Colin Ball

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ABOUT COLIN BALL

Respected leader with 20 years of top tier rated performance in digital retailing at Amazon. Extensive experience across 3P / Marketplace, and Retail across Hardlines, Consumables (FMCG), and Electronics divisions. Deep expertise of business and team leadership, commercial strategy, negotiation, P&L ownership, buying, merchandising and stock management, and program / project management in complex, ambiguous environments. Core Competencies and Skills:• Deep understanding of digital retailing, including, pricing, promotional and marketing strategy, range curation, customer behaviour and vendor education. • Delivering results: building and mobilising teams that consistently deliver growth and profit targets.• Complex commercial negotiations, joint business planning and relationship management with powerful vendors.• Commercial ownership: setting strategy and direction for buying, marketing & e-commerce teams.• Financial planning: top down and bottom up budget planning. • Pan-EU project leadership delivering profit saving initiatives across EU9 business divisions.• Individual and team prioritisation, ensuring clarity on goals and objectives.• Presenting to and gaining buy-in from senior leadership.• People management – track record of individual personal development and promotion.• Building collaborative working relations both within the team and with EU and global counterparts.• Inventory capacity planning and budgeting.• Balanced outlook – digital and bricks & mortar experience in both buying and stock management.