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Working in Reed’s East Croydon Branch as the designated Accountancy Specialist Recruiter covering a patch of Croydon, Bromley, Sevenoaks, Dulwich and Norwood. Working on roles with salaries up to 60k on Qual, Part-Qual candidates. A key achievement of mine in this time is selling the branch first-ever Retainer of Service to a client for whom I generated that role by headhunting their Bookkeeper.● Managing the full 360 recruitment cycle from business development through to sourcing candidates, arranging interviews, and closing the deal● Developing a network of both new and lapsed businesses by engaging in client marketing strategies.● Generating leads through CV Stripping● Researched, identified, and reached out to passive candidates for possible job placement opportunities.● Guided possible candidates through the employment process, from phone screening until the final interview. Registering them either in person, via Teams.● Resourcing for Permanent roles● Writing and advertising jobs & Interviewing and prepping candidates for roles● Sourcing potential clients and candidates using Boolean searches, internal systems, LinkedIn Recruiter etc● Acquired an understanding of accounting principles and practices to effectively assess candidate qualifications.● Stayed abreast of industry trends and updates to align recruitment strategies with evolving market demands.● Collaborated seamlessly with colleagues and internal teams to share insights, best practices, and collectively achieve recruitment goals.● Participated in team meetings and contributed to a collaborative and supportive work environment.

Currently working in high-profile supermarkets with a weekly turnover of 1.2million+.Accountable for teams of 60+ and a broader colleague base of 290 individuals. Elected as‘Community Champion’ responsible for organising donations and charitable events where thecompany's brand would be represented. Responsible for direct HR functions such as benefits andcompensation, conflict resolution, customer complaints, recruiting and hiring practices.. Entrusted with ER administrative role leading colleague performance management anddisciplinary processes. Decreasing colleague counts but improving productivity within thebusiness achieving key Labour metrics within the store.. Utilised my networking abilities to develop the talent in my team but also to look furtherafield and bring in viable candidates who streamline my processes.. Budget management - In control of ordering stock and budget allocations to relevantdepartments and managing overall budget expenditure within my store.. Developed personal and store branding through company apps and initiatives such asYammer to promote achievements and reach out to other leads.. Figure-headed restructure of my store and department- enforced corporate new ways ofworking. Led recruitment drive for multiple departments, ensuring optimum productivitydelivered.. Comprised reports and evaluations of metrics compared against targets and hostedweekly management meetings to discuss, coach and find areas of opportunity.

Working in high footfall stores with rigorous compliance and audit processes to ensure standardsare met to a constant satisfactory level. Entrusted with key KPIs and Metrics such as store shrink, waste, cash compliance and cash handling procedures. Accountable for linking and delivering HRinitiatives to corporate business plans and restructures. Oversaw Safe and Legal audits, developingrapport with the area and regional managers. During this period of employment, I was promoted onseveral occasions to roles with increased responsibilities. Subsequently, I was put forward forcovering stores with vacant managers due to my business acumen and industry knowledge I wasable to keep them profitable, achieving targets and operational to the expected standards.. Acted as the sole recruiter for my stores’ accountable for hiring, training and performancemanagement of said recruits.. Used to provide tactical support to stores in my cluster where advice was required indelivering growth and objectives.. Revised employee orientation and retention leading to a 45% increase in the employeefeedback surveys.. Spearheaded KPI succession plan - Implemented new ways of working delivering Shrinktarget by 14% against budget.. Developed employee talent identification system leading to an increase in internalcolleague progression.. Internal audits of processes such as payroll and Defra, identifying errors, fixing them andbetter operationalising ways of working.. Implemented technological changes within the business such as Kronos to enable me tostreamline processes within the store and to coach and engage with my peers on how thisbenefits us moving forward.. Trained in carrying out disciplinaries, incident investigations and managed for improvedperformance (MFIP) used for both underperforming and colleagues looking to take thenext step in their career.

Used labour and trade patterns to allocate hours to best fit the business model optimising customerservice as well as the number of facilities offered to the customer. Weekly and periodic reviews ofMicroStrategy reports optimising the range and spaces available leading to merchandising effortsto increase profits and sales. Ensuring customer retention is kept by providing excellent customerservice and informing customers of all new news and promotions available to them.. Day-to-day running and supervision of the shop floor - ensuring replenishment ofshelves, working in a fast-paced setting dealing with customer complaints and queries.. Ensuring process documents are monitored, reviewed and kept up to date.. Involved with basic recruitment, training and monitoring of new starters.. Supervised a minimum of 10 colleagues per shift across various duties.. Maintained stock levels through weekly and periodic inventory counts and reconciliations. Ensured food safety compliance by presenting a clean and safe working environment. Planning and delivery of direct corporate activities such as price promotion changes, storelayout and merchandising of displays. Relaying and communicating plans with otherdepartments/ store leads.