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Jon Downes

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Commercial Operations Director Food at Marks and Spencer
📍 Harrogate, England, United Kingdom

Jon Downes is a commercial operations leader with over 24 years of experience at major UK retailers, including Tesco, Morrisons, and Marks and Spencer. He is an expert negotiator and influencer with deep knowledge of the end-to-end supply chain, focused on delivering value in the competitive food retail sector.

He has held senior commercial leadership positions at three of the largest supermarket chains in the UK: Tesco, Morrisons, and Marks & Spencer.

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Experience
25 Years
Current Role
Commercial Operations Director Food
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Harrogate, England, United Kingdom
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Retail Leadership
A dynamic commercial leader with 24 years of experience shaping strategy at major UK retailers including Tesco, Morrisons, and now Marks and Spencer.
Supply Chain Logistics
His profile highlights extensive leadership capability and experience across the entire end-to-end supply chain in the competitive food retail sector.
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Career

Work history

8-2024
Commercial Operations Director Food
Marks and Spencer
3-2022 - 8-2024
Commercial Director Ambient & Non Food
Morrisons
2-2020 - 3-2022
Commercial Director Ambient
Morrisons
9-2015 - 1-2020
Category Director Grocery & Impulse
Morrisons
6-2001 - 8-2015
Senior Commercial Buying
Tesco PLC
In the press

Media appearances

M&S poaches Greatorex from Aldi and Downes from Morrisons. Featured in The Grocer
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Education
1992 - 1999
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Richard Hale School, Hertford
2019
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INSEAD
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