Trading Director at Ramsden International
Beverley, E Riding of Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Ramsden International
Trading Director
January 2015 to Present
My Local
Trading Director
2015 to 2015
My Local
Trading Director
2015 to 2015
Looking for Senior role in Trading / Procurement
Trading Director
October 2014 to December 2014
Costcutter Supermarkets Group Limited
Trading Transformation Director
November 2012 to October 2014
Costcutter Supermarkets Group Limited
Retail Operations Director
May 2012 to October 2012
Costcutter Supermarkets Group Limited
Project Manager
August 2011 to April 2012
What company does Richard Collins work for?
Richard Collins works for Ramsden International
What is Richard Collins's role at Ramsden International?
Richard Collins is Trading Director
📖 Summary
I am a highly experienced Senior Manager and have spent 38 years in the Retail sector. Having started on the shop floor I have held a number of Board and Managerial positions in both family owned and multiple businesses. My real passion is in Trading / Procurement and have been able to add significant value to all businesses that I have been fortunate to work for. I take huge pride in doing a very good job in all that I undertake and like to work in a "hands on" style although I also enjoy getting the best out of my team whilst leading / coaching them to achieving their personal and team goals. Key skills include: - Relationship Management - Commerciality & Negotiation - Financially Aware - Good Communicator: written and oral - Leadership - Project Management - IT Literate - Attention to detail Having spent the last two years working on a huge business change project for Costcutter Supermarkets Group Limited as Trading Transformation Director I am now keen to get back into a fully fledged Trading role at Director level where I can put my experience to the best possible use to drive added value for the business as well as providing myself with the job satisfaction I am seeking. I'm willing to consider opportunities of either a full time or interim position at home and abroad.Trading Director @ From January 2015 to Present (1 year) Trading Director @ From 2015 to 2015 (less than a year) Trading Director @ From 2015 to 2015 (less than a year) Trading Director @ From October 2014 to December 2014 (3 months) Trading Transformation Director @ - Led and managed various Trading associated workstreams as the business successfully moved to a new buy & supply model in July 2014. Responsible for Range, Own Brand, Price and Promotions - Created a very detailed critical path for each of my responsibility areas to ensure that all key milestones were achieved on time and which also identified any dependencies that would be required to support their achievement - Worked very closely with the in house IT team and their external project managers to scope a new purchasing system capable of managing range, margin and price at a cost, wholesale and retail level - Planned and executed the migration of 32 company owned stores across to the new supply chain 14 months ahead of the main migration of 1650 stores owned and operated by our independent retailer members - I was the Trading Departments representative in all of the internal / external cross functional planning meetings - Designed a model, at product line level, that gave visibility into the terms improvements required from suppliers in order to fund additional benefits for our independent retailers and our wholesale margin - Developed a comprehensive promotions package that met both the needs of our retailers and that of their customers From November 2012 to October 2014 (2 years) Retail Operations Director @ From May 2012 to October 2012 (6 months) Project Manager @ From August 2011 to April 2012 (9 months) The University of Stirling From 1995 to 1998 Richard Collins is skilled in: Fitness, Brand Development, Social Media Marketing, New Business Development, Management, Franchising, Social Media, Negotiation
Extraversion (E), Intuition (N), Feeling (F), Judging (J)
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