Experience

Northcross Intermediate

• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Teacher

  • Jan 2016 - Present

  Year 7 teacher Year 7 teacher



Massey University

• New Zealand
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Grad Dip in primary education

  • Jan 2015 - Dec 2015

  Post grad teacher training course Post grad teacher training course



Malcove Retail

• East Tamaki - Auckland

• Account Manager

  • Feb 2012 - Jan 2014

  Account Manager for Merchandising: • Building and maintaining the relationships with key merchandising clients • Budget management in association with key clients • Managing field teams approx 150 merchandisers • Actively recruiting new clients • Generating, developing and maintaining reporting systems for customer feedback • Development and publication of team briefing documents, weekly newsletter, and client proposals and quotations. Account Manager for Merchandising: • Building and maintaining the relationships with key merchandising clients • Budget management in association with key clients • Managing field teams approx 150 merchandisers • Actively recruiting new clients • Generating, developing and maintaining reporting systems for customer feedback • Development and publication of team briefing documents, weekly newsletter, and client proposals and quotations.



Persil Service Ltd (part of Unilever Group)

• London, United Kingdom

• UK Trading Manager & Operations Manager (Midlands)

  • Nov 2005 - Feb 2008

  UK Trading Manager - August 2006 – February 2008 Responsible for: • Retail buyer, merchandiser and communications • Purchasing all retail products and services at competitive rates to maximise company margin and minimise waste • Managing mutually beneficial relationships with suppliers/designers and our external warehouse • Full accountability for the delivery of financial targets – sales / profitability • Full accountability for stock management in store and warehouse • Member of the leadership team, analysising and presenting sales to the board / directors • Production of planograms and store communications to ensure consistent execution of standards across the business • Liaising with designers to create both products and POS • Setting up till prompts and pricing, liaising with IT, designers & printers Operations Manager (Midlands) Persil Service Ltd - November 2005 – July 2006 Responsible for: • Average total sales per week £38,500 • Full P&L accountability and delivery of financial targets • Management of approximately 60 staff, including appraisals, performance management, organising & running meetings • Management of company standards and benchmarks.



Thresher Group PLC

• Surrey& Sussex United Kingdom

• District Manager

  • May 2004 - Apr 2005

  District Manager ( UK - Surrey) - May 2004 – April 2005 Responsible for: • Average total sales per week £140,000 • Full p&l accountability and delivery of financial targets • Management of company audit and health & safety expectations • Management of approximately 90 staff, including appraisals, performance management, organising & running meetings • Management of company standards and benchmarks. District Manager ( UK - Surrey) - May 2004 – April 2005 Responsible for: • Average total sales per week £140,000 • Full p&l accountability and delivery of financial targets • Management of company audit and health & safety expectations • Management of approximately 90 staff, including appraisals, performance management, organising & running meetings • Management of company standards and benchmarks.



BP Oil UK Ltd

• London and the South of England

• Various: Change Coach/Convenience Sales Manager/Retail Merchandiser

  • May 1997 - Apr 2004

  Change Coach (South England) - September 2003 – April 2004 Secondment to the Accelerator Project, aiding implementation of new working practices with operations team. Responsible for: • Project managing the training of store management and staff to adopt and implement new working practices to upgrade store performance and customer focus. Convenience Sales Manager (Essex and Kent) - July 2001 – September 2003 14 company managed sites (including 5 connects) (193 staff) Responsible for: • Average total volume per week 2,000,000 litres, £1,700,000, shop sales £260,000 & car-wash sales £8,000 • Full p&l accountability and delivery of financial targets • Management of company health, safety and security expectations • Management of approximately 193 staff, including appraisals, performance management organising & running meetings • Management of company standards and benchmarks • The management of franchise relationships and negotiations Retail Merchandiser (South London District) - May 1997 – November 2000 Responsible for: • Accountable for district sales performance & influencing turnover, gross profit • margin, waste & dry stock levels • Liaising with internal & external contacts to develop & produce the most profitable planograms for key categories • Assisting with the development of new offers, equipment, point of sale, & range initiatives • Project managing store refit works - ordering of equipment, liaising with internal & external contacts to ensure standards of design, layout and merchandising are as high as possible • Working to budgets to achieve set target return on revex investments



Homebase UK

• Croydon, United Kingdom

• Retail Merchandiser

  • Sep 1994 - May 1997

  Merchandiser Paint and Woodcare 1994 – 1996 Merchandiser Lighting Department 1996 – 1997 Responsible for: • Management of several categories, involving sales analysis, store range control and the production of planograms • Liaising with the category management team to develop & implement range changes equipment design for various projects • Project managing the roll out & implementation of range reviews, including major electrical installations & involving the management of various internal & external teams