Dan Slater
Corporate Development Director @McBride
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WORK HISTORY
Corporate Development Director @McBride
Manchester, GB
Lead the company’s corporate strategy process.Lead the Group’s M&A agenda.Drive business transformation projects.
EDUCATION
Beauchamp College, Leicester
A Levels & GCSEs
thePower
ThePowerMBA, MBA, Business Strategy, Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Innovation & Digital Transformation.
The GAP Partnership
Training course, The complete skilled negotiator
McBride PLC
In-house, Leadership Development Program
Smallpeice Enterprises
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, Operational Excellence
FTC Kaplan
CIMA, Accounting and Finance
The University of Sheffield
BA/hons, Accounting and Financial Management
SKILLS
ABOUT DAN SLATER
ACMA-Qualified Senior Finance Leader | 20+ Years in Global FMCG | Expert in Cash Flow Optimisation, Profitability, and Leading Transformational ChangeWith over 20 years of experience in global FMCG, particularly in short shelf-life food manufacturing, I have a proven track record of driving business transformation. I specialise in cash flow improvement, profit growth, and leading large teams through complex change initiatives.I thrive in turning around underperforming businesses and driving transformational change agendas, having successfully taken a £500m turnover business from loss-making to record profits. My expertise extends to overseeing high-stakes projects like major capital investments, site closures, ERP implementations, and M&A.I am passionate about delivering tangible results and translating ideas into actionable, measurable plans. My leadership style is driven, energetic, and disciplined, with a strong emphasis on fostering collaboration and accountability.Key Achievements- Turnarounds: Led a £500m business from loss-making to record profits, demonstrating resilience and strategic financial management- Leadership: Managed a team of 80, leading them through the challenges of COVID-19 resulting in improved efficiencies, and enabled permanent remote work- Sales & EBITDA Growth: Delivered double-digit sales growth and improved EBITDA margins through strong commercial and operational decision-making- Cash Management: Spearheaded a group-wide working capital improvement programme, creating significant liquidity- ERP Leadership: Successfully rolled out SAP S4HANA, transitioning from a legacy system to a standardised global template, leading the Cutover and Hypercare programme phases and enabling business readiness- M&A Integration: 90 day oversees secondment to lead business integration and relationship management post acquisition- Factory Builds & Operational Excellence: Managed factory new build and trained in Lean Six Sigma to lead CI initiatives, contributing to a global synergies project- Talent Development: Established a group-wide graduate scheme to build future finance talent- Customer-Facing Leadership: Project managed a high-profile stock build campaign for a major U.K. retailer, winning an award for outstanding communication and relationship management- Cross-Functional Expertise: Expanded beyond finance by managing Planning, Supply Chain, and Procurement functions, broadening my perspective on operations.
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