Experience

Ozo Innovations
• United Kingdom
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Technical Manager

  • Jan 2020 - Present

THclements
• United Kingdom
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Technical Manager

  • Apr 2017 - Jan 2020

Marks and Spencer
• United Kingdom
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee
• Senior Product Technologist - Ready Meals

  • Aug 2014 - Mar 2017


Coles

• United States

• Senior product technologist - Fresh Food

  • Jul 2007 - Jul 2014

  At least 3 years (two seasonal changes) of effective category management, and working with category managers toward shared goals •Identified issues and recognition of the need to evaluate and resolution of issues as the decision maker in the areas of legal, safety and reputation where significant organisation risk is at stake •Managed supplier and production environments on high risk deliverables by identifying root cause of poor performance and providing remedies •Nurtured and coached suppliers to deliver improved outcomes including risk minimisation, balancing compliance with safety, commercial and reputational goals •Experience applying legislation in tough situations where the decision is not clear; contributed to legislation development •Built a reputation as an expert/trusted source with senior category stakeholders, including senior external stakeholders (environmental NGOs, government etc) •Built relationships with key government stakeholders •Prioritised to meet financial, time and resource constraints •Successfully value engineered products for improved efficiency and effectiveness •Experience making scientific decisions that benefit the customer and meet needs – ability to deliver product change that balance customer insights with good scientific practice •Brought new research into the market •Identify and initiate ideas and change programs, leading, engaging and inspiring people through anticipated negativity towards a new end. •Lead stakeholders through timelines and outputs, internally and externally, cross functional leadership, including through shifting goals with constant evaluation against current business context. Show less



The Big Prawn Company

• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Technical Manager

  • Oct 2002 - Jun 2007

  Technical department (line management)Meeting budget (technical dept)All 3rd party accreditations (BRC)Customer audits and visits (Major Retailers and EHO) Hygiene team and standards Customer complaints and reduction plansKpi management HACCP and QMSSuppliers and raw materials Specifications compliance and maintenance Overseas auditing Training NPD and factory scale up

• QA Manager

  • Oct 2000 - Oct 2002


Ross young's Ltd
• Quality Auditor

  • 1996 - 1998