Ged Parker

Experience

• 

  Bass

  Mar 1996 - May 1999

  Regional Business Manager

  Managing 33 licensed retail outlets in Merseyside, Cheshire and Greater Manchester. Full responsibility for:Business Development, Delivering a Return on Capital Investment,Operational Standards,Budgetary performance,Staff development,Performance management.Managerial RecruitmentCustomer satisfaction KPI's

• 

  NUS Services Ltd

  Jun 1999 - Mar 2015

  Managment of catagory analysis and administration support within the buying department.Oversight of the supplier assessment, development, ethical screening and media monitoring in the context of supply chain ethics. The coordination and management of commercial support programmes within hospitality and retail environments. Monitoring and evaluating the compliance of individual operations with nationally arranged promotional and marketing activity.The structured assessment of local adherence to nationally defined standards of corporate social responsibility in bars and venues.The provision of strategic planning and commercial development advice to member organisations. Show less

  • Deputy Director of Buying

    Nov 2012 - Mar 2015

  • National Programmes Manager

    May 2007 - Nov 2012

  • Licensed Trade Manager

    Jun 1999 - May 2007
• 

  NUS

  Mar 2015 - Jun 2016

  Managment of catagory analysis and administration support within the buying department.Oversight of the supplier assessment, development, ethical screening and media monitoring in the context of supply chain ethics. The coordination and management of commercial support programmes within hospitality and retail environments. Monitoring and evaluating the compliance of individual operations with nationally arranged promotional and marketing activity.The structured assessment of local adherence to nationally defined standards of corporate social responsibility in bars and venues.The provision of strategic planning and commercial development advice to member organisations. Show less Providing strategic direction and interim leadership to the newly formed Trading Support Department. The new department amalgamates the previous Buying and Central Billing departments into a team dedicated to providing seamless support for all aspects of commercial activities within member organisations.The new department supports business processes for members, payment collection for suppliers, collective purchasing, structured promotional activity, evaluation of suppliers ethics, development and measurement of corporate social responsibility policy and practice, range development and business insight activity on behalf of the membership. Show less

  • Deputy Director - Buying

    Nov 2015 - Jun 2016

  • Trading Support Director (Acting)

    Mar 2015 - Nov 2015
• 

  Edge Hill Students' Union

  Jun 2016 - Jan 2017

  Head of Commercial Operations

  First post holder of a newly created position charged with introducing new ways of working and strengthening the relationship with the University's Directorate.