Tom Grindey

Creation of yearly/seasonal pricing, ranging & forecasting for a multitude of brands including importing from US. Building of go to market strategy for brands in my portfolio. Including launching brands into the UK market, including managing the full holistic view of a brand in the market. Management of freelance marketing staff for brands. Regular market research and range benchmarking against competition. Order building and processing against forward orders and management of import regulations. Management of 3rd Party Logistics and storage for bulky ranged items.

Looking after accounts in the Lake District, North Wales and Ireland as well as being the account manager for the Dalesman Amazon 1P vendor account, from launch 12 years ago to now. I look after all aspects of account management including full P&L- sales, marketing requirements, POS projects and training. Amazon 1P - I launched and manager the Amazon Vendor Account across multiple brands and categories. This includes, product listings and optimisation, A+ content, AMS & AMG marketing, planning and management. I liaise on stock planning into the business and with suppliers. I also lead our yearly terms negotiations with Amazon. For the past two years I have also taken Dalesman into other marketplaces with Mirakl, including B&Q, Decathlon, Debenhams and others. Over the past year I have also been managing the business transition to a hybrid model with Amazon, operating on both 1P & 3P.