Alistair Leadbetter

Experience

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  Sage Software

  Apr 1994 - Sept 2005

  R&D Product Development Manager

  Responsible for: The delivery of the cash flow, budgeting, forecasting and reporting product range designed to meet the needs of accountants in practice, financial directors and owner-managers of SMEs. The management of the development team and the initial product designs and specificationsThe close liaison with other development teams within the Sage group as well as with the marketing and support functions

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  Traidcraft Exchange

  Jun 2006 - Aug 2010

  Business and Training Consultant

  Responsible for the management, development and delivery of training and consultancy projects in the areas of business development and fair and ethical trade. The work was delivered in various countries e.g. India, Bangladesh, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Namibia and Cambodia and involved a number of sectors e.g. cotton, fair trade, charcoal and rubber.Project and Product Management responsibilities:• Development and management of project plans to deliver projects on time, on budget that satisfied stakeholder requirements.• On-going liaison with external and internal project stakeholders• Management and development of the Fair Trade and Responsible Purchasing Services team within Traidcraft, with associated materials• Contracting external consultants• Organising UK trade visits to trade fairs and other stakeholders in the UK and European markets.Training and Consultancy• Design, development and delivery of training in a number of countries. Training has been delivered in order to; improve availability of business support services e.g. service providers in agricultural supply chains, business counselling and business trainers; increase the awareness of fair trade among small businesses; increase awareness of responsible procurement practices among buying teams; increase capacity of businesses to plan and forecast performance• Provide coaching and business counselling to business managers and project officers in both India, Bangladesh and East Africa.Supply Chain Consultancy• Analysis and evaluation of prospective fair trade supply chains e.g. charcoal from Namibia, rubber from Sri Lanka, gum arabic from Sudan and analysis of Traidcraft’s own cotton supply chains and also global cotton supply chains Show less

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  Traidcraft plc

  Aug 2010 - Mar 2017

  Supplier Support Coordinator

  Supporting and representing Traidcraft's suppliers as well as monitoring and evaluating Fair Trade compliance, business coaching, assisting in capacity building, strengthening farmer and producer organisations and developing ethical supply chains. Now loads of experience in Living Wages too! I work with all of our grocery and non-food partners and suppliers across Africa and South Asia.

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  Traidcraft Exchange

  Mar 2017 - Aug 2022

  Supporting the roll out of participatory approaches to decision making and grant-making in Kenya and Senegal Leading and developing Traidcraft Exchange’s supply chain development and business support work; establishing strategic partnerships and funding relationships, designing a innovative and sustainable business model for the work that enables Traidcraft Exchange to deliver effectively against its strategic objectives

  • Advisor, Africa Programs

    Jul 2021 - Aug 2022

  • Supply Chain Development and Business Support Manager

    Mar 2017 - Jul 2021
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  Self-employed

  Jul 2022 - now

  Fair Trade and Ethical Supply Chain Consultant

  Supporting businesses and development programs to develop and implement ethical and fair trade practices into their supply chains, ensuring local participation and ownership of programs.