Ref: FYF-SW-065

Stephen

Chief Operating Officer (COO)

📍

Yorkshire

Roles Available

Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Chief Operating Officer (COO)
Chief Product Officer (CPO)
Chief Transformation Officer (CTrO)

Expertise

Board Meeting
Commercial Analysis / Strategy
Growth Strategy
Leadership
Operations Strategy
People & Culture

Introduction

A seasoned professional with over 35 years of experience in manufacturing and related services business operating in private and FTSE 100 businesses in the UK, Europe and globally and working with both small and major FMCG brand owners and direct with retailers and own brands. A board level director and senior leadership team member with experience of a range of roles including Managing, Operations, Commercial, Procurement, Sales and Marketing and Strategic Account Director. My leadership style is calm, practical and collaborative. I am comfortable operating at a strategic level with key stakeholders but also engaging and motivating management teams to bring them on the journey. I have a proven track record of delivering revenue growth, margin improvement and cost reduction throughout my career and I am now keen to support businesses with fractional, interim or specific project support.  

Key Achievements

• Designed and delivered a number of operational / commercial and procurement teams to deliver transformational change targets in both private (£10 to £15M revenue) and FTSE100 (€150M) businesses • Designed and implemented sourcing and supply chain transformations delivering 10% cost-savings year on year alongside improved service delivery • Project lead on a number of major TI technology implementations across ERP, MRP, SRM, CRM, PIM/Data Warehouses, Power BI reporting platforms. • Major FMCG Customer tenders, negotiations and implementations up to €125M revenue global supply contracts.  

Qualifications

MBA Diploma in Corporate Direction BSc (Hons)