Andrew Odish Email & Phone Number

Rainham, Gb

London Area, United Kingdom

Working as part of the commercial team, I lead the commercial delivery function for InMotion including all new product launches, experience zones, new initiatives and our customer plan.I hold the InMotion demo excellence process and manage the InMotion specific maintenance contacts.

Aldgate, England, United Kingdom

I report to the Head of InMotion and oversee all operational elements relating to the InMotion UK stores. I collaborate cross-functionally with the commercial, merchandise, marketing, central operations, and store teams. Responsible for workload and range review planning, promotions, cycles and store communications at InMotion.Partner with commercial and delivery teams to manage the execution and delivery of all new product launches.Oversee commission pay and structure, colleague sales leagues, the sales review program and store incentives. I maintain and support relationships with landlords and brands related to store operations.I represent InMotion Operations at the weekly Trading Meeting and other steering groups.

United Kingdom

While working with the wider WHSmith Travel field team, I was accountable for leading the store teams across all the InMotion Airport UK stores.The stores across my region took over £100 million in sales with over 400 colleagues on payroll.My airports are some of the largest in Europe including Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Manchester, and Birmingham. Part of my role involved supporting the airport landlord relationships across all my key airports.There were also several large launches I led across my region including the Bose QuietComfort 2, iPhone 14/15, Samsung foldables and the S23 / S24 series.

I worked a minimum of 16 hours per month as a volunteer Police Officer for Essex Police. I loved the opportunity to learn new skills, see new things and make tangible differences to the lives of the public I served. I also shared my experience of retail, business and local knowledge to support the officers I worked with.The staff and officers that work for Essex Police are fantastic and I felt privileged to work alongside them.

Brentford, England, United Kingdom

Managed the operational elements of online fulfilment including Uber Eats across the entire McColls estate. This included both Morrisons Daily and McColls Fascia.* Doubled the Uber store estate to 582 stores.* Launched Uber across all the Morrison Daily stores.* Project managed and launched automated stock checks resulting in a £1.3 million staff cost annual saving.* Significant improvement in Online metrics including national online time moving from 90% to a consistent 97% availability and 30% reduction in missed/cancelled and refunded orders.

Essex, England, United Kingdom

I led 44 Store Managers across the South Essex and London area. My stores were mixture of store formats including Large Convenience, Morrison Daily, Food and Wine, Newsagents and Post Office stores. These stores had a turnover of £50 million per year with over 400 colleagues working across these stores.Nationally I worked with Central Ops on Simpler for Stores and the Field. These were initiatives to simplify operations and policy-removing workload at all levels.

Basildon, Brentwood, Essex

Accountable for running the Basildon/Brentwood Area. I oversaw an area of 20 stores comprising of a mixture of different formats.My area had a head count of 160 colleagues and annual turnover of £15 million per year.

West Thurrock, Essex, United Kingdom

Deputy Manager in West Thurrock B&Q.This store took £25 million per year with 150 colleagues on payroll

Whsmith Bromley And Cardmarket Bromley

I was accountable for two sites - the main flagship WHS store alongside a new trial store which I opened last year.I managed a team of 45 across the two sites with a store size of over 14,000 sq ft.Worked on a national level to support the new stores reporting dashboard development providing feedback and insight.

Wood Green And Southgate

Managed a 13,000sqft store with a team of 40.Trained, developed and grew 5 Supervisors into Store Managers for the wider WHS regionSupported and help develop the new payroll system and training rollout that was cascaded to1200 stores in the company.

Throughout London, Essex And Kent

Recruited and trained a team of 3 experts in Visual Merchandising, Operations and Store Standards.Drove increase in sales of 6% across 35 stores through focused visits and deployment of my team.I reported to 3 Regional Managers and supported recovery of stores in difficult environments. I had to prepare weekly visit reports for the Stores Exec team.

Knightsbridge

I worked across 3 sites managing a team of 82 staff members,The department had a turnover of £26 million per yearSales were 30% up YOY and through my WHSmith experience I was asked to troubleshoot andsupport the Christmas world department.

Henley-On-Thames

During my time in Henley on Thames, I also sat as the Deputy Chairman on the Henley Partnership. I also influenced the company to invest in a substantial store layout I designed including new till counter layouts and fixture changes.

London, United Kingdom

Various Store Manager and Assistant Manager Roles.- I also implemented and took accountability for the Post Office Trial in Hammersmith store. This was a trial of the Post Office in London further to a full rollout nationally- I spent 4 weeks as a field trainer for the new (at the time) online payroll system - Intellinet. This entailed visiting all the London stores and conducting 1-2-1 training with the Store Management team as well as acting as a point of contact for go-live.