Benjamin Carey

• Responsible for £14m with full P&L responsibility across branded and OL business along with the management and developing a team of 6
• Strategic lead of core UK business to drive penetration across our brands and secure long term OL contracts
• Develop a comprehensive business strategy to move the business into the next phase of growth over a 3-5 year period
• Created and implemented new forecasting tool, commodity tracker and gate process to maximise business capability to deliver on new business and projects
• Drive new business and bring sustainable profitability across all categories to introduce incremental value added products to consumers through robust category and R&D plans
• Lead logistics and operational functions to improve supply chain and OTIF objectives


Achievements

• Delivered +£1.7m incremental net sales in year 1 and £1.1m in year 2 with successfully gaining new branded and OL contracts as part of the strategic plan
• Improved profitability through commodity planning and logistics contracts by +12%

• Business Unit Controller for the Tesco Business Unit
• Responsible for £460 million with full P&L responsibility along with managing and developing a team of 3
• Develop value chain cost out initiatives to deliver long term profit sustainability
• Lead sustainability strategy across agriculture and manufacturing to achieve targets through carbon emissions, plastic reduction, animal welfare and feed usage
• Create strategy and deliver plan to drive profitability through value add and NPD
• Lead and develop portfolio based on MMI capability and category argument
• Align NWT to agreed customer centric plans
• Enrolled in the “Accelerated Leadership” programme

Achievements

• Successfully identified & delivered £1.4m cost reduction initiatives across the business within 12 months improving profitability
• Creation and implementation of Muller brand strategy across Grocery & Convenience channels with launch of 3 x SKUs targeting a new customer base delivering +£1.8m sales in year one
• Improved Flavoured Milk position from negative EBIT to positive +5% and extended the range with Premium Finest Range into the growth area of the market with 3-year incremental target +£8.4m
• Leading and cementing Muller as Category Captains within Dairy and delivering expert advice across space, range and optimisation

• Responsible for £54 million with full P&L responsibility along with managing a team of 8 across all UK retail and International
• Create, drive and implement strategic vision to increase Typhoo branded and Own Label performance
• Creating and delivering a winning culture through thought leadership, accountability and commitment along with robust personal development plans
• Deliver monthly board plans and P&L review with yearly forward view on profitability to Apeejay Group
• Work and deliver operational plans to improve factory outputs while maintaining strong service levels
• Agree annual JBPs with all accounts ensuring promotional and distribution plans are in place

Achievements

• Delivered +£3.3m profit margin into the business through key customer contracts and managed to secure long term 5-year partnerships
• Successfully identified and launched premium organic brand Heath and Heather from £1.7m to £4.9m within 18 months across Grocery, Convenience, Discounters and Online
• Created a new commodity model to manage risk and ensure long term sustainability within the tea trade

• Responsible for £4.5 million with full P&L responsibility while managing a team of 11 external field sales reps across Wholesale & Convenience
• Agree annual JBPs to achieve growth for each key account
• Introduce NPDs to the portfolio of accounts
• Build excellent relationships with key accounts

Achievements

• Achieved +12% growth in 12 months for Wholesale channel by reformatting JBP and promotional plan to a more sustainable model that encouraged regular customer purchases
• Delivered and implemented launch of Tetley brand into premium and F&H sectors with 5 x NPD launches and improved increase share of standard black tea within each account by +8%

• Delivering YOY growth across a range of accounts in the Wholesale, Convenience and Discount channel

• Working as a Sales Development Executive playing a valuable role selling, promoting and merchandising ITL brands through the independent trade

• Representing Monster Energy and pushing the launch of this new product in the UK
• Maintaining the Coca-Cola brand share of space, providing excellent service and creating strong relationships within designated accounts