Greg Flight Email & Phone Number

Melbourne, Vic, Au

Australia

Australia

7 month agreed contract prior to commencing Goverment role

Victoria, Australia

Responsibilities• Establish, develop & implement business strategies;• Manage team members to achieve KPIs across 700+ sites;• Drive Sales; *Relationship Management skills- Merchandising (Buying) & Supply Chain;• New site openings, closures, re-openings; • Recruitment & performance management;• Program Lead for Change & Transformation - End to End (E2E) Total Loss;• Operational excellence & commercial & continuous improvement strategies; • Implement financial controls including KPIs;• Identify & implement enhancements, i.e. IT; • Sound business acumen- P&L performance;• High analytical;• Establishing National coaching, training & development sessions for teams; • Design, develop and deliver localized strategies; • Ensure compliance to operating standards and procedures. Achievements• 11% ahead of key KPI through strategy implementation• Process & procedural enhancements driving improvements across significant category improvement. • +10% improvement across many Operational KPIs through enhanced design.

Victoria, Australia

Responsibilities• Business partner driving leadership, mentoring and guidance to Coles Operations, Distribution Centres, 3PL and Central Office;• Drive leadership change;• Assist high opportunity areas within States to improve commercial results;• Developing & implement strategies; *State Manager relief, as required. *Detailed knowledge of process and procedural requirements; *General Management duties.Achievements *Enhanced operational and procedural performance driving outcomes to be National leading across many key KPIs. *15% YoY improvement on customer service levels through product availability.

Victoria, Australia

Responsibilities*Train and develop logistics managers;*Manage resources effectively;*Service >60 stores within the DAN Region; *Ensure all controls, policies, procedures and guidelines are adhered to; *Maintain high standards of safety & cleanliness; *Ensure smooth running of areas of responsibility;*Control costs and maximise productivity/efficiency; *Achieve KPI's, financial targets (P&L);*HR functions (including Work Cover);*Liaise with external contractors and suppliers; *Succession planning; *Recruitment & performance management;*Auditing; *General management duties; Achievements*Improving results of departments with achievement of 1st or 2nd on National ranking; *Improving morale, functionality and productivity of responsible departments;

Chelmsford, United Kingdom

Responsibilities*Develop a team spirit leading to an atmosphere of professionalism, pride, loyalty and above all ownership; *KPI and P&L Management;*Strategy development and managment;*Train & develop Area Managers & Store Management; *Drive operation excellence;* Mentor, coach & assist new Area Managers <2 years experience *Recruitment, dispute resolution and termination; *Facility management; *Increase market share through maximising sales and maintain an effective & consistent approach to customer service and store standards;*Monitor highly competitive market; *Control costs, improve efficiencies productivity; *Establishing budgets (i.e. sales, wages);*Fresh product offering development; *Compliance to governing laws and company policy and procedures; *Tender, negotiate and optimise all contracts and contract terms with external parties; *Execute general management duties at the highest level. Achievements *Promoted to Director level;*Increased sales revenue by 40%+ YoY;*Progressing stores from low to top levels of performance and operation;*Obtain highest customer service rates in region;*Customer Product availability at sites ranked in top 2; *All KPI results exceeded; *Area filmed on numerous occasions for National UK TV. Prepared, managed requirements whilst liaising with external media consultants; *UK business will embark on taking expats from Australia due to my performance; *Developed and implemented training & development sessions for management across the region.

Victoria, Australia

Responsibilities*Conduct high levels of business acumen;*KPI and P&L Management;*Strategy development and management;*Regional Training Centre Manager for all new Area Managers, Store Management and Store Staff. *Training between 30-50 new employees per sessions with 13 Trainers conducting the courses that reported to myself;*Member of various committees (OH&S, Personnel etc); *Undertaking additional responsibilities for Region: Inventory development and training projects, Internal/contractor agreements, Purchasing/Buying liaison, Site Presentation and Cleaning projects, Fresh product development; *Visual Merchandise;*Store Openings (including preparing furniture plans, Store design layouts); *KPI performance of each site overseen; *Established annual budgets;*Mentor numerous Area Managers; *Auditing;*HR functions (including Work Cover management, hiring, terminations);*General management duties. Achievements *Sales revenue increase in excess of +30% year on year;*Effective succession planning for Site Management resulted in providing the vast majority of Store Management within region;*Overseeing the Training Center that trained the vast majority of employees within the region; *Offered expatriate role in United Kingdom;

Responsibilities *Exceed sales KPI on residential home loans through establishing direct customer base, referral networks through mortgage brokers, real estate agents, accountants, Lawyers. *Generate add on sales for products within Insurance, Commercial lending and real estate.*Manage credit process including relationships with Mortgage Insurers, property valuators and credit teams*Effective relationship management of key stakeholders*Adherence to banking and finance guidelines.Achievements* Number 1 in sales (home loans settled);* Offered role in Commercial Finance.

Bachelor'S Degree, Business (Management & Marketing)

Banking And Financial Support Services

CERTIFICATE IV in Finance & Mortgage Broking (FNS40811)

Diploma, Financial Services (Financial Planning) - Entry Level Competencies

Diploma, Banking And Finance

High School Certificate Of Eduction