Kelly Croke

• Facilitate training sessions focused on key improvement areas, including Minimum Order Quantity (MOQ), to enhance team performance and efficiency.
• Serve as a process expert and primary point of contact, providing support across departmental business units to ensure seamless operations.
• Identify opportunities for improvement and deliver actionable recommendations aimed at increasing business efficiency
• Provided essential instructions and updates to Fresh Meat Team.
• Gathered feedback from team members to enhance understanding of current system procedures.
• Gathered team feedback to troubleshoot system issues.
• Mentored new employees, ensuring strong grasp of procedures.
• Played a role in developing and updating materials for consistent, clear training.
• Support testing and development initiatives for National Buying programs and systems, contributing to successful implementation and operational efficiency.
• Collaborate with the National Business Coordination (NBC) team on international projects, applying category and process-specific knowledge to improve outcomes.
• Facilitate fortnightly meetings with the Fresh Meat Team to discuss new processes and deliver targeted training on updates and improvements.
• Drove positive changes by implementing and supporting change management initiatives, enhancing team's culture of continuous improvement.

· Supporting Buying Director in sourcing, developing, and evaluating new products.

· Analyse market for both Core and Seasonal lines.

· Setting NPD strategy.

· Checking of artwork and catalogues.

Facilitated timely roll-out of new products.

Collaborated with in-house teams including QA, marketing, and NSCM to achieve product goals.

· Organise products for sampling and prepare necessary paperwork and information.

· Develop and successfully maintain relationships throughout and across all levels of the ALDI business.

· Liaise, build, and maintain relationships with external service providers including suppliers, design and due diligence agencies, freight forwarders.

· Facilitate the development and implementation of team processes and procedures.

· Cover for colleagues on leave.

· Training and mentoring new staff.

· General administration and secretarial duties.

Managed multiple categories within the organization.

• Cereals, Computers, Cameras and Eyewear (Matthew Turner)
• Cereals (Andrew King)
• Cleaning Products (Dean Fleischmann)
• Children's Textiles (Nicola Mendoza)
• Christmas Seasonal Biscuits (Monique Avdalis)
• Snacking Cheese (Nick Bond)
• Dips and UHT Milk (Anna Tizzone and Kate Doctor)
• Snacking and Soft Cheese (Shane Aitken)
• Fish and Seafood (Anna Tizzone)