Category Development Manager at Wilkinson Sword (Energizer Group)
London, United Kingdom
Edgewell Personal Care
Category Development Manager
September 2014 to Present
COMAG Ltd
Category Analyst
July 2013 to August 2014
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Client Manager (contract)
May 2013 to August 2013
KP Snacks
ERP Project Manager
September 2012 to May 2013
London, United Kingdom
United Biscuits
National Account Executive
2011 to December 2012
London, United Kingdom
United Biscuits
Commercial Project Manager (Grad Scheme)
2009 to 2010
London, United Kingdom
Newcastle Building Society
Project Manager (student placement)
2007 to 2008
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Working on Tesco, ASDA, Sainsburys and Boots accounts across the Wilkinson Sword brand Hawaiian Tropic, Wet Ones in the wipes and Personna in Private Label. Support the head office team with Mintel, Nielsen and Kantar insights as well JDA space planning. Responsible for digital content via Brandbank. Reporting directly to the Category Controller and Private Label Controller... Working on Tesco, ASDA, Sainsburys and Boots accounts across the Wilkinson Sword brand Hawaiian Tropic, Wet Ones in the wipes and Personna in Private Label. Support the head office team with Mintel, Nielsen and Kantar insights as well JDA space planning. Responsible for digital content via Brandbank. Reporting directly to the Category Controller and Private Label Controller I am part of a strategic team tasked with maximising growth for our customers and their retail categories. www.edgewell.com
What company does Sid Ghani work for?
Sid Ghani works for Edgewell Personal Care
What is Sid Ghani's role at Edgewell Personal Care?
Sid Ghani is Category Development Manager
What industry does Sid Ghani work in?
Sid Ghani works in the Consumer Goods industry.
📖 Summary
Seeking to network with like minded professionals within the global Consumer Goods, Private Label and Online Marketing industry.Category Development Manager @ Working on Tesco, ASDA, Sainsburys and Boots accounts across the Wilkinson Sword brand Hawaiian Tropic, Wet Ones in the wipes and Personna in Private Label. Support the head office team with Mintel, Nielsen and Kantar insights as well JDA space planning. Responsible for digital content via Brandbank. Reporting directly to the Category Controller and Private Label Controller I am part of a strategic team tasked with maximising growth for our customers and their retail categories. www.edgewell.com From September 2014 to Present (1 year 4 months) Category Analyst @ Serving Top 5 Grocery Accounts, managing Category for leading publishers including Conde Nast and Hearst Magazines for leading titles including GQ Magazine, Vogue and Harpers Bazaar. Presented and managed range reviews with Morrisons and Tesco. From July 2013 to August 2014 (1 year 2 months) Client Manager (contract) @ Working in account management serving the likes of Premier Foods and Unilever. Covering convenience retailer Mace stores across the UK and Ireland. Helping our clients understand the impact of their brands, products, promotions and services on shopper behaviour. Utilised SalesForce CRM. From May 2013 to August 2013 (4 months) ERP Project Manager @ Helped migrate to Oracle's Demantra cloud solution as a new ERP system. Analysed and remapped the approval process for Grocery Trade Promotions. Worked closely with Sales, Finance and IT developers to map existing business processes. KP Snacks was eventually sold to German firm Intersnack Group in December 2012. From September 2012 to May 2013 (9 months) London, United KingdomNational Account Executive @ Worked on 3663 and Brakes accounts worth a combined £14 million in Retail Sales. Additionally supported NAMs on our business with Contract Caterers Compass, Aramark, Sodexho and Elior. Responsibility for Merlin Entertainment overseeing sales of all biscuits and crisps to theme parks such as Alton Towers and tourist attractions such as the London Eye and Madame Tussauds. From 2011 to December 2012 (1 year) London, United KingdomCommercial Project Manager (Grad Scheme) @ Joined UB as part of their Graduate scheme in the Own Label division. Responsible for project management of pack design changes and helped the business transfer 40% of its own label packaging portfolio to new Carton and PVdC suppliers. Held the unique responsibility of overseeing the business's licensed manufacture of Ritz biscuits to Kraft Foods in the Spain, Iceland, Malaysia and Hong Kong markets. Worked closely with various large artwork houses Matthews Brands Solutions, Prestige Graphics, Schawk, Gilchrist, Sun Branding and Kestrel. Travelled across the UK and Southern Europe to visit client sites. From 2009 to 2010 (1 year) London, United KingdomProject Manager (student placement) @ Entered as part of an internship placement working at a property investment division of Newcastle Building Society buying real estate across the North East of England from Property builders Dunelm Homes, Haslam Homes, Bellway and Taylor Wimpey. From 2007 to 2008 (1 year) Newcastle upon Tyne, United KingdomBA (Hons), Business Studies, 2.1 Honours @ Northumbria University From 2005 to 2009 A Levels, Business Studies, Sociology and IT @ Gosforth High School From 2002 to 2005 Sid Ghani is skilled in: Sales Management, Business Strategy, Account Management, Contract Negotiation, Sales Presentations, Profit Maximization, Team Leadership, Ownership, Change Management, Process Efficiency, Product Development, Retail, Management, New Business Development, Strategy
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