Peter Williamson
News Operations Manager at National Federation of Retail Newsagents- Claim this Profile
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Peter Gibbons
Peter is a hard working and conscientious reliable member of any team and I always found him to be a first class contributor to our work force. I have no reservations in recommending him to you and am sure he will be a great success in whichever role he plays.
Nick Hallett
Peter is a highly skilled and respected operations, logistics and people manager. His ability to understand, analyse, recommend and implement complex supply chain operations were a great asset to me and the wider team at News International. His attention to detail and his process design/implementation skills would be an asset to anyone dealing with complex supply chains. He is always seeking to improve operations ensuring optimum efficiency of the business. In FMCG supply chain operations where extreme time pressures and dealing with unexpected are common place, Peter remained focused on delivering and achieving group objectives whilst minimising risk without any drama. He has a logical approach, a great hands on motivator/manager of small and large teams and a first class enabler. No problem or issue was too much. I have known Peter for 15+ years in various roles and as colleagues, and I would highly recommended him to all.
Peter Gibbons
Peter is a hard working and conscientious reliable member of any team and I always found him to be a first class contributor to our work force. I have no reservations in recommending him to you and am sure he will be a great success in whichever role he plays.
Nick Hallett
Peter is a highly skilled and respected operations, logistics and people manager. His ability to understand, analyse, recommend and implement complex supply chain operations were a great asset to me and the wider team at News International. His attention to detail and his process design/implementation skills would be an asset to anyone dealing with complex supply chains. He is always seeking to improve operations ensuring optimum efficiency of the business. In FMCG supply chain operations where extreme time pressures and dealing with unexpected are common place, Peter remained focused on delivering and achieving group objectives whilst minimising risk without any drama. He has a logical approach, a great hands on motivator/manager of small and large teams and a first class enabler. No problem or issue was too much. I have known Peter for 15+ years in various roles and as colleagues, and I would highly recommended him to all.
Peter Gibbons
Peter is a hard working and conscientious reliable member of any team and I always found him to be a first class contributor to our work force. I have no reservations in recommending him to you and am sure he will be a great success in whichever role he plays.
Nick Hallett
Peter is a highly skilled and respected operations, logistics and people manager. His ability to understand, analyse, recommend and implement complex supply chain operations were a great asset to me and the wider team at News International. His attention to detail and his process design/implementation skills would be an asset to anyone dealing with complex supply chains. He is always seeking to improve operations ensuring optimum efficiency of the business. In FMCG supply chain operations where extreme time pressures and dealing with unexpected are common place, Peter remained focused on delivering and achieving group objectives whilst minimising risk without any drama. He has a logical approach, a great hands on motivator/manager of small and large teams and a first class enabler. No problem or issue was too much. I have known Peter for 15+ years in various roles and as colleagues, and I would highly recommended him to all.
Peter Gibbons
Peter is a hard working and conscientious reliable member of any team and I always found him to be a first class contributor to our work force. I have no reservations in recommending him to you and am sure he will be a great success in whichever role he plays.
Nick Hallett
Peter is a highly skilled and respected operations, logistics and people manager. His ability to understand, analyse, recommend and implement complex supply chain operations were a great asset to me and the wider team at News International. His attention to detail and his process design/implementation skills would be an asset to anyone dealing with complex supply chains. He is always seeking to improve operations ensuring optimum efficiency of the business. In FMCG supply chain operations where extreme time pressures and dealing with unexpected are common place, Peter remained focused on delivering and achieving group objectives whilst minimising risk without any drama. He has a logical approach, a great hands on motivator/manager of small and large teams and a first class enabler. No problem or issue was too much. I have known Peter for 15+ years in various roles and as colleagues, and I would highly recommended him to all.
Experience
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News Operations Manager
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May 2014 - Present
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Telegraph Media Group
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Newspaper Publishing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Wholesale Performance Manager
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Sep 2008 - Jul 2013
• Managing daily allocation of 130,000 copies of the Daily Telegraph, with recorded average daily sale of 110,000, working within agreed targets and budgets for availability and unsolds. • Designed and formulated wholesale audit documentation for checking performance against agreed KPI measures which resulted in improved performance, with wholesalers achieving between 95% and 100% against target of 90%. • Implemented number of reports to optimise performance of wholesalers, recording sales, unsolds, availability and operational results against targets. • Managed transitional period of wholesale changes within the newspaper and magazine industry following contract changes, resulting in added responsibility for an additional 20 wholesale areas. Show less
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News International
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United Kingdom
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Book and Periodical Publishing
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Regional Sales Manager
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1987 - 2008
• Ensured the financial and operational success of London and the South region and daily sale of 1.3m copies of the Sun, 300k of The Times, 1.5m copies of the News of the World and 500k of the Sunday Times. • Led team of 10 Wholesale Managers with responsibility for 35 wholesalers and 3,500 retailers. • Managed circulation and distribution of four national newspapers with a weekly combined sale of 11,000,000 copies. • Designed and introduced the company’s national wholesale KPI report, plus introduced on-going performance league tables to highlight different levels of service. • Developed and set up the National Loss of Sale Reporting Process which advised senior management of the extent of potential lost sales following any poor production. • Developed an understanding of the use of editorial content to create lift in sales and maintained relationships with editorial and marketing departments. • Ensured opposition editorial and promotions evaluated and reported back to senior management. Show less
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The London Paper
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Sep 2006 - Apr 2007
• Designed, planned and scheduled launch of The London Paper and ensured the ongoing management of production and distribution. • Trained and managed external marketing company, which ensured that the 600 merchandisers were fully briefed on a daily basis and trained prior to and throughout the launch period. • Successfully identified and introduced strategic distribution points within zone 1 of the London Underground map. • Formulated and constructed 60 delivery routes with the selected distribution company, which incorporated specific time constraints and traffic hot spots. • Designed and implemented standardised paperwork to record distribution totals by merchandiser and returns recording to ensure transparency for auditing purposes. • Implemented sales recording spreadsheet on Excel to ensure ABC complicit, resulting in 327,000 certified sales per day in the first month. Show less
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