Tom - Sales & Marketing Director - UK - iCEO #71407

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Tom's Profile

iCEO #71407

Position: Sales & Marketing Director

Nationality: UK

Experience

Tom is an international fashion, lifestyle and footwear brand leader with over 25 years of industry experience at Vice President, M.D. and Board level across a number of UK Brands. Customer centric with a hands-on, strategic approach and proven success in building high-performance teams to support early stage and established brands to define and deliver strategic objectives

Major Achievements

Turned around the brand to deliver a 30% growth in density, and improved bottom-line profits by more than £2m in the 2016 financial year. Improved inventory management, delivering significant margin improvement, reduced markdown and more effective stock profiling. Open to buy reduction of £5m across the portfolio, improved stock turn and improved choice and newness to stores. Managed 3,500 people over a head office and 300 store portfolio.

Industry Sector Competencies

E-Commerce/Internet

Consumer Goods

Textiles

Professional Objectives

Function: COO, M.D. Commercial Director

Sector: Retail/Consumer Goods

Interim Manager: Yes

Permanent Position: Yes

Operational: Yes

Availability: Full time

Prefered Locations: UK, Dubai, SEA

Countries Covered

Kuwait

UK

Operational Competencies

Business development (Expert)

New product or service launch (Expert)

Geographical expansion (Expert)

Company rescue or turnaround (Expert)