Experience

ABBEY VIEW PRODUCE LIMITED
• United Kingdom
• Food and Beverage Services
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Head of Technical

  • Aug 2020 - Present


G's

• Belgium
• Accounting

• Technical Manager

  • Jan 2014 - May 2020

  Customer facing Technical manager for salads. Direct Technical account management for a range of retail customers including Tesco, Sainsburys M&S, ASDA and Co-Op. Achieved 6% increase in business over 3 years as part of the G's Tesco team . Achieved overall silver listing in the M&S whole business scorecard (from bronze) with the Technical section scoring Gold. Gained listing for the Fair to Nature scheme as a Plan A attribute in the M & S whole supply base. Customer facing Technical manager for salads. Direct Technical account management for a range of retail customers including Tesco, Sainsburys M&S, ASDA and Co-Op. Achieved 6% increase in business over 3 years as part of the G's Tesco team . Achieved overall silver listing in the M&S whole business scorecard (from bronze) with the Technical section scoring Gold. Gained listing for the Fair to Nature scheme as a Plan A attribute in the M & S whole supply base.

• Technical Manager

  • May 2000 - Dec 2013

  Direct customer relationship with Sainsburys, Morrisions and the Co-Op for all technical and quality requirements. Responsible for Agronomy advice for 100 +acres of greenhouse supply in the Lea Valley growing hydroponic Cucumbers, Peppers, Aubergines and Tomatoes. Internal and External auditing in UK and the supply base in Spain, Canary Islands and Israel. NPD and trials co-coordinator - launched first to market UK grown figs into Sainsburys. Gained BRC Grade A for the first time for the company. Vice Chairman of the Cucumbers Growers Association and Industry representative for the HDC Protected Crop board. Show less



ADAS

• United Arab Emirates
• Defense and Space Manufacturing

• Protected Crops Consultant

  • Jan 1994 - May 2000

  Agronomy and business advice to UK growers of Edible and Ornamental Greenhouse growers primarily in the Lea Valley. UK wide auditing role , joint authorship of the British Ornamentals Plant producers code of Practice. Agronomy and business advice to UK growers of Edible and Ornamental Greenhouse growers primarily in the Lea Valley. UK wide auditing role , joint authorship of the British Ornamentals Plant producers code of Practice.