joanna wright

Brand planning for 3 year plans, annual budgets, seasonal trading and forecasting. Month end and trading analysis. Capital investment appraisal for UK and German parent company.

Finance business partnering role to the UK COO covering all commercial finance requirements for the Contact Centres, Warehousing, IT, Credit , Financial Services and Property. Evaluating business opportunities, investment effectiveness, budgets and forecasting. Lead finance role in the business restructuring.

Newly created role to grow Financial Services as part of the product offering. Warranty and PPI focus, in the newly regulated FCA market. Renegotiated supplier contracts, creating strategic 3 year financial plan, product profitability models and trading MI. Created business cases securing investment to set up inbound and outbound contact centre selling with ROI.

Reporting the the UK FD, focused on all commercial finance areas in Marketing, Merchandising, Contact Centre, Warehousing and IT. Managed a team of 13 across 5 UK locations.

Managed commercial finance for Marketing, Merchandising and Catalogue directorates for the newly merged Otto UK ( previously Grattan incorporating the Freemans acquisition). Investment appraisal, cost reviews, forecasting, month end, budgeting.

Commercial Finance management across 4 brands. Strategic planning, investment appraisal, forecasting, KPI analysis and brand development with the Marketing, Mechandise and Catalogue directorates.

Production and analysis of all brand trading, presenting to the board and senior team to influence short term and strategtic plans at a brand and UK level. Input to the group board reporting and 6 monthly group reviews.

Overall responsibility for commercial sales pricing and deal shaping following the acquisition of Ventura and Vertex (private sector division) by Capita plc to form Capita Customer Management.

Part of Next plc, managing a team creating innovative commercial finance proposals for new and existing clients to grow business, client negotiations, presentations and new name pitching. PLC client base in contact centre outsourcing.

Audit and Accounting for clients including Post office, Centre Parcs, Warngler, Warners and Booker

Commercial Pricing for Customer Management, Debt Management and offshore for South Africa and Poland, commercial deal shaping. Prospect, client and supplier negotiations.