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Matt Wood

Enthusiast · DISC type i
Commercial Operations Director at Asda
📍 Leeds, England, United Kingdom

Matt Wood is a versatile Senior Commercial Director at Asda with over 30 years of experience in the retail sector, specializing in operational and commercial excellence. His expertise spans supply chain management, trade planning, and supplier engagement. He is an alumnus of Swinton Comprehensive School.

Outside of his professional life, Matt is dedicated to supporting his industry colleagues through charitable endeavors. He actively participates in long-distance charity bike rides, such as cycling from London to Amsterdam and Brussels, to raise significant funds and awareness for the charity GroceryAid.

He once cycled 350km over three days to raise money for a charity that supports grocery industry colleagues.

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Experience
21 Years
Current Role
Commercial Operations Director
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Matt shows up

Story Driven
Consensus Focused
Optimistic

Unlike D or C types, they are convinced more by stories and testimonials. They tend to be agreeable by nature, so take their promises with a pinch of salt.
 They prefer to build relationships rather than staying totally transactional.

Priorities

Topics Matt cares about

Retail Operations
His current role as Commercial Operations Director involves overseeing trade planning, retail operations, and supplier engagement for Asda.
Supply Chain Excellence
He has held multiple senior director roles focused on supply chain management at both Asda and Card Factory.
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Career

Work history

10-2023
Commercial Operations Director
Asda
8-2020 - 10-2023
Senior Director - Food Modular Planning and Space
Asda
4-2017 - 8-2020
Senior Supply Chain Director
Asda
8-2016 - 4-2017
Supply Chain Development Director
Card Factory
7-2014 - 8-2016
Senior Director - Supply
Asda
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Education
1984 - 1988
Education details unavailable
Swinton comprehensive school
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Influence (I)

Influence (I) reflects the degree to which a person prefers to work by influencing or persuading others. Those scoring high tend to be people oriented, motivated by social recognition and building relationships.

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