Garry Matten Email & Phone Number

Harrogate, England, United Kingdom

Harrogate, England, United Kingdom

Harrogate, England, United Kingdom

Hull, England, United Kingdom

Operations Manager, Currys PC World Carphone Warehouse, Hull, Jan 2015 – Sep 2020 • Transformed a dated and low-performing store into a high performing concept store in 6 months.Assistant Manager, Currys PC World Carphone Warehouse, Scarborough, May 2009 – Jan 2015• Introduced Scarborough’s first PC World into a new transformed store, the PC department doubling the stores turnover following reopening.• Created a business to business department from scratch, opening over 150 new business accounts within 3 months post refit and adding a further 15% to total sales.General Manager, Currys Superstore, Harrogate, Dec 2008 – May2009• Promoted to this operationally underperforming store at the start of our peak season. By quickly installing strict loss prevention management processes the loss instantly stopped.Essentials Sales Coach, Dixons Carphone PLC, Hemel Hempstead, Jun 2008 – Dec 2008• Increased money margin by 20% by visiting 26 stores looking for merchandising, stock level opportunities and completing training sessions with colleagues.Deputy Manager, Currys Superstore, York, Apr 2007 – Jun 2008• Successfully recruited some competitors colleagues and empowered them to help create a new way of selling that was adopted by the region and then the company, later adding an additional 20% of money margin across the company serving no more customers.Merchandising Project Team Leader, Dixons Carphone PLC, Hemel Hempstead, Apr 2006 – Nov 2006• Lead a successful project rebuilding and remerchandising the television departments in 28 stores.Operations Manager, Currys Superstore, York, Dec 2004 – Apr 2006IT Implementation Co-Ordinator, Dixons Carphone PLC, Hemel Hempstead, Jul 2004 – Dec 2004• Lead part of a large scale project to implement new till systems across 30 stores.Deputy Manager, Currys Superstore, Pontefract, Sep 2001 – Jul 2004Sales Colleague, Currys Superstore, Ipswich and York, Nov 1999 – Sep 2001

Sproughton, England, United Kingdom

Responsible for all aspects of managing this busy Country Carvery Pub Restaurant and living in to control the business covering the managers holidays. controlling stock takes, managing a team of 14 and delivering a great customer experience every time whether the locals or one off diners.

Ipswich, England, United Kingdom

Promoted quickly to running the bars, my bar team was known and consistently approached by the competition. I created a team that served fast and always found time to entertain the customers. Responsible for stock control, cash management, customer service as well as marketing, promotions and entertainment.

Hadleigh, England, United Kingdom

Quality control was my first job leaving school, I moved to SKAR from my first job and began to impress with skills in influencing people even at just 18 years old. Managing the quality output by an injection moulding production team of 30+, I eventually took all responsibility from the Quality Manager.

Hadleigh, England, United Kingdom

As a Quality Controller at 16 years of age my job was to test insulation board coming off the production line and feedback and instruct the production line on changing and maintaining the quality standards to ISO9001. Whilst learning to influence a production team of 40+ I was also completing a BTEC one day a week.