Leveraging a dynamic senior career - Across Finance, Retail & Logistics, with consulting and management roles in the countries leading FMCG companies (Sainsburys PLC & Morrisons PLC), Property redevelopment company of over £10 Million turnover, transport companies of over £ 1 Million turnover and logistics companies.With fourteen years of experience in FMCG, finance and logistics. I am able to quickly gain insight and foresight across the breadth of commercial functions and drive effective actions. I have a proven track record of Managing over 150 staff and payrolls of over 800K in a high trading intensity environment. Coaching, mentoring and performance management of both low skilled and expert personnel. Awards and HighlightsDeputy Manager of the year - Awarded the Sainsbury’s Deputy manager of the year from amongst 300 managers in the southern region.Highly sought after FMCG manager - Appointed to recover 8 different struggling stores within a year. Valued by senior and junior stakeholders for having a strong ability to analyse and interpret strategic problems and execute solutions. Recognised as the key go-to manager to fix issues in any store across the region.Value Added Financial Solutions - Took a fast growing SME of 1 Million+ turnover and found leakages and viability risks, directly saving the company over 200K Annually. Designing tenders and implementing Compliance policies that won £1 Million Contract. Turnaround of 4 Central London Stores - Having the leadership and vision to enhance teamwork and create hunger for success in a team required excellent communication, effective conflict management and the ability to recognise root causes of problems and find effective solutions instantly (Sainsbury’s PLC).I thrive in target-orientated environments where I can drive and inspire. I am always happy to step outside of my comfort zone and search for opportunities to apply effective solutions to hidden problems.
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Operations ManagerMorrisons Mar 2023 - Present
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Regional Training ManagerMorrisons Plc May 2021 - PresentLancashire, England, United Kingdom
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Performance ManagerMydentist (Uk) Jun 2020 - Jan 2021 -
Senior ManagerMorrisons Nov 2017 - Jun 2020United KingdomPosted as a troubleshooter across 8 business critical stores to flag issues and create solutions to execute and aid smooth operational transitions.Loss Prevention Manager - Selected from the whole North West Region, to lead and execute the shrink and waste reduction project (“Hot House project”), scrutinizing existing shrink and waste processes, and implementing various trials in controlled environments to deliver the most effective model of excellence. Which was then rolled out company wide. Fast-paced dynamic management - Proactive and level headed in leading teams through chaos, such as christmas rush, power supply failures, IT systems failure and severe staff shortage. Solutions to Ad hoc workstreams - Expert in quickly gaining financial and operational insight, providing creative and innovative solutions in unanticipated pressurised situations and, meeting multiple deadlines while managing own priorities, multiple departments and a variety of functions.Building capabilities in departments - Training and leading high performance department managers who consistently deliver outstanding departmental performance against both department and store objectives. KPIs Achievements - Strong record of achievement of all KPI targets against balanced scorecard of customers, Sales and Profit, colleagues and Operations.Sales, Profit and Cash - Planning and managing sales targets, labour and stock availability. Ensuring all team and operational standards remain high and continually looking for ways to improve and maximise customer satisfaction and sales.
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Freelance Financial & Management ConsultingSme'S Jan 2013 - Nov 2017United KingdomExtensive Financial Consulting and management experience, specialising in delivering complex financial solutions and strategies to fast growing ambitious SMEs. With successful creation and implementation of financial, Sales and strategic solutions uniquely designed to each company. HighlightValue Added Financial Solutions - Took a fast growing SME of 1 Million+ turnover and found leakages and viability risks, directly saving the company over 200K Annually. Designing tenders and implementing Compliance policies that won £1 Million Contract. Driving business direction and decisions- Providing and developing robust commercial information for the business and business partners, ranging from complex modelling to performance reporting to Senior and junior financial and non financial stakeholders.General accounting- Analysing existing accounting, Sales and operations systems & implementing improvements and streamlining cost structures. Delivering internal audits to comply with accounting standards and ensuring corporate governance. As well as, monthly analysis of all business channels and overseeing weekly trade analysis for all business channels.Ad hoc projects- Actively Involved in wider financial and non financial initiatives to constantly evolve and improve the finance function of all companies.key commercial decision maker- Analysing resource requirements, insource & outsource modelling and preparing tender quotes.Commercial & financial lead- Heading up high profile projects within the businesses, Leading strategic initiatives, Budgeting, forecasting and creating the year end reports and plans, as well as monthly balance sheet analysis.
