ECR Ireland 2015 Vision – Objectives – Strategy – Tactics 9 reasons to join ECR Ireland 1 4 7 Knowledge improvement Digital Workgroup Feeding Ireland’s Future 2 People development & capability building 3 Collaborate & network 5 Supply Chain Workgroup 6 Shopper Workgroup 8 ECR Awards 9 ECR Europe & The Consumer Goods Forum affiliations ECR Ireland Steering Group Co-Chairs Suppliers Retailer Co-Chair ○ Luke Hanlon, Supply Chain Director, MRPI Supplier Co-Chair ○ Deirdre O’Donoghue, MD, Nestle Ireland ○ ○ ○ ○ Retailers ○ ○ ○ ○ Brian Donaldson, Group General Manager, Maxol Group Joe Manning, Category Director, Tesco Ireland Simon Marriott, Trading Director, BWG Foods Paul Candon, Group Marketing and Corporate Services Director, Topaz Energy ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Nick Johnson, Country Manager, Unilever David O’Neill, MD, SHS Sales & Marketing David Cotter, MD, P&G Ireland Colin Green, Customer Marketing Director, Diageo Alan Freehill, Grocery Channel Manager, J&J David Keeling, MD Keelings Fresh John Casey, MD, Donworth Capital Jim Cummins, Sales Director, Irish Distillers Pernod Ricard Eoin Kellett, Grocery Sales Director, Mondelez ECR Ireland Service Providers ○ ○ Colm O’Brien, Director, Global Retail Industry, IBM Mike Byrne, CEO, GS1 Ireland ○ Declan Carolan, General Manager, ECR Ireland ECR Ireland – Vision & Objectives Vision “Working together to fulfil consumer wishes better, faster, at less cost and in a more sustainable way”. Objectives 1. Promote the development & adoption of better practices. 2. Encourage collaboration on non-competitive matters. 3. Develop the skill-set and capabilities of individuals. 4. Identify areas which require collective, measurable action. 5. Identify common challenges and future trends. 4 ECR Ireland – Strategy 4 Pillars 1 Shopper 2 Supply Chain 3 People 4 Technology ECR Ireland Strategy 4 Pillars 1 Shopper ECR Ireland Shopper Workgroup A Workgroup to advance the standards of category management and digital & shopper marketing in Ireland for demand side professionals. 3 People Training & development Improve the knowledge & capabilities of existing employees. Feeding Ireland’s Future Provide pre-employment training for young unemployed people. 2 Supply Chain ECR Ireland Supply Chain Workgroup A workgroup & network for FMCG supply chain leaders. 4 Technology ECR Ireland Digital Workgroup How to successfully influence customers, consumers & shoppers through digital means. Technology Keep up to date and share learnings. ECR Ireland Members 67 member companies 7 ECR Ireland Tactics 1. The Shopper Workgroup 2. The Supply Chain Workgroup 3. The Digital Workgroup 4. Feeding Ireland’s Future 5. Membership value 6. Communication 8 The Shopper Workgroup Co-Chairs ○ Training ○ Barry Carty, BWG Foods ○ Geraldine Finnegan, Boyne Valley Focus Areas ○ Annual brainstorm session 2015 – 03 March Events ○ Merchandising Project ○ ¼ Workgroup Meeting ○ Shopper Marketing Project ○ 03 March ○ Irish Frozen Food Initiative ○ 06 May ○ Digital ○ 11 Aug ○ Retailer / supplier collaboration ○ 21 Oct ○ 3 Awards ○ Category Management ○ Shopper Marketing ○ Digital ○ ¼ Digital Workgroup Meeting ○ 2 Digital Fora ○ Conference ○ Wed 11th November ○ Future Trends Forum Knowledge & communication ○ Linked In CatMan Workgroup – 264 members ○ UK Field Trip / Aug 27 - 28 ○ Annual Benchmark Survey ○ ECR Europe & The Consumer Goods Forum ○ Expert talks 9 The Supply Chain Workgroup Co-Chairs ○ Eoin Butler, MRPI, ○ TBC Events ○ ¼ Workgroup Meetings ○ ○ ○ ○ 25 Feb 29 April 15 July 14 October ○ Supply Chain Award ○ Supply Chain Summit - May ○ Speed Networking Event ○ Wed 25th March ○ Training Focus Areas ○ Annual brainstorm session ○ Holistic collaboration ○ Omni Channel ○ Online & reverse log. ○ Logistics pooling & speed networking ○ Future skills shortages in the FMCG SC sector ○ Promotions forecasting accuracy ○ OSA ○ Supply Chain Collaboration ○ ECR Europe Projects - VMI Best Practice Knowledge & communication ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ UK Field Trip – June 16-17 Expert presentations Linked In Supply Chain Workgroup Annual S.Chain Survey ECR Europe & The Consumer Goods Forum 10 Feeding Ireland’s Future Steering Group – Industry Reps Focus Areas ○ Deirdre O’Donoghue, Nestle ○ David O’Neill, SHS Sales & Marketing ○ Adrian Grey, Musgrave Group ○ Pre-employment skills for Young unemployed ○ Post event mentoring Knowledge & Communication Events ○ Skills for Work Week ○ FIF Report 2015 ○ FIF Twitter ○ March 2nd – 6th ○ Participant research ○ Company research ○ FIF Forum 2015 ○ Wed 10th June 11 FIF 2015 Companies 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. BWG Foods Coca Cola Excel Recruitment FMI i4p J&J Kantar Worldpanel Keelings Kelloggs 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. Kerry Foods 21. Maxol Group 22. Musgrave Group 23. Nestle Ireland 24. Nielsen 25. P&G 26. Primeline Logistics 27. PRL Logistics 28. Pulse Logistics 29. SHS Sales and Marketing Tesco TradeWins Unilever United Biscuits Wincanton LogisticS GS1 Ireland Goosebump Danone Mars Irish Distillers 12 Communication www.ecrireland.ie • Re launch Feb Social Media • Twitter • ECR • FIF • LinkedIn • ECR CatMan Workgroup • ECR Supply Chain Workgroup Quarterly Newsletter • March 27 • June 19 • Sep 25 • Dec 11 International Affiliations • ECR Europe • The Consumer Goods Forum 13 ECR 2015 - Events Jan May 30 ECR Europe / CGF Sep 00 SC Summit & Awards 06 ¼ Shopper Meeting 27 Steering Group Jun Feb 02 – 06 FIF 03 ¼ Shopper Meeting 12 Steering Group 25 SC Speed Networking 27 ¼ ECR eZine 1 Apr Oct 10 FIF Forum 16–17 S.Chain Field Trip 19 ¼ ECR ezine 2 04 Steering Group 13 ¼ ECR Europe 25 ¼ S.Chain Meeting Mar Jul 14 ¼ S.Chain Meeting 21 ¼ Shopper Meeting Nov 15 ¼ S.Chain Meeting 29 Steering Group 11 Shopper Conference & Awards 24 – 25 ¼ ECR Europe Dec Aug 22 ECR Eur Leaders Forum 23 ¼ ECR Europe 29 ½ S.Chain Meeting 00 ECR Leaders Congress 07 – 08 ¼ ECR Europe 25 ¼ ECR ezine 3 29 Steering Group 11 ¼ Shopper Meeting 27-28 CatMan Field Trip 03 Steering Grp Meeting 11 ¼ ECR ezine 4 14
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