ABOUT
WILLOWS
Food, Healthcare, Sports and Animal Nutrition industries
ABOUT
About Us
Who are we? Willows Ingredients is a family- owned distributor of raw materials for Food, Healthcare, Sports and Animal Nutrition industries. We established our business in 2007 and have built it since through both reputation and experience.
What do we do? We import high-quality product from all over the world and distribute to some of the leading brands in both Human and Animal Nutrition across the UK, Ireland, Europe & North America.
We represent some of the highest quality manufacturers in the world both large and small.
Where? Our headquarters are in Ireland and we also have offices in the UK, China and the Ukraine.
How We Work ?
Willows Ingredients works closely with a key set of partners to provide product, logistics and quality solutions to all of our customers’ needs.
We have a dedicated and experienced procurement team who are experts in sourcing through our supplier partnerships. Whether it’s a specialised key ingredient you are searching for or a
popular mainstream bulk product- we are well established in the market and can work closely with you to achieve a supply that fits your needs; both in value and price.
We are also supported by quality warehousing & logistics partners in both Ireland, UK and most key hubs in Europe and beyond.
Meet The Team
Sales Team
Overall oversight and leadership of the company, managing strategic partnerships & and implementing strategic planning for future company growth.
David Scrivens
Managing Director
Derek has been in the industry for over 15 years, he manages all of Willows Ingredients sales within the EU. Derek has an in-depth knowledge of both animal feed and human and sports nutrition markets.
Derek Conway
Director, European Sales Manager
Debbie has a wealth of experience in food production, sports, health, and animal health nutrition industries. Skilled in account mgt, product, new business development, planning, and negotiation.
Debbie Shawcross
UK Country Sales Manager
Sarah is Business Development Manager with our UK team and brings 16 years of sales management experience. Sarah is highly skilled in new business development and customer relationship management.
Sarah Walters-Khan
Business Development Manager
Monika's focus is to grow our European base. Highly skilled in new business development and account management, negotiation, and business planning. Fluent in English, German, and Polish.
Monika Moore
European Business Development Manager
Maura has over 16 years of experience in marketing and communications positions in different sectors. Maura manages the marketing function to support the overall business focus and drive sales growth.
Maura Lavelle
Marketing Executive
Operations Team
Diane heads our finance team and manages financial planning, reporting, and controls within Willows Ingredients. Diane manages the areas of hedging, cash management, budgeting, and accounting.
Diane Somers
Group Head of Finance
Karen works closely with the finance manager. Her role involves keeping the accounts department as accurate and up-to-date as possible.
Karen Eyre
Accounts Assistant
Mel’s primary responsibility is the processing of all the sales orders and liaising with our customers regarding order/delivery queries. She also takes care of stock management and stock allocation.
Mel Burke
Operations Manager
Miranda processes all UK sales orders. Liaising closely with all our UK customers and our sales team, Miranda brings 25 years of customer relations to her role at Willows Ingredients.
Miranda Harris
UK Sales & Logistics Co-Ordinator
Zoë has 20 years’ experience having worked for both importers and freight forwarders. Her role includes monitoring shipments and updating the team with arrivals and delivery dates ensuring customers have the most up-to-date information.
Zoe Booth
Freight Manager
Selina has extensive experience in the transport and logistics area and is responsible for the planning and operations of the transport department.
Selina Mc Donnell
Transport Manager
Dawn is a seasoned HR professional, she ensures that we have the right people, with the right skills, in the right roles to drive the business forward.
Dawn Leane
Human Resources Manager
Amanda Stringer
Head of Quality and Regulatory Affairs
Declan heads up the quality team. With a keen focus on product safety and quality, the team works to ensure that products supplied by Willows meet the highest quality and regulatory standards.
Declan English
Quality Manager
Experienced in pharmaceutical documentation and quality requirements. Louise assists in streamlining the provision of our quality and regulatory documentation more efficiently.
Louise Smyth
Quality Assistant
Caitriona works closely with the Quality Manager. Her role is to ensure that all the products supplied by Willows Ingredients meet the high quality and regulatory standards required by our customers.
Caitriona Timmons
Quality Assistant
Philip runs the purchasing department in Willows Ingredients. He is responsible for the complete supply side of the business.
Philip Conway
Commercial & Procurement Director
Nicola works closely with the Purchasing Manager and the sales team to source key and new ingredients for our customers.
Nicola Bennett
Purchasing Assistant
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Functional Food & Beverages
“Let your food be medicine” – Hippocrates.
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Our range of ingredients for ingestible beauty includes collagen, vitamins, minerals and botanicals.
Sports Nutrition
We specialise in Sports Nutritional Ingredients including vitamins, amino acids, and ergogenic acids. Find out more
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