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Business Improvement ManagerRoad Hawks Ltd Mar 2016 - Aug 2017London, United KingdomServed as key commercial decision maker and educated senior management on strategies to reduce tax liability. Developed financial projections, oversaw auditing processes, and analysed resource requirements to prepare tenders. Charged with managing and contributing to professional development of sales team to increase company’s turnover. Assisted company build competency by sourcing relevant resources to promote execution of overarching financial objectives and goals. Key Accomplishments: ▪ Build and establish an Analytical framework that identifies and addresses business problems in a timely manner and effectively coordinates with the regional team in execution. ▪ Pioneered implementation of a company-wide CRM system and facilitated engaging and informative training sessions to ensure staff competency. ▪ Review, recognize and implement opportunities to drive down costs, by eradicating unnecessary processes and exploring opportunities for further outsourcing. Input into regulatory compliance and reporting processes and activities relating to compensation programs, including liaising with finance on employment tax compliance. ▪ Foster strong collaboration and build trustful relationships with all HR teams and enabling functions to deliver comprehensive and joined up solutions, engaging with internal / external specialists when required
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Finance Business PartnerOtex Group Aug 2014 - Feb 2016London, United KingdomOversaw a diverse portfolio of high-profile projects within led strategic initiatives to support delivery process. Prepared VAT and year-end account reconciliations while managing in-sourcing and outsourcing models throughout the year. Reviewed work procedures and identified opportunities for streamlining and automation with various technical solutions. Developed budgets, forecasted future sales, and monitored accounts to ensure adherence to business plans and objectives. Analysed costs and revenues to discuss trajectory of future trends. Key Accomplishments: ▪ Setting up of budgets and monitoring progress against project plans. ▪ Increased company turnover by £250K by identifying leaks in finances through rigorous accounts analysis. ▪ Revamped the existing revenue model, which fed into forecasts and budgets and revenue reports. This improved forecast accuracy by reducing the variance from actuals from 3% to 1.5%. ▪ Increased efficiency and accuracy of financial reporting by optimising and automating month-end finance processes: created P&L reports using QuickBooks, extracted and manipulated data using Power BI, MI and salesforce dashboards. ▪ Oversaw recruiting of a sales team that went on to increase quarterly turnover by 40-50% throughout the year. -
Senior Operations ManagerSainsbury'S Nov 2006 - Jul 2014London, United KingdomOwned responsibility for ensuring that all store functions and personnel worked together to achieve optimal execution of daily activities. Supervised and guided associates in delivery of exceptional customer service. Directed merchandising strategies and identified opportunities to maximise sales through improved store appearance. Interfaced regularly with customers to gain understanding of shopping experience. Key Accomplishments: ▪ Responsible for increasing sales and controlling costs of the flagship Central London store generating over 1.3 million in annual sales through optimisation of store operations and customer service as well as serving as market sponsor for culture and community to influence representation and reputation management. ▪ Facilitated a 33% improvement in store operations and supply chain management resulting in achievement of profitability goals. ▪ Led company-wide grocery expansion concept to launch delivered within 120 days, exceeding sales lift goals. ▪ Served on the formulation design team for the ever-growing concept store, now Fresh Locals. ▪ Forecast Sales and hours plans on a rolling 4-week basis based on previous sales trends and company promotional information. ▪ Awarded Deputy Manager of the Year from a pool of 300 highly qualified managers.
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Faisal Amin Education Details
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The Chartered Institute Of Management AccountantsAccounting And Business/Management
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