graham fox

supply innovation team leader

About

A graduate in Food Technology with over ten years experience in the beverage industry and a proven history of exceeding expectations. Comprehensive knowledge and experience throughout the FMCG supply chain with a clear view of priorities and restrictions for multiple stakeholders. Enjoys working as part of a team but equally efficient at setting and delivering against deadlines in a fast moving environment. Recent roles have demonstrated strong commercal results through strategy and negotiation while continuing to ensure quality and supply for a demanding network.

Country

united kingdom

City

chelmsford

Industry

food production

Skill

fmcg, product development, supply chain, packaging, management, food industry, haccp, negotiation, strategy, food, food technology, food manufacturing, food safety, food processing, production planning, food and beverage, supply management, strategic sourcing, procurement, food packaging, supply chain management, fast moving consumer goods, innovation management, ingredients

Experience

supply innovation team leader

innocent drinks

2019-9 - Present · 7 yrs 1 mo

Whats better than managing innovation projects? Managing the team that deliver the projects!

supply innovation project manager

innocent drinks

2018-10 - 2019-9 · 1 yr

Delivery of flawless innovation plans across the global supply chain to support the appetite for new products and categories in a rapidly growing business. Great ideas don't become great until they are brought to life and as an innovation project manager that's exactly what I do. From start to finish it's all about finding the right partner who will share our vision with us, either within an existing relationship or careful selection of a new one. If there isn't something already suitable then I'll push the business case to find the investment to make it happen.

packaging buyer

britvic soft drinks

2009-1 - 2010-11 · 1 yr 11 mos

senior innovation manager

britvic soft drinks

2004-3 - 2009-1 · 4 yrs 11 mos

Heading up a technical team responsible for product innovation within the category marketing function

project manager

britvic soft drinks

2002-4 - 2004-3 · 2 yrs

Implementation of packaging and formulation NPD as well as value optimisation projects

factory quality manager

britvic soft drinks

2000-5 - 2002-4 · 2 yrs

Management of all quality requirements for FMCG bottling factory. HACCP, ISO9000, routing quality checks and shift based quality testing laboratory

r and d technologist

foursquare

1998-1 - 2000-1 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Development of powdered drinks for vending through Klix and Flavia machines

senior packaging buyer

anheuser-busch inbev

2010-11 - 2014-5 · 3 yrs 7 mos

Local buyer for UK packaging materials, managing $45m portfolio spend. Implementation of global packaging contracts into three owned breweries and various outsourced production sites throughout Europe. Reduction of prime costs to achieve budget, improvement of category payment terms and risk management through contract coverage and contingency supply.