Employee
• Listening Volunteer

  • Sep 2022 - Present


AMELIA KNIGHT LIMITED

• United Kingdom
• Wholesale

• ASDA George Product Manager

  • Sep 2017 - Sep 2019

  • Responsible for NPD for George branded cosmetics including Xmas and seasonal gifting. • Trend analysis and research for New Product Ideas. • Complete ownership of entire George Cosmetics range, approx. turnover £8million annually. • Fluid Portfolio management of entire George Cosmetics range nationally. Using weekly sales data to suggest new products and potential delist products. • Responsible for NPD for George branded cosmetics including Xmas and seasonal gifting. • Trend analysis and research for New Product Ideas. • Complete ownership of entire George Cosmetics range, approx. turnover £8million annually. • Fluid Portfolio management of entire George Cosmetics range nationally. Using weekly sales data to suggest new products and potential delist products.



Pukka Pads 2000 Ltd.

• United Kingdom
• Paper and Forest Product Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Product Development Manager

  • Oct 2015 - Sep 2017

  • Responsible for managing, conceptualizing and launching all New Product Development for the UK and International market. Turnover £26 Million in 2017. • Create and present NPD presentations to MD and Senior Shareholders. • Identifying new international product avenues and designs for the complete product portfolio based on ongoing Trend forecasting research. • Review and develop new ranges for retail generating incremental sales growth. • Deep dive data analysis of 7 brands within the organisation and streamlined comparative and completive products across 2000+ different products. • Undertake regular global and national market data-based research to translate into new product avenues for Brand. • Ongoing competitor and market mapping to ensure position in market remains at forefront of innovation and trend. • Helped with ideating new NPD processes and plans to improve agile project management. • Regular P&L analysis using sales and stock count data. Show less



The Silver Crane Company Limited

• United Kingdom
• Consumer Goods
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Product Development Manager

  • Jul 2012 - Oct 2015

  • Creation of Seasonal Gift ideas. • Managing the product development roadmap and project plan. • Competitor and Market analysing and monitoring. • Direct line management of 10 designers, including allocating workloads and ongoing project supervision. • Managing and Developing new Brands ideas. • Attending and presenting Internal and External stakeholder meetings with major retailers. • Developing detailed project plans to track project progress. • Reviewing product opportunities and trend forecasting. • Work with Far East suppliers to develop new products. Show less


Clearlinks
• United States
• Telecommunications
• Research Facilitator

  • Jan 2012 - Jun 2012

Absolute Design Firm
• Design Internship

  • Jul 2011 - Aug 2011

Bower Edleston Architects
• United Kingdom
• Construction
• Design Internship

  • Aug 2010 - Sep 2010