Dimitri Sameresinghe Email & Phone Number

England, United Kingdom

Nuneaton, England, United Kingdom

Responsibilities covering planning and forecasting for Fruits, Nuts, Seeds, Snacks and Superfoods

Nuneaton, England, United Kingdom

Working within Forecasting team, covering Food. Forecasting future promotions, building data sources to improve accuracy, analysing past results at micro level and projecting to improve future sales.

Nuneaton, England, United Kingdom

Co-ordinating production of all own label lines for Fruits, Nuts, Seeds & Snacks.Responsible for planning and ordering raw materials, working with product team to plan for promotional activity, working with warehouse team to plan and prioritise deliveries, working with suppliers to improve order efficiency and working with colleagues on other product areas to maximise results for the company.Managing all own label food planning and scheduling reports. Working with product team to introduce new product lines within strict timeframes.Training of staff reporting to my position and managing all training documentation.Working with colleagues in Supply Chain team to ensure smooth process management and minimise out of stocks

Solihull, United Kingdom

Creating and maintaining bespoke space analysis reporting databases in Microsoft Access and using them to provide detailed level of analysis for directors, regional managers and store managersMacro space planning through sales analysis / projections to assess required space for individual formats.Micro space planning through sales analysis / projections to asses required space for genres within formats.Engaging with store development/properties team to maximise space, range and profitability in store refits & new sites acquired. Visiting stores to ensure accurate implementation of layouts, effective visual merchandising & compliance.Managing range review processes and product buyers to fit in with store workload & peak business periodsWorking with Supply Chain team on quarterly range review projects to manage flow of stock into stores and comminucate impact to regular order patterns for suppliersEffecting change with buyers on a weekly basis to introduce & maintain ranges appropriate to space in all storesOperating with Business Intelligence team to ensure quality & integrity of data going into ordering systems.Maintaining detailed layout information for all HMV & Fopp stores.

Solihull

Managing layout information from all UK & Irish stores.Creating and maintaining Access databases to manage store layout, sales and range information.Analysing layout information and working on new layout proposals to improve profitability and maximise sales potential.Analysing sales data to spot changes in format and genre trends and suggesting footages changes appropriately.Providing weekly stock availability reports to fit requirements of department director and senior management.Working with I.T. department to ensure weekly range lists for all stores are accurately uploaded into stock replenishment system.Seasonal range improvement exercises for all stores to increase sales at peak periods.Bespoke store layout and range reviews as required to address specific performance issues.Working with Operations, Commercial & I.T. teams to ensure prompt delivery of required upgrades / system improvements.

Working with Store Development and field management to implement new suggested layouts and ranges, as part of annual refit program across over 250 stores.Setting up store grade structure by format & genre to ensure suitable ranges for all stores from 1,000 sq feet up to 52,000 sq feet.Implementing and maintaining new range management system to all existing UK & ROI stores.Creating and maintaining all product ranges and suggesting layouts for all new stores.Regular communication with field management team to stay aware of store specific or genre specific issues relating to space and range allocations.Analysing data to look for shifts in sales mix, where changes to space allocation are needed.Using multiple data sources to provide best fit for analysis.Visiting HMV Canada to introduce range management system used in UK and continuing to provide support with any issues going forward.

Responsible for supporting 30 stores in all aspects of space & range management, across the Midlands & East Anglia .Generating relevant sales / space data to support annual layout change meetings.Ensuring space layouts maximised sales, profitability and local market factors.Co-ordinating new store openings, ensuring stores opened on time and under budget.8 stores opened in my region in this time with 32,000 combined sq ft & £25m combined budget.Co-ordinating any store closures, ensuring these were done on time and under budget.Working with team of colleagues on bigger new store projects.Testing and implementing new range allocation software and adapting to fit our space management needs

Responsible for delivery of store sales and stock targets.Recruitment and managing staff through appraisal process and weekly meetings.Planning promotions and maximising sales potential in available space.Working with head office buyers and regional range managers to ensure store had appropriate offers and range in given space.Managing rotas and staff levels across working day and year, factoring in peak periods.