Administration Assistant

• Sep 2022 - Present

Finance Officer

• Dec 2020 - Oct 2022

Retail Delivery Field Manager

• May 2017 - Dec 2020

Delivering refits / new store openings / store closures in Airports / Rail Stations & Hospitals. Supporting construction teams in fixture assembly / dismantling. Supporting Merchandising teams in stock replenishment. Communicating Marketing materials with teams in Head Office. Participating in pre-start meetings with external clients. Signing off projects once completed.• Responsible for delivering the business programme of store openings, closures, refits and implement projects with cross functional teams.• Communicating with Regional Business Managers and Store Managers to ensure the successful delivery of projects whilst minimising the impact to normal store operations.• To support and challenge other functions to deliver requirements of projects and communicate through Retail Delivery Meetings.• Engage all relevant parties to ensure timing plans are put in place to ensure the effective delivery of projects.• Highlight and communicate any risks and issues that arise to the Executive team and manage these through to completion.• Create and maintain relationships with external parties and be the primary contact for these accounts.• Maintain trackers and critical paths and communicate out as appropriate.• Manage and implement process changes.• Act as a key central contact for stores and Regional Business managers. Show less

National Implementation Manager

• Jan 2016 - May 2017

Store Manager

• Jan 2007 - Jan 2016

Satelite Manager

• Nov 2014 - Oct 2015

Supported and managed second store.

Space Planning Co-ordinator

• Nov 2014 - Nov 2014

To assist 52 stores on accurate delivery of seasonal space planning requirements.

Project Management

• Sep 2014 - Nov 2014

Assisted in all aspects of opening of new retail unit in Hexham. Working alongside project manager ensuring delivery of opening new store achieved on time. Successfully recruited new team into store ready for opening.

Department Manager

• Sep 1991 - Jan 2007