David Quirke Email & Phone Number

Mullingar, IE

Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland

Premium Chocolatier, Confectionary & Gifting company offering scrumptious handmade products for all occasions. Our talented chocolatiers hand-make all of our fresh chocolate creations in our chocolate factory in Mullingar, Co. Westmeath. We're an online retailer delivering nationwide and also have our boutique & gifting store located next to our production.

Mullingar, Leinster, Ireland

Restaurant - Casual style restaurant making healthy food delicious - Eat-In & Take-OutCatering - Small-large catering for home & corporate eventsMeal Plans - Healthy meal plans for sports teams and corporate clients★ Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneur (2019) – Best Business Idea (Winner)★ Irish Restaurant Awards (2020) – Best Newcomer (Winner)★ SFA National.

Lidl Head Office - Main Road, Tallaght, Dublin 24

• CX Delivery – Responsible for leading the Customer Service department and the strategic development of CX related projects/strategies.★ Customer Contact Management Association Awards (2018) – Best Training &.

Lidl Head Office - Main Road, Tallaght, Dublin 24

• Management Development – Responsible for the design, roll-out and implementation of a Store Management Development Initiative (SMDI), which represented the largest investment in a HR / T&D initiative by Lidl.
• Retail Management Degree Programme (RMDP) – Programme Manager for a QQI (Level 7) BA Degree Programme in partnership with Dublin Business School, where management trainees earned a degree whilst being developed as.
• Retail Management Degree Programme (RMDP) – Programme Manager for a QQI (Level 7) BA Degree Programme in partnership with Dublin Business School, where management trainees earned a degree whilst being developed as.
• Customer Service - Designed and rolled out the 'CustomerFIRST' accelerated training and behavioural change programme for all store employees.
• L&D Strategy – Developed and implemented the learning and development strategy across the business.
• Managed, Lead & Coordinated a team of trainers and project managers to meet project objectives and targets.

Lidl Ireland - Great Connell Road, Newbridge, Co. Kildare

• Responsible for the Recruitment, Training and Development of people in the Newbridge Region – 46 stores + the Regional Distribution Centre
• Recruitment of key management positions within the company – Deputy Store Managers, Store Managers, Sales Operations Executives and Retail Management Degree Programme Trainees
• Recruitment – Co-ordinating the screening, assessment and interviewing of all potential candidates
• Training Needs Analysis – Identifying and providing the correct… Show more
• Training Needs Analysis – Identifying and providing the correct solution to general and specific training needs across the Region
• Training – Delivery and support of ‘on the job’ training for all management and trainees including the roll-out of new processes/procedures

Lidl Ireland - Great Connell Road, Newbridge, Co. Kildare

• Responsible for the layout management of all stores (170+) in Ireland and Northern Ireland
• Head Office based role focused on the creation, maintenance and issuing of layouts for all assortment (ambient, fresh, non-food) and promotional products
• Working directly with the Supply Chain Director and CEO to enhance store presentation and drive turnover through intelligent layout management
• Analysis of product group performances and implementing necessary changes to layouts in order… Show more
• Analysis of product group performances and implementing necessary changes to layouts in order to maximise sales, minimise write-offs and increase store productivity
• Communicating with each of the Sales Regions (170+ stores) to effectively launch new products, implement new layouts, advertising campaigns and promotional activity

Lidl Ireland - Great Connell Road, Newbridge, Co. Kildare

• Primary projects focused on reducing HR & productivity costs for the Region (50 stores)
• Reporting findings and recommendations to the Regional Managing Director & Sales Operations Directors, designing and implementing measures for maximum impact
• Targets – Working with the Sales Operations Executives to achieve weekly and monthly KPIs
• Presentations – Preparation and carrying out of presentations to senior directors and executives
• Audits – Carrying out various types of… Show more
• Audits – Carrying out various types of audits and store visits

Newbridge (Flagship Store) - Co. Kildare

• Management of ‘Flagship’ store from initial opening
• Trialing of many new concepts and projects in-store before nationwide roll-out
• Store maintained at a very high standard and frequently presented to international Company Directors
• Responsible for the recruitment, training, development and leading a team of 30 people
• Ordering and managing stock
• Reporting directly to the Sales Operations Executive on Key Performance Indicators

Jervis Street, Dublin 1

• (Part-time role whilst completing my MSc/Thesis)
• Carrying out market research on behalf of clients which included AIB, Vodafone, O2, Golden Pages, Halifax & Oxygen

Tyrrellspass, Co. Westmeath

• General management of restaurant – function rooms & entertainment venue with seating in excess of 150+ guests
• Catered to a wide range of individuals and large groups including bus tours, weddings, medieval banquets etc
• Created digital media on behalf of the business e.g. website, info touchscreen displays, photography

Msc In Marketing

Marketing, Management, Consuming Behaviour, Strategic Management, Marketing Communications, Interactive Marketing, Financial Management.

Diploma In Management Coaching & Mentoring

Course delivered by OMT Global and accredited by CMI. - Coaching Practice & Theory (5017) - Using Coaching & Mentoring Skills as a Manager.

Ba (Hons) Media Production & Business Management

Strategic Management, Human Resource Management, Consumer Behaviour, Project Management, International Marketing, Contract Law, Popular.

Higher National Diploma In Digital Media

Small Business Management, Image Manipulation & Design, Marketing Management, Website Design, Video Editing Techniques, Sound Production &.

Website Coding & Design

Designed, created and published websites using coding & industry standard programs