Simon Hinks FIFST

Head of Product at ABBEY VIEW PRODUCE LIMITED
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Fleet, England, United Kingdom, GB

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Credentials

  • FIFST
    Institute of Food Science and Technology
    Apr, 2017
    - Oct, 2024

Experience

  • ABBEY VIEW PRODUCE LIMITED
    • United Kingdom
    • Food and Beverage Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Head of Product
      • Sep 2020 - Present

      Head of procurement, product and customer and part of the senior leadership team. Full accountability for supplier and product selection and purchasing as well as end to end logistics and customs management. Responsible for stock management and control throughout the operations. Initiates and evolves the product plan to deliver customer needs and drive sustainable production. Ownership for all commercial and supply chain interfaces with retail customers.

  • Sainsbury's
    • United Kingdom
    • Retail
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Buying Manager - Meat
      • 2015 - Sep 2020

    • Category Technical Manager - Produce (4 years) & Canned and Packaged (2 years)
      • 2009 - 2015

    • Head of Product Technology and Development (Maternity cover)
      • 2013 - 2014

  • Cornerstone Food Consulting
    • Senior Consultant
      • 2007 - 2009

      Advised clients of food safety, quality and legality issues. Provided short term support for urgent issues including retailer relationship management as well as longer term technical strategic and capability development. Covered multiple industries from Fresh to Grocery including primary and secondary packaging suppliers.

  • New England Seafood
    • United Kingdom
    • Food Production
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Technical Manager
      • 2005 - 2007

      Head of technical with accountability for QA, hygiene, supplier and internal audit, finished product and raw material specification development. Key retail customers M&S, Waitrose and Sainsbury’s.

  • PAAH Serrano
    • Group Technical Manager
      • 2002 - 2005

      Commercial and technical interface for UK customers. Managed all technical strategy across 3 Portuguese sites including bringing a new site on line for M&S.

    • Product Manager
      • 1997 - 2002

      Product and supplier management in ambient stable canned and packaged products (2 years) and Prepared high care fresh produce (3 years).

Education

  • The University of Reading
    Bachelor of Science (BSc), Food Technology
    1993 - 1997
  • Cranbrook School
    1987 - 1993

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