Nicola Benniston

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Executive Director Technical at Oscar Mayer Group UK

Ripley, England, United Kingdom

Overview

Nicola Benniston is the Executive Technical Director at Oscar Mayer Group UK, leveraging a 30-year career in the chilled food sector with previous roles at 2SFG and Samworth Brothers. She holds a Master of Business Administration from Aston Business School and a first-class Bachelor of Science degree.

Nicola has participated in company roundtable discussions about menopause in the workplace, sharing personal perspectives to help build a more supportive and empathetic environment for colleagues. She has also served as a Child Welfare Officer for a local football club, Ripley Town FC.

She has a passion for science and food, which has guided her traditional career path into the chilled food industry.

Personality Overview

Slower Adopter

Not Very Vocal

Inflexible

They do not like taking risks at all and go for proven options in the end.  They are heavily focused on quality and prefer doing things the right way, even if it takes time. Being observant comes to them naturally.

Topics They Care About

Food Safety & Quality
As Executive Technical Director, she authorizes her company's food safety and quality policies and has built a career focused on technical standards in food manufacturing.
Workplace Wellbeing
Participated in an open roundtable discussion at Oscar Mayer about the realities of menopause at work to foster an honest and supportive environment.
Team Development
Actively recruits for her team and publicly celebrates collaborative work, indicating a strong focus on building and empowering her team.

Media Appearances

Nicola has no verified media appearances

Work History

9-2025
Executive Director Technical at Oscar Mayer Group UK
5-2024
Group Technical Director at Oscar Mayer Group UK
12-2017 - 5-2024
Divisional Technical Controller at 2SFG Meals Division
4-2015 - 12-2017
Technical Manager at Samworth Brothers
3-2013 - 4-2015
Head of Technical at New Ivory

Education

9-2018 - 8-2021
Master of Business Administration - MBA from Aston Business School
Bachelor of Science with Hons (1st Class) from Nottingham Trent University (Brackenhurst Campus)

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Insights For Selling To Nicola

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Be firm in your communication and stay in control
  • Ask them which other stakeholders would be important for this purchase decision
  • Spend time addressing concerns around risk and change, they will have them even if they don't express them

DONT's

  • Don't use phrases like 'do not worry', 'i promise' etc.
  • Don't rely on relationship building even if they act pleasantly
  • Avoid getting into storytelling mode, especially when they ask specific questions

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Nicola is

  • Low-risk, adoption by others are very important to them, followed by confidence in ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Nicola

  • They don’t say no often, they push out the decisions or keep going around in circles.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Nicola move?

  • They do not like to rush and therefore can be quite slow in their decision-making.
  • Can Nicola take some risk or not?

  • They have little risk-appetite and prefer to take measured decisions.

You And Nicola

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