Functional Skills
Cost Reduction
Leadership Development
Innovation Management
Commercial Strategy
Retail Management
Program Management
Business Analytics
Business Development
Customer Experience
Employee Engagement
Geographic Expansion
Industry Expertise
Value Propositions Development
Strategic Planning
Software Skills
Microsoft Office
Sector Experience
Business Services
Consumer Goods
Real Estate
Retail
Travel & Hospitality
Experience
ReBar Consulting
Management Consulting
Founder, Director
1/2019 - Present
• Established a high-impact transformation consultancy, supporting businesses in AI-driven customer insights, digital strategy, and omni-channel profitability.
• Partnered with global retailers and CPG firms to drive cost optimisation, governance improvements, and AI-led decision-making frameworks.
• Delivered £1bn of capital programme change, £250m+ in efficiency savings, commercial, space and range optimisation, powered by analytics, and strategic operating model shifts.
• Partnered with global retailers and CPG firms to drive cost optimisation, governance improvements, and AI-led decision-making frameworks.
• Delivered £1bn of capital programme change, £250m+ in efficiency savings, commercial, space and range optimisation, powered by analytics, and strategic operating model shifts.
Marks & Spencer
Corporate Strategy & Development
Director, Space / Store Transformation
1/2021 - 9/2024
• Recruited by the CEO to lead a £1bn+ enterprise-wide transformation across customer, omni channel, commercial, finance, and estates.
• Led store format evolution and strategic estate planning, ensuring market-leading store design, digital integration, and omni-channel execution.
• Designed and executed a data-led store transformation strategy, driving a 10% cost reduction while enhancing customer experience and commercial viability.
• Spearheaded AI-powered customer insights and digital decision-making models, optimising investment in store formats, digital integration, and profitability analytics.
• Re-engineered M&S' estate strategy, identifying £250m+ in efficiency gains through footprint rationalisation, store redevelopment, and digital expansion and growing .com by £600m.
• Led space & range optimisation, enhancing store performance by redefining category allocations, optimising assortment planning, and leveraging customer insights.
• Led store format evolution and strategic estate planning, ensuring market-leading store design, digital integration, and omni-channel execution.
• Designed and executed a data-led store transformation strategy, driving a 10% cost reduction while enhancing customer experience and commercial viability.
• Spearheaded AI-powered customer insights and digital decision-making models, optimising investment in store formats, digital integration, and profitability analytics.
• Re-engineered M&S' estate strategy, identifying £250m+ in efficiency gains through footprint rationalisation, store redevelopment, and digital expansion and growing .com by £600m.
• Led space & range optimisation, enhancing store performance by redefining category allocations, optimising assortment planning, and leveraging customer insights.
English Heritage
Corporate Strategy & Development
Retail & Development Director
12/2019 - 7/2020
• Managed a £50m revenue business, leading 5,000+ employees across 412 sites.
• Overhauled operations, reducing working capital by 20% and aligning cross-functional teams on profitability and customer experience transformation.
• Launched commercial initiatives increasing revenue across retail, hospitality, and membership.
• Overhauled operations, reducing working capital by 20% and aligning cross-functional teams on profitability and customer experience transformation.
• Launched commercial initiatives increasing revenue across retail, hospitality, and membership.
John Lewis Partnership (JLP)
Other
Director, Store Development & Transformation
1/2015 - 12/2019
• Led a £1bn omni-channel transformation, integrating physical and digital retail into a seamless, customer-first business model. Pioneered the UK's first truly integrated omni-capabilities, aligning store footprint, digital experience, and customer engagement.
• Designed and implemented store format and concept innovations, delivering industry-leading 10 award winning flagship stores and 12 omni-channel innovation projects.
• Developed and embedded a future-state operating model, redefining structures, accountabilities, and decision-making frameworks. Overhauled governance, embedding capital risk management
• Oversaw £4bn in sales across 10m sq. ft., optimising portfolio performance and customer engagement.
• Spearheaded space & range optimisation programs, leveraging AI-powered analytics to drive category profitability and improve inventory efficiency.
• Designed and implemented store format and concept innovations, delivering industry-leading 10 award winning flagship stores and 12 omni-channel innovation projects.
• Developed and embedded a future-state operating model, redefining structures, accountabilities, and decision-making frameworks. Overhauled governance, embedding capital risk management
• Oversaw £4bn in sales across 10m sq. ft., optimising portfolio performance and customer engagement.
• Spearheaded space & range optimisation programs, leveraging AI-powered analytics to drive category profitability and improve inventory efficiency.
John Lewis Partnership (JLP)
Other
General Manager / Commercial & Business Transformation
1/2004 - 1/2011
• Part of the Transformation Head Office Team - accountable to the Executive Team to define, develop and deliver many types of change, partnering with BAIN, McKinsey and 3rd parties to transform JLP.
• Senior commercial roles store roles leading operational and customer teams, accountable for £140m of sales and 500 colleagues. Sought out by the Exec to develop and trial transformation initiatives.
• Senior commercial roles store roles leading operational and customer teams, accountable for £140m of sales and 500 colleagues. Sought out by the Exec to develop and trial transformation initiatives.