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Susie York

Pioneer · DISC type Dsi
IT Portfolio Manager - Supply Chain, Buying Design Merchandising and Wholesale Marketplace at River Island
📍 United Kingdom

Susie is a Tech Portfolio Lead at River Island, driving large-scale change across supply chain, product, and marketplace technology. A University of Bath graduate and Certified Scrum Master, she aligns tech investments with business priorities. Colleagues describe her as proactive, charismatic, and warm.

Passionate about workplace wellbeing, Susie is a committed mental health ally. She founded River Island’s FACE (Family and Carers Engaged) community, creating a safe and supportive space for colleagues balancing work with family responsibilities through workshops, check-ins, and events.

She founded an internal community at River Island to support working parents and carers.

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Experience
10 Years
Current Role
IT Portfolio Manager - Supply Chain, Buying Design Merchandising and Wholesale Marketplace
Job Level
Middle
Location
United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Susie shows up

Friendly But Fast
Decisive But Friendly
Driven But Considerate

If they are convinced, they can become very strong champions for your product They have the unique ability to win both love and respect from their team (or outsiders) They combine a unique set of diverse traits where they are fast and friendly but can slow down to be thorough when needed

Priorities

Topics Susie cares about

Retail Tech Transformation
Currently leads a technology portfolio at River Island focused on supply chain and merchandising to support commercial growth and streamline operations.
Workplace Wellbeing
Acts as a dedicated mental health ally, offering support to colleagues and signposting them to resources when needed.
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Career

Work history

8-2023
IT Portfolio Manager - Supply Chain, Buying Design Merchandising and Wholesale Marketplace
River Island
3-2023 - 9-2023
IT Portfolio Manager - Product Design, Buying & Merch and Wholesale, Partner & Franchise Portfolios
River Island
1-2022 - 3-2023
IT Portfolio Manager - Wholesale/Marketplace Portfolio and International initiatives
River Island
9-2016 - 7-2017
Senior Project Manager & Product Owner
Style.com
10-2015 - 8-2016
Senior Project Manager & Product Owner
Metail
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2006 - 2010
BSc (Hons) Degree
University of Bath
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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