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Gareth Drew

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Head of Transformation & Operational Development at Sainsbury's
📍 United Kingdom

Gareth has a 20-year retail career, rising from the shop floor to enterprise strategy leadership at Sainsburys, Currys, and Halfords. Holding an MBA from The Open University, he specializes in customer-centric strategy and transformation. Colleagues describe him as a customer-focused, dedicated, and creative problem-solver.

His extensive two-decade career in retail began on the shop floor of a Currys store in Devon.

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Experience
20 Years
Current Role
Head of Transformation & Operational Development
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
United Kingdom
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Customer-Centric Strategy
His entire career, from the shop floor to enterprise strategy, has focused on driving customer value propositions for major FTSE retailers like Sainsbury's and Halfords.
Retail Transformation
He leads transformation and operational development, advising on strategic roadmaps and managing large-scale programmes for major retail brands.
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Career

Work history

2-2025
Head of Transformation & Operational Development
Sainsbury's
7-2024 - 2-2025
Head of Digital Development & Propositions
Sainsbury's
9-2023
Independent Strategy Consultant
Self-employed
6-2022 - 9-2023
Head Of Customer Proposition and Category Strategy
Halfords
11-2020 - 6-2022
Senior Customer Value Strategy Manager
Dixons Carphone
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Education
BA Business Management
University of Exeter
Master of Business Administration - MBA
The Open University
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