Rob Chisholm
Head Of Procurement (Bestway Vans) at Bestway Wholesale- Claim this Profile
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Harvey Elias
I had the pleasure of working with Rob for a number of years as a sales controller for one of his biggest suppliers. I always found Rob to be highly professional, creative and with a wide and deep perspective of the categories he managed. His drive to find solutions and to find areas of collaboration was always built upon his consistence decency and desire to do the right thing for his business and customers
Darren Goldney
A brilliant and reliable colleague .Thorough, reflective and passionate to deliver against objectives. Experience of supplier base and categories would lead the industry
Harvey Elias
I had the pleasure of working with Rob for a number of years as a sales controller for one of his biggest suppliers. I always found Rob to be highly professional, creative and with a wide and deep perspective of the categories he managed. His drive to find solutions and to find areas of collaboration was always built upon his consistence decency and desire to do the right thing for his business and customers
Darren Goldney
A brilliant and reliable colleague .Thorough, reflective and passionate to deliver against objectives. Experience of supplier base and categories would lead the industry
Harvey Elias
I had the pleasure of working with Rob for a number of years as a sales controller for one of his biggest suppliers. I always found Rob to be highly professional, creative and with a wide and deep perspective of the categories he managed. His drive to find solutions and to find areas of collaboration was always built upon his consistence decency and desire to do the right thing for his business and customers
Darren Goldney
A brilliant and reliable colleague .Thorough, reflective and passionate to deliver against objectives. Experience of supplier base and categories would lead the industry
Harvey Elias
I had the pleasure of working with Rob for a number of years as a sales controller for one of his biggest suppliers. I always found Rob to be highly professional, creative and with a wide and deep perspective of the categories he managed. His drive to find solutions and to find areas of collaboration was always built upon his consistence decency and desire to do the right thing for his business and customers
Darren Goldney
A brilliant and reliable colleague .Thorough, reflective and passionate to deliver against objectives. Experience of supplier base and categories would lead the industry
Experience
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Bestway Wholesale
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United Kingdom
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Wholesale
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300 - 400 Employee
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Head Of Procurement (Bestway Vans)
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Apr 2021 - Present
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Category Controller
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Jan 2018 - Present
Leading the buying, trade marketing & supply chain function for the van sales business
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Palmer and Harvey
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United Kingdom
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Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
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200 - 300 Employee
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Head of Buying
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Jun 2014 - Dec 2017
£100m buying responsibility (CSN, drinks, confec), 11m cases supply chain responsibility & management of trade marketing function delivering proposition for sales force of 400
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Category Controller
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Aug 2013 - Jun 2014
Confectionery & soft drinks categories
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Head of Procurement & Operations
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May 2009 - Aug 2013
Confectionery buying, negotiation, implementation, supply chain management Confectionery buying, negotiation, implementation, supply chain management
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Project Manager & Business Insight
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Apr 2000 - May 2009
Business set up, project management, business insight Business set up, project management, business insight
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PALMER & HARVEY MCLANE LIMITED
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United Kingdom
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Wholesale
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1 - 100 Employee
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Project Manager
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Aug 1997 - Mar 2000
Logistics efficiency projects, warehouse layout, implement WMS and picking systems Logistics efficiency projects, warehouse layout, implement WMS and picking systems
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NYK Line
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Maritime Transportation
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700 & Above Employee
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Planning Manager
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Jun 1995 - Aug 1997
Supply chain planning, new business development, operations management Supply chain planning, new business development, operations management
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Transport Supervisor
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Sep 1994 - Apr 1995
Short term contract to manage 15 drivers for delivery of BWS to Asda over Christmas period Short term contract to manage 15 drivers for delivery of BWS to Asda over Christmas period
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Education
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1990 - 1994
The University of Huddersfield
BSc (Hons), Transport & Distribution -
1982 - 1990
Queen Elizabeths Grammar School Blackburn
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