Experience

Semi Chem

• United Kingdom
• Retail
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Regional Business Manager

  • Aug 2005 - Present

  A highly motivated, confident Senior Regional Business Manager, with exceptional multi-tasking and organisational skills. Proven ability to direct and grow a highly profitable company and regions. Experienced in evaluating operations and developing solutions to increase sales and customer service levels. Adept at formulating effective plans and strategies. Knowledgeable in all areas of financial operations, including forecasting, budgets and P&L. Talent for forging strong relationships with key decision makers and influencing within cross-function teams. • Experience in managing a £65million turnover across Scotland, North East England and Northern Ireland. • Line managing 3 Regional Business Managers and 4 Senior Store managers responsible for a total of 90 stores. • Multi-site operational management across all locations. • Cost control – labour budget of £8million, Shrinkage budget 0.50% of sales • Managing 7 Direct Reports responsible for 1200 staff. • Planning the execution of new store openings, relocations, pop up shops and closures. • Creating, managing and delivering business strategy and 3 year plan. • Experience in managing work stream outputs from the business strategy. • Innovator of best practice strategies. • Talent for identifying and developing high-calibre employees, motivating and coaching. Show less



Boots UK

• United Kingdom
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Group Store Manager

  • Oct 2003 - Aug 2005

  • Accountable and Responsible of store managing 1 store with a annual turnover of £5million • Accountable and Responsible for a Group of stores including 5 Boots Retail stores, 1 Boots Opticians and 1 Boots Monitoring Dosage Pharmacy Unit. • Total Annual Retail Sales Turnover for the group £12.8millions, Total Annual Pharmacy Items for the group 600k 00 • Accountable for the P&L for the group of stores • Successfully grew the Monitoring Dosage Pharmacy Unit items turnover by securing new business through local nursing homes • Achieved basic pharmacy counter medicine certificate • Coached and developed colleagues on the roll out of the Back Office System that included a new Sales ‘v’ Personnel system to help in managing personnel cost, and forecasted spend • Compliance in terms of working and operating in a controlled drug pharmacy area and the required legal’s, H&S, Audit and legal requirements • Attending local policing board meetings and court drug rehabilitation meetings to trial new local government schemes in managing known drug user’s drug abuse and supporting them through a reduced dosage system to help in lessening their dependency. • Talent development through in house education programs in pharmacy technicians and pharmacy advice staff Show less



WINEMARK THE WINEMERCHANTS LIMITED

• Retail
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Area Manager

  • Sep 1998 - Aug 2000

  Area Manager for 23 branches across the Northern Ireland Province. Area Manager for 23 branches across the Northern Ireland Province.