I am a decisive, solution focused manager with excellent organisational skills and commercial aptitude. I am passionate about working to see ideas translated into realities. Logical and analytical, a creative thinker and long-range planner; I work comfortably in any environment that requires rapid reasoning.An accomplished people manager,presenter & effective communicator, I handle conflict well and have a track record in mediating resolutions in IR, personnel and customer matters. My leadership style is collaborative and coaching, I love to mentor.I engage fully with any project or area of responsibility I commit to and work tirelessly to achieve success. I am internally motivated to succeed and I am an effective decision maker who utilises logical, analytical and highly organised thinking.I am a good problem solver as I can absorb the relevant factual information and find logical and sensible solutions, quickly.My accomplishments are achieved through my determination to succeed and my perseverance to attain the highest standards.I have a track record of delivering strategic goals across the entire main company KPI’s.I have over 20 years professional management experience and excel in the following areas• Sales team management and coaching• Change management• Strategy & Planning• Retail Operational Management• Large format retail store team management• Multi site / location management• Legal- management of PL & El litigation• HR – policy development• Recruitment• Training & Development• Performance management• P&L accountability• New Store Openings• Setting budgets• Profit Protection / Profit Improvement• Mergers & Acquisitions• Responsibility for sales turnover > €55 million (2014) -responsibility for over 325 colleagues• 11 years experience on the Woodie’s Executive Management Team• Retail Experience in FMCG, DIY, Home Décor & Garden Centres• B2B experience in client services, account management & professional selling
Listed skills include Retail, Management, Marketing Strategy, Change Management, and 46 others.