Alan Fouracre
Commercial Manager @Macpac Ltd.
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WORK HISTORY
Commercial Manager @Macpac Ltd.
Christchurch, NZ
Context Macpac is a trans‑Tasman outdoor apparel and equipment brand within Super Retail Group, operating in a highly competitive, margin‑sensitive retail environment with strong brand, inventory, and channel complexity across Australia and New Zealand.Mandate Provide senior commercial business partnering to the Macpac leadership team, linking strategy, financial planning, and performance management. Own end‑to‑end planning, forecasting, and commercial insight; strengthen decision quality through driver‑based analysis, business cases, and Board‑ready narratives; and support structural, margin, and cost improvement initiatives.Impact Driving clearer strategic choices, improved financial discipline, and sharper commercial insight across the business to support sustainable performance and long‑term value creation.
EDUCATION
Victoria University of Wellington
Generate Leadership Development Programme
University of Kent
BA (Hons), Accounting with Computing
SKILLS
ABOUT ALAN FOURACRE
Senior finance‑anchored transformation leader and Chartered Accountant with deep experience improving how decisions, systems, and operating models work in complex, asset‑heavy, and operational businesses, including multi‑site and global environments.I have worked closely with CEOs, Boards, and senior leadership teams, with accountability across financial performance, planning, governance, risk, and enterprise systems. My strongest contribution is using finance as a lever for organisational maturity, lifting decision quality, strengthening controls and insight, and enabling sustainable growth through clearer structures and better operating rhythm.I do my best work where there is an explicit mandate for change. Roles spanning finance, performance, systems, and enterprise delivery have allowed me to design and embed practical solutions that hold under real operational pressure, rather than relying on personal heroics.I am known for a calm, analytical, and collaborative leadership style. I balance financial discipline with operational reality and focus on building capable teams and governance frameworks that create clarity, reliability, and follow‑through.Core capabilities- Finance‑led enterprise transformation and management systems- Financial governance, controls, and enterprise risk- Performance management, forecasting, and cash flow discipline- Board‑level reporting and decision‑ready insight- ERP, finance systems, and data‑enabled decision support- P&L, working capital, and investment appraisal
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