Description

Experienced Retail, Manufacturing, and Sustainability Leader with over 20 years in the global FMCG sector, including 7 years at the core of retail operations. I excel at developing forward-thinking solutions that challenge the status quo and align with emerging technologies, market trends, and sustainability goals.

Passionate about navigating complex business challenges and delivering clear, actionable strategies that enhance performance and mitigate risk. Proven leadership in identifying and resolving critical operational issues and process bottlenecks across both retail and manufacturing operations. Successfully leading the development and execution of both programs, delivering sustained year-on-year improvements in operational performance, product yield, and asset reliability.

A leader who introduces robust governance frameworks, fostering collaboration, and delivering solutions to complex operational and strategic challenges through decisive problem-solving.

Languages

English
Native or bilingual
Spanish
Basic

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Amsterdam (up to 50km)

JDV Solutions
Freelance consultant
LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN
January 2026 - Today (5 months)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Providing consultancy support to the UK's largest produce suppliers, identifying solutions to optimize waste streams and generate value through raw material repurposing into business-to-business applications.

Supported the development of a scalable manufacturing strategy for an innovative shelf‑life‑extending packaging technology, partnering with senior leadership to build operational capability and long‑term growth plans. Led collaboration with multiple machine manufacturers to engineer multiple integration pathways, ensuring seamless implementation across diverse production environments.
Project Management Strategic planning Communication Innovation Packaging
Marks & Spencer PLC
Head of Packaging & Innovation
RETAIL (SMALL BUSINESS)
April 2024 - Today (2 years and 2 months)
London, UK
• Drove business readiness for UK and European packaging regulations on recyclability by engaging cross-functional stakeholders, aligning budgets, and developing mitigation programs to minimize regulatory impact and protect business continuity of €7million.
• Advocated for Marks & Spencer's strategic interests in government regulatory discussions, shaping favourable policy outcomes and ensuring the company's voice was represented at the highest level
• Created and embedded a company-wide packaging strategy for the whole food business, integrating innovation, sustainability, functionality, and ethical standards, driving the development of new global packaging standards across our manufacturing base, resulting in a 20% reduction in product waste and a 30% improvement in packaging efficiency.
• Lead the development and delivery of innovative, functional packaging solutions that are integral to product performance, guiding cross-functional teams to ensure new products meet technical, regulatory, and market requirements, 1000+ new products launched in 24/25.
• Led first-to-market packaging innovations, such as the first dual oven fibre-based packaging solutions for ready meals, that have supported our reduction of single use plastic use by over 40 million units while strengthening brand sustainability credentials
Stakeholder Management Change Management Problem Solving Governance Sustainability Strategy
Marks & Spencer PLC
Program Lead – Packaging, Sustainability & Innovation
RETAIL (SMALL BUSINESS)
January 2021 - January 2024 (3 years)
• Collaborated with UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) to implement the UK 1 st refill proposition, establishing a leadership position by being the only UK retailer offering a circularity solution.
• Delivered major business initiatives, including a range of projects shifting our products to non-plastic alternatives (currently over 500million units of plastic removed our packaging).
• Led the Food Technical Innovation Program, directing a cross-functional team to develop future focused solutions across Packaging, Product & Sourcing, Factory & Farming for the Future, Automation & Robotics, and AI, delivering 40+ high-impact projects annually.
• Led workstreams within our sustainability program, managing the full supply chain from agriculture, packaging and suppliers to stores. Partnering with internal and external experts to deliver large-scale strategic projects that delivered 15% Carbon reduction in our scope 1 and 2 emissions.
Packaging Stratégie d'innovation Sustainability Strategy Data analysis Problem Solving