Bryan Connolly Email & Phone Number

County Durham, England, United Kingdom

Kier Living Northern Region

Kier Living Northern Region

North East

Working with large and small New home developers in and around the Northeast/Yorkshire region covering for sales executives. Supporting Developers business needs whilst ensuring there client the customer is at the heart of everything they do.

Kent

Owner/Director/Subcontractor supporting blue chip operations with on time logistic support. Specializing in Healthcare/Pharmacy/ NHS and Retail Logistics. Making sure critical accurate timed delivery's are made and service levels achieved to there highest standards. Ensuring customers are updated and including dealing with sensitive materials being transported to hospitals and Laboratories.

London, Greater London, United Kingdom

The Lockerroom (Footlocker concept store) Store Manager Aug 2013-2015Footlocker Store Manager Westfield Stratford City Aug 2011 –Aug 2013Footlocker Store Manager Camden Town Jan 2009 to Aug 2011Footlocker MIW Lakeside Thurrock Aug 2008 to Jan 2009 The Lockerroom is a performance concept store and is a brand new fascia owned by the footlocker Inc Sales turn over of 4Mil $ and staff structure of 18. My key responsibility’s are – Exceeding sales performance above plan, Customer first, CSP program, Store Conversion, Simple tools staff planning, Store forecasting, Audit and loss, Cost control, Staff developing and succession planning, Visual merchandising and layout, working closely with the buying/Retail and vendor partners to establish a new business model The concept has been around for 18 months and is collaboration with Nike

Nationwide

Route One. Extreme Sports Company (National coverage of 16 stores) Store Operations Manager Oct 2003- April 2008*Route one is an independent chain of stores nationally strictly focusing on the extreme sports business Of Skateboarding, Bmx, Inlineing, ATB, Footwear and Apparel. They also have a successful catalogue and e-commerce business. I report directly to the Chairman and get involved in all Retail strategies of the business. The company turns over around 10 mil.Responsibilities- Controlling of 3 Cluster managers and 1 Training manager. Totally responsible for all Retail Operations/ Retail Human Resources at store level and delivering the following-.KPIs Achieving Sales, Store budgets/costs, Controlling wages, Profit and Loss, Margin. Including the following part of my role was Store compliance, Store Communication briefs, Store initiatives, Delivering Store standards, Training Manuel, Recruitment, merchandising, Space management, Visual Display, Store refits and New sites, Fixture & fittings, Health & Safety

Bluewater,Kent

NEXT PLC. Bluewater Park Kent & South London Oct 2000-Oct 2003Sales Manager (Store Operations)*My role was working as member of the senior management team of Nexts flagship store with a turnover of 38 mil and current sales on our dept of 18 mil staffing levels at store level of over 400 and in excess of 150 on the ladies wear dept which cover 12000sqft.Responsibilities- for the day-to-day operational issues of a large dept.Staffing, replenishment, Man-hour control, payroll absent management, schedulers, till service, fitting room service, security & stock loss, admin event and seasonal planning, w/house operations. Team talks, training and performance management. Control of 8 other dept managers and senior sales. Issue roles and responsibility giving out feedback follow up and deadline ensuring information is flowing and communication is continued throughout the line.Store Manager (Eltham)Ladieswear/Menswear/Childrenswear-3.5mil turnover*Report to Area Sales manager/Focused on the commercial issues of the store*Spaceman, Stock package, Visual presentation in control of 6 other managers.

London, United Kingdom

JD Sports (PLC) Cat ford S/E London Mar 2000-Oct 2000Store Manager*Reports directly to the Area Sales Manager*Sales of 4 million, Store size 10,000 sq ft (Out of Town Development)*In excess of 50 staff. Staff training and development, Performance management.*Store layouts visual presentation merchandising to company guideline issued by the c+l dept*Man-hour control P+L accountability, KPI and Loss preventionJD Sports Plc (Oxford St W1.London) Feb96 To Nov 98General Store Manager (Oxford Street) 8 milArea Sales Manager (South Region) 32 stores South Region 52 milGeneral Store Manager (Oxford Circus) 12 milStore Manager (Lakeside Thurrock) 5 mil

South East London

Everything’s (£1) Ltd (Now Poundland UK) Mar 93 to Feb 96Area Sales Manager South 8 stores 11 milStore openings Manager (Nationwide)Store Manager (Mansfield) 2 milStore Manager (Middlesbrough) 2 mil

North East Region

Burton Group Plc Aug 85 to Aug 92Visual Display Manager (North east area) Burton and PrinciplesDebenhams (Middlesbrough)Collier Menswear (Middlesbrough) YTS Trainee