RMN STRATEGYTechnology · Commercial · Marketing · Retail media
Four retailers, four disciplines: invaluable experience.
Proven track record across technology, commercial, marketing and retail media.
Background
A career built inside major retailers.
Four businesses, every side of retail, from the technology build to the commercial P&L.
The retailersMarks & Spencer
UK HQ · £16.3bn UK revenue · 1,059 UK stores · 66k UK employees1Technical Consultant, Capgemini
- Led the adoption, integration and Y2K readiness of back-office systems as they moved onto CG Applications Management
- Ran second-line support for the client’s managed systems on site
Amazon
US HQ · £27bn+ UK revenue · online-first retail & marketplace · ~75k UK employees2Project Manager, then Senior Buyer
- Programme lead for some of Amazon’s first UK stores, including DVD and Software & Games
- Set up and ran a consumer-electronics retail operation, growing from zero to £130m
Tesco
UK HQ · £60.9bn UK revenue · 3,710 UK stores · ~220k UK employees3Senior Marketing Manager & Analyst
- Built hardlines pricing systems
- Ran CRM and online advertising teams
- Created the onsite personalisation strategy
Currys
UK HQ · £5.3bn UK revenue · 296 UK stores · 14.9k UK employees4Interim Ecommerce Director and Head of Digital Performance and Retail Media
- Owned the full £3.5bn online P&L and a 120-strong team through COVID
- Ran performance media and built SEO and analytics capabilities
- Established the retail media proposition across onsite, offsite and data monetisation
P&L ownership
Ecommerce trading
Retail media
Performance marketing
Buying & pricing
Analytics & measurement
Platform migration
Personalisation
Martech & commerce platforms
Team leadership
Leadership
Cross-functional leadership at scale: teams of up to 120 across trading, UX, analytics, merchandising and operations. Known for driving value from vendor teams and ensuring they are aligned to the retailer’s objectives.
Contact
If you think a retail insider could help you grow your business, let’s talk.
Advisory, fractional or project work; happy to start with a conversation about what you’re weighing up.