John Glover has been in the Retail Industry since finishing his studies and has over 45 years in the industry.
He developed his retail skills with Woolworths Australia and has senior roles in Supermarket management and Operations, Supply Chain and Procurement and Marketing as well the development of Modern Retail in Developing Markets within the Asian (China, Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Japan, India, Pakistan and Kazakhstan)
He has spent the past 23 years in the Asian Market working for 2 major Global Retailers Royal Ahold from the Netherlands and with Metro Group from Germany.
During this time he has been involved in working across the Asia Pacific region, he has been involved with developing Supply Chains, Logistics, Store Design and Layout, Procurement and Merchandising, Category Management, developing and implementing business processes, staff training, Feasibility Studies for potential new countries, Brand development and Marketing strategies, Price strategy, Assortment development, Margin management and Trading agreement development with suppliers.
He has worked on restructuring of organizations and developing efficient work practices and flows to support the structures.
Fresh Food has been a critical part of the development in Asian markets and he has worked with growing groups and implemented direct farm procurement and import programs.
During his time with Royal Ahold he was in addition to his role as regional Director of Procurement and Marketing for Asia he held the position as VP Global Sourcing for the company and was working with chains within the group from USA (Stop and Shop, Giant, Bi lo, Tops, US Foodservice) and Europe (Albert Hein, Hypernova in Eastern Europe to develop the supply of goods globally and sharing best practices within the company
In June 2008 John was appointed as Director of Food for Metro Group Buying based in Hong Kong, with the role of developing International procurement for food globally for the Metro group
John’s final position with Metro before starting his own Retail Consultancy Company was Regional Head of Offer Management and Customer Management for Metro Cash and Carry International for Asia responsible for India, Pakistan, China, Vietnam, Japan and Indonesia and Kazakhstan
Since January 2015 He has been working in Indonesia as Chief Merchandise and Marketing Officer for MPPA (Matahari) who operate a large chain of Hypermarkets, Supermarkets, Pharmacies and Smart Club Wholesale serving 65 cities across Indonesia.
In January 2017 John resigned from MPPA and has been working as a Retail Consultant , with a focus on Asian Markets.
