Richard Brooks
Prominent chain of ladies’ shoe shops: produced model to forecast effect on stock levels of sales price reductions at 50 shops. Model was built and utilised in a few weeks while new Sun systems were being implemented.
Produced improved reporting systems for ladieswear and giftwear retailer in Notting Hill.
Jewellery business in Islington and pearl designer & retailer: general financial and accounting assistance and stock control advice.
Smoked salmon and fresh food seller: set up systems for the mail order food business.
Simon Walters
Fully-listed ladieswear manufacturing PLC operating from three UK locations and many factories abroad. Huge seasonality. Implemented EDI call-off system for replenishment to various major retail chains.
Keith Lidgate
Group FC for metal stockholding/trading and manufacturing group with 20 stockholding subsidiaries. Selected and implemented computerised accounting and stock control systems, designed and rolled out working capital management disciplines.
Ian Parlane
FD of fire alarm component wholesaler. Set up and ran stock control system.
Jim Halliday
Chain of petrol stations: oversaw addition of ‘dry stocks’ to the ‘liquid stocks’ and was responsible for development of stock accounting. Undertook project to assess why retail shops were not making anticipated returns and discovered that they were not accounting for VAT correctly, resulting in a successful refund claim.
Nick Price
Contract flooring sales: General manager of PLC subsidiary involved in trade sales of commercial flooring materials to flooring contractors. Introduced SOP and stock control system covering 800 SKUs in a pick-and-pack process involving 24-hour notice delivery around the UK.
Tim Parfitt
Finance and IT roles (including head of IT) for well-known natural food sandwich chain for five years during which the UK business grew four-fold. Designed a bespoke EPOS and stock control system that was successfully used to improve stock control, significantly reducing stock losses and hence increasing gross margins.
Two multi-site restaurant businesses: six years as FD. Both businesses used packaged stock control systems to manage food and beverage stock held on site.