REBECCA MCAREE
8/40 Penkivil Street,NSW
Summary
Driven, hard-working, dependable and organised candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude and passion for retail & food. Past experience within the retail sector in Ireland has equipped me with invaluable skills and qualities to progress in my career in Australia. Strong commercial acumen with excellent communication and interpersonal skills, who can easily engage with and influence internal and external stakeholders. Excellent attention to detail and passionate about building and establishing relationships.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Trading Manager, Ice Cream Category
MUSGRAVE RETAIL PARTNERS IRELAND
09.2020 - 05.2023
- Managed product range to deliver Sales, Profit and Margin to Budget.
- Managed and negotiated AP&A, LTA and Buy for less achievement to budget.
- Built long-term supplier relationships to establish JBPs, quality, range, competitive pricing and promotional strategy.
- Maintained complete documentation and records of all purchasing and income activities.
- Established long-term relationships with retailers & customers to better understand needs and improve operational procedures.
- Regularly presented to the management team & retailers on sales, trends, range reviews, innovation etc.
- Monitored & analysed market trends, sales records & economic conditions to identify potential new suppliers & products and anticipate consumer buying patterns.
- Established long-term relationships cross functionally with Supply Chain, Finance, Quality, Sales & Marketing functions.
- Achievements;
- Successfully delivered ice cream sales of €69m, +7% vs 2022.
- Successfully growing Moo’d to a €12.5m brand, +52% vs 2022.
- Opened 121 Moo’d counters within stores, including opening three Moo’d stand-alone ice cream parlour stores.
- Effectively negotiated AP&A & LTA rates with 7 ice cream suppliers resulting in €265k incremental income.
- Competently presented Moo’d commercial & brand plan & updates at various management & retailer council meetings. Also delivered 21 practical in-store workshops to Moo'd ice cream retailers.
Graduate Assistant Trading Manager
MUSGRAVE WHOLESALE & RETAIL PARTNERS IRELAND
08.2018 - 09.2020
- Managed product range to deliver Sales, Profit and Margin to Budget.
- Managed and negotiated AP&A, LTA and Buy for less achievement to budget.
- Built long-term supplier relationships to establish JBPs, quality, range, competitive pricing and promotional strategy.
- Analysed and presented on weekly sales reports and trends to management.
- Developed & presented the Christmas range, promotional strategy and P&L sheet for biscuits to directors and retailers.
- Provided comprehensive research assistance and support when completing range reviews and product development projects.
- Carried out gap analysis reports and presented findings and recommendations from this.
- Established long-term relationships cross functionally with Supply Chain, Finance, Quality, Sales & Marketing functions.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Food Marketing and Entrepreneurship
University College Cork
Cork, Ireland 05.2018
Skills
- Clear communication skills, story-telling, and influencing skills
- Solid analytical and problem solving skills; excel modelling and PowerPoint presentation skills
- Excellent time management and priority-setting skills
- Strong research skills interpretation - experience in making sense of wide range of complex data, and creating actionable findings
- Excellent Project Management skills
- Strong knowledge of Nielsen & Kantar and their applications
- Excellent Supplier & Customer Relationship Management
- Strong Profit Target Achievement skills
Timeline
Assistant Trading Manager, Ice Cream Category
MUSGRAVE RETAIL PARTNERS IRELAND
09.2020 - 05.2023
Graduate Assistant Trading Manager
MUSGRAVE WHOLESALE & RETAIL PARTNERS IRELAND
08.2018 - 09.2020
Bachelor of Science - Food Marketing and Entrepreneurship
University College Cork
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