Experience

Bord Bia - The Irish Food Board

• Ireland
• Food and Beverage Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Board Member

  • Nov 2021 - Present

  Board Member of Bord Bia Meat and Livestock Board representing the interests of the Irish meat industry Board Member of Bord Bia Meat and Livestock Board representing the interests of the Irish meat industry



Kepak Group

• Ireland
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Commercial Director

  • Jan 2019 - Present

  Responsible for the development and implementation of a profitable business strategy for Kepak Red Meat Division Management and development of key Retail and Foodservice accounts within the Irish market

• Account Director

  • Oct 2016 - Dec 2018

  Strategic Account Director (Retail)Responsible for the management and development of key Retail Accounts

• Export Sales Manager

  • Oct 2013 - Oct 2016

  Kepak Group are one of Europe's leading food processing companies, manufacturing high quality beef, lamb and pork products for both domestic and export sales.Current Responsibilities:• Develop the sales strategy for the assigned EU markets in line with the goals of the organisation• Provide leadership, guidance and mentoring for a team of sales executives• Management of sales agents across assigned territories• Strategic account management and development of a portfolio of key retail and foodservice accounts across Europe• Development of new strategic business opportunities including new product and brand development• Manage category and account profitability and drive revenue growth • Monitor and manage customer service metrics Show less

• Sales Process Lead for ERP Implementation Project (Secondment)

  • Apr 2012 - Sep 2013

  Responsible for the design, alignment and implementation of an integrated, centralised ERP solution for Sales and CRM within Kepak GroupMy role within the project involved the design and implementation of efficient business solutions in the following areas:CRM, Sales Order Management, Credit Control, Debtor Management, Claims Management



Kepak Group

• Ireland
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• European Sales Administration Manager

  • 2009 - 2012

  • Responsible for the establishment and management of the European Customer Service Division • Recruitment, training and management of multilingual Sales Support team • Optimise human resource allocation within budget targets • Implement best practice in customer service across the sales team • Implementation and management of end to end sales processes across all markets • Liaise with regional sales managers to monitor progress of sales targets • Brand development and new product development for European export markets Show less



Kepak Group

• Ireland
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• International Key Account Manager

  • 2004 - 2008

  • Management and Development of Key European Retail & Foodservice Accounts • Strategic account planning to drive revenue growth and profitability • New business development within customer accounts • Recruitment and training of Junior Sales Executives• Represent Company at Trade Fairs and Exhibitions

• Sales Executive

  • 2000 - 2004

  • Sales: B2B Sales and New Business Development• Customer Service: Order processing, Management of claims, Dealing with general customer queries• Credit Control: Contacting customers for payments, management of debtors ledger • Logistics: Planning loads and delivery schedules, advising customers of delivery times etc.