Andy Simmons Email & Phone Number

England, United Kingdom

England, United Kingdom

Leeds, England, United Kingdom

Leeds, England, United Kingdom

Leeds, United Kingdom

Managing the merchandising team across the areas of Healthcare, Optical, Baby & Toiletries. Delivering the corporate and department strategy through improved space usage, modular layout and ranging.

Leeds, United Kingdom

Managing a team of merchandisers to develop and deliver world class merchandising solutions across the key meat fish and poultry category. Ensuring that the requirements of different formats, regions and store demographics are considered to ensure delivery of the business unit trading strategy. Including implementing store specific modulars on the area for the first time to truly match the needs of the local customer and also deliver reductions in waste.

Leeds, United Kingdom

Managing a team of merchandisers to develop and deliver world class merchandising solutions across key growth areas including ready meals, food to go and pies. Ensuring that the requirements of different formats, regions and categories are considered to ensure delivery of the business unit trading strategy.

Leeds, United Kingdom

Supporting the Netto conversion, across the non-food areas of GM and George. Developing a specific supermarket promotion plan to ensure the offer met the customer needs. Reviewing space allocation flow and adjacencies. Working with the George team to maximise space usage and range relevance and minimise markdown costs and stockholding.

Leeds, United Kingdom

Working within a team to improve the performance of smaller stores within the estate, including reviewing space splits, store flows and merchandising. The teams work laid the foundations for the Netto takeover in 2010.

Leeds, United Kingdom

Managing a team of space planners to draw commodity layouts for new stores, remodels and extensions. Attending scoping meetings to agree works required based on sales and other performance data. Reviewing performance post changes and proposing amendments where required. Liaising with trading teams to understand future strategy and incorporate their objectives into planning.

Lutterworth

Launching new George high street and Asda Living stores. Liaising with other teams, including the supply team, 3rd party building contractors, store teams, and visual merchandisers to ensure stores opened on time with the right range and high standards. Reviewing space usage and layouts to maximise sales and improve the customer journey. Organising new plans, arranging costing and raising and submitting business cases to secure funding. Influencing future store design based on learnings from… Show more Launching new George high street and Asda Living stores. Liaising with other teams, including the supply team, 3rd party building contractors, store teams, and visual merchandisers to ensure stores opened on time with the right range and high standards. Reviewing space usage and layouts to maximise sales and improve the customer journey. Organising new plans, arranging costing and raising and submitting business cases to secure funding. Influencing future store design based on learnings from prior stores. Show less

Lutterworth

Working with the buying and merchandising teams to build a range to suit different size stores and then communicating it to stores through clear briefs and guidelines. Supporting the launch of new stores and remodels and reviewing space to maximise sales.

Corby, Leamington Spa, Arnold & Mansfield

Managing teams of up to 40 colleagues across various departments including Counters, Chilled Provisions and George Clothing with turnover up to £5m.