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
John Gill
Head of Marketing & Trading
Carla Mills
Category Buying Manager for Fresh and buyer for all salads
Sunil Chapanery
Category Buying Manager for ambient & frozen and buyer for no/low alcohol
Buyers
Haris Deane
International foods, condiments, ambient soups, tinned fish meat & veg (and dried veg) and oils & vinegars
Carys Pearson
Toiletries, baby care, medicines, hardware, paper, laundry, household, pet food, beauty accessories, hosiery and tissue
Kerry Hesmondhalgh
Butters, fats & pastry, milk & milk drinks, yogurts, nuts & seeds and chilled juices
Annmarie Readfearn
Goods not for resale
Charlotte Walker
Hot beverages, tinned fruit and ambient desserts (temp gifts & seasonal gifting)
Joshua Oldfield
Crisps, snacks & nuts, confectionery, free from and cereals
Kate Rathbone
Chilled free from, kosher, vegetarian, prepared, chilled pasta & sauces, chilled soups, chilled pizza and chilled ready to cook/meals
Megan McCardle
Hot counter, frozen counter, cabinets lunchtime and cafe/catering
Andrew McDermott
Soft drinks kiosk, stationery, publications, ambient milks, tobacco and outdoor
Emily Burr
Chilled cabinet desserts, cakes, bread, in-store bakery and Flowers & Horticulture
Tom Hargreaves
Cabinet fresh meats & fish, counter fresh fish
Rachael Machin
Direct to customer & gifting
David Simons
Counter fresh meats & bacon, manufacturing
Victoria Anderson
Wines
Alan Kirby
Cheese, olive bar, dips, cooked meats, savoury snacks & pies, chilled patisserie
Melisa Lazali
Preserves, biscuits, and home baking
Keith Parkinson
Fresh fruits & veg
Pete Newton
Beer & cider, spirits & liqueurs
Administration
Caroline Catterall
Supplier Relationship Manager
