Our buying team is relatively small but our specialist buyers are experts in their product categories. The buyers are supported by a strong team of category managers, buying assistants and stock controllers.
Management
Nigel Murray
Chief Operating Officer
John Gill
Head of Marketing & Trading
Simon Drury
Category Buying Manager for Edible & Non-Edible Grocery, Licensed and Kiosk – Tissue (Temporarily)
Carla Mills
Category Buying Manager for Fruit & Veg, Meat & Fish, Horticulture, Chilled Free From & Vegetarian and Dairy (Excl. Cheese)
Sunil Chapanery
Category Buying Manager for Food Operations, Food to Go & Meal Solutions, Counters (excl. Meat & Fish), Cabinets (Deli) and Frozen
Buyers
Haris Deane
International foods, condiments, free from, long life milk, oils & vinegars
Kerry Hesmondhalgh
Nuts & seeds
Annmarie Readfearn
Chilled ready to cook and goods not for resale
Charlotte Walker
Toiletries, pet food, hardware, baby care, paper, outdoor and medicines
Joshua Oldfield
Horticulture, butter, fat & pastry, yogurts, chilled cabinet desserts, milk & milk drinks and cream
Katie Mitcalf
Kiosk, stationery, publications and all tinned goods
Kate Rathbone
Chilled free from, kosher, vegetarian, salads, prepared, chilled pasta & sauces, chilled soups
Megan McCardle
Hot counter, cabinets lunchtime and cafe
Kimberley Redmond
Chilled juice, all frozen products, and chilled desserts
Andrew McDermott
Soft drinks, hot beverages, laundry and household
Emily Burr
Seasonal gifting, confectionery, crisps/snacks/nuts, cereals and gifting & flowers online
Tom Hargreaves
Vegetables, fresh fish, bacon and sausages
Rachael Machin
Hosiery, beauty accessories and wine (temp)
David Morris
Fruit
David Simons
Beef, lamb, pork and poultry, counter fresh meats & bacon, chilled juices
Victoria Anderson
Wines
Alan Kirby
Cheese, olive bar, dips, cooked meats, savoury snacks & pies, chilled patisserie
Melisa Lazali
Preserves, biscuits, ambient desserts and home baking
Keith Parkinson
Bakery/cakes/bread, chilled pizza and chilled ready meals
Pete Newton
Beer & cider, spirits & liqueurs and tobacco
Administration
Caroline Catterall
Supplier Relationship Manager