Ed Carter

Current

• Independent Consultant at Staples
• Managing Director at Cambridge Games Factory

Past

• Senior Manager, Corporate Advantage at Staples Inc.

Education

• University of Cambridge
• West Buckland School

Recommended

26 people have recommended Ed

Connections

190 connections

Industry

Retail

Websites

• Cambridge Games Factory
• Independent Consultant
• Ed Carter -- Resume

Ed Carter’s Summary

SEASONED RETAIL INDUSTRY PROFESSIONAL with 14 years of experience in business development, product management, customer development and tool building.

BROAD, CROSS-FUNCTIONAL SKILLS, specializing in solving tough business problems by combining seriously creative thinking with robust, data driven investigation, frequently backed up with late nights working to transform ideas into reality.

SMALL BUSINESS OWNER managing successful card & board game publishing company focusing on introducing games from brand new designers (10 team members)

Ed Carter’s Specialties:

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT – direct experience setting up and growing new businesses (8 years)

PRODUCT MANAGEMENT – B2B assortment planning, pricing, negotiation and analysis (9 years)

CUSTOMER DEVELOPMENT – customer-centric programs, marketing and analysis (6 years)

TOOL BUILDING – creative problem solving using SQL, BRIO, Access, Excel, VBA, etc. (12 years)

Ed Carter’s Experience

• Independent Consultant

  Staples

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; SPLS; Retail industry)

  December 2004 — Present (5 years )

  STAPLES DATABASE MARKETING (2007 - Present) - Analytical Consultant conducting foundational customer analysis for core product categories and other aspects of customer behavior to help develop successful marketing strategies
  
  SINGLE VIEW OF THE CUSTOMER (2004 - 2007) - Business Value Consultant on multi-phase Staples US customer data integration project, specializing in linking complex new functionality to clear and achievable business benefits

• Managing Director

  Cambridge Games Factory

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Publishing industry)

  October 2004 — Present (5 years 2 months)

  Owner / Manager for small card game publishing business (10 Team Members)

• Senior Manager, Corporate Advantage

  Staples Inc.

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; SPLS; Retail industry)

  April 1994 — October 2004 (10 years 7 months)

  STAPLES “CORPORATE ADVANTAGE” (2002-2004) - Business Project Manager (promoted to Business Owner) for planning and launching new Staples Canada delivery program targeting businesses with 8-50 employees (10 Reports)
  
  STAPLES.DE / STAPLES.CO.UK (2000-2002) - Business Project Manager responsible for planning and launching Staples European
  e-commerce business.
  
  OFFICE CENTRE / SIGMA INTEGRATION (1999-2000) - Business Consultant providing product matching, bidding and analysis expertise to Staples first European acquisition (51 stores in Germany, Netherlands and Portugal)
  
  IT CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE (1999) - Business Consultant working directly with CIO and IS leadership to document current state of Staples world-wide IT organization and develop future-state proposal
  
  MERCHANDISE ANALYSIS (1995-1999) - Business Analyst supporting VP of Merchandising and Category Managers for Staples Europe.

Ed Carter’s Education

• University of Cambridge

  BA , Mathematics , 1989 — 1992

  Activities and Societies:

  Roleplaying Society, French Society

• West Buckland School

  Maths, Further Maths, Physics, French 1980 — 1989

Additional Information

Ed Carter’s Websites:

• Cambridge Games Factory
• Independent Consultant
• Ed Carter -- Resume

Ed Carter’s Groups:

•    InterFrench
•    Retail Industry Experts
•    Staples Associates
•    Global Analytics Network (+5K analytic professionals)

Ed Carter’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
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