Chris Flynn

WORK HISTORY

ABOUT CHRIS FLYNN

Passionate and energetic leader with a strong commercial track record gained throughout the UK food industry and Optical sector with Heinz,Scottish Courage and Johnson and Johnson. Success has been achieved in Sales and Category roles within the UK across multiple customers and categories delivering continued profitable growth. An “Inspirational Leader”who utilises excellent relationship skills to manage through his people, maximising potential throughout the organisation. As an experienced leader of high-performing teams driving growth of some of the UK most recognisable brands across multiple categories and sectors, I have developed a versatile set of customer-centric skills, with the ability to design effective growth strategies then execute across all channels. My expertise lies in working creatively and collaboratively with customers and developing talented teams, aligning flexible tactics with customer insight at all touch points. Throughout my career people have played a key part. Both the development of individuals and customer teams and forging the numerous external relationships that have yielded great results on a personal and professional level Over the years I’ve built a proven track record of success, working closely with retail partners to develop strong cross functional relationships unlocking mutual profitable category growth challenging the current status and implementing creative solutions based on data and insights. Some of my biggest successes have come from a customer focused dedication translating internal strategies into joint business plans with key customers creating commercial value and delivering business models that generate long-term success.