Emma Lewis Jones
About
Emma Lewis Jones is from West Midlands, England, United Kingdom. Emma works in the following industries: "Consumer Goods", "Wholesale", "Import & Export", and "Cosmetics". Emma is currently Product Director at KitchenCraft, located in Birmingham, United Kingdom. In Emma's previous role as a Head Of Buying at KitchenCraft, Emma worked in Birmingham, United Kingdom until Oct 2017. Prior to joining KitchenCraft, Emma was a Senior Buyer & Product Developer at KitchenCraft and held the position of Senior Buyer & Product Developer at Birmingham, United Kingdom. Prior to that, Emma was a Buyer & Product Developer at KitchenCraft, based in Birmingham, United Kingdom from Sep 2010 to Jan 2013. Emma started working as Buyer & Product Developer at Wormser UK Ltd in St Albans, United Kingdom in Jan 2010. From Nov 2000 to Oct 2009, Emma was Global Sourcing Manager at Baylis & Harding, based in Birmingham, United Kingdom. Prior to that, Emma was a Marketing Assistant at The Christmas Consulting Group, based in Redditch from Nov 1998 to Aug 1999.
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Emma Lewis Jones's current jobs
Responsible for the overall product development strategy and product life cycles Focus on reducing cost of goods through supplier negotiations, consolidation and sourcing strategy Responsible for the Buying, QA & Merchandising Teams
Emma Lewis Jones's past jobs
Responsible for New Product Development launches each season Reducing Costs of Goods Developing key brands and categories Responsible for the Buying Team and Product Designers
Responsible for a team of Buyers Managing the product development and product life cycle of key brands and categories Sourcing new products Developing and building on supplier relationships
Managing the product development and product life cycle of key brands and categories Sourcing new products Developing and building on supplier relationships
Moved the business from UK to China source, increasing profitability and turning imports from £1m to £14m over a 5 year period. Successfully acheived company net profit by negotiating best landed cost of goods. Developed and managed relationsips with UK and Far East suppliers, with extensive travel to HK and China, in order to be fastest to market within our sector. Developed Private Label ranges in-line with company strategy to build Private Label to a Turnover of £5m
Customer facing role handling aspects of both sales and product development on National Accounts such as QVC, Woolworths and Makro, with regular travel to the Far East hosting Retail Buyers Building and managing relationships with both suppliers and customers