John Low Email & Phone Number

London , Gb

Responsibilities: The Corporate Risk Register ensuring all business risks are identified and updated, the appropriate risk treatments are implemented, monitored and modified as required.- To ensure strategic business initiatives are fully risk evaluated and are within the strategic risk appetite for the business.- To liaise with senior management at all levels including all directors to ensure the risk function is fully developed and operational.- To have an effective company BCP and crisis management plan/s and that these are rehearsed as per the respective plans.- To head up the UK & NI Loss Prevention Dept. / function and team.- To work with the finance stock management team to deliver stock management reports were the output is effectively managed to deliver stock integrity / management, which delivers sales and shrinkage efficiencies.- Effective control of service supplier budgets and tender processes that delivers value and cost efficiencies.- Responsibility and management control of the UK & NI Store network for Health & Safety (NEBOSH qualified).

Responsibilities: Relief Divisional Manager responsibility for holidays and full secondments.• Management, control and development of a multi-site region of stores with full P&L responsibility.• Consistently drive and develop agreed company Sales KPI performance targets set by the business.• Deliver quality customer service throughout stores in a geographical region, whilst motivating a highly commercial and sales focused team.• Develop across the region highly effective store teams supported by a capable and functioning DDM team (District Development Managers).• Accountable for succession planning, training & development, Cost Controls, payroll budgets and loss prevention.Achievements:• Consistently a top performing Regional Manager in the business 5 years out of 5 for the main KPI measures and top for contribution on the P&L.• Qualified for the maximum bonus pay-out every year.• Responsible for 3 national roll-outs for concepts that were created and trialled on region as follows:-o KPI sales ranking reports which fostered internal competition leading to improved business sales performance at a store, region and national level.o Store administration procedure – delivered improved efficiency, administration and LP controls.o A stock loss action plan working document which delivered a structured work programme which monitored and minimised leakage.• Seconded to a highly underperforming region as recognised as having the abilities to resolve and achieved the full discretionary bonus due to hitting all the stretch achievement targets.• Seconded to the Division Manager role and conduced relief duties having 6 Regional Managers reports.

Manchester, England, Gb

Responsibilities:• Management, control and development of a multi-site area of stores with full P&L responsibility.• Recruitment, training and development of a strong team of commercially astute and business aware store managers.• Instigating capitalisation plans for re-lays re-fits and equipment etc., with accountability for delivering business plans and sales targets.• Induction and training of newly appointed Area Managers.• Regional relief responsibility in line manager’s absence.Achievements:• Successfully re-fitted and field managed new brand trial concept stores to out perform the rest of the food business resulting in a multi £million national roll-out.• Year 2006 sales performance year on year improvement in excess of +£1.25M.• Consistently a top performer in company KPI leagues.• Recognition for the ability to improve a multi-site area of stores with regard to operational and merchandising standards.• Regarded as a peak performer with regional relief responsibility in line managers absence.• Merited promotion to training store manager, senior manager and then area manager.• Preparing and delivering a P&L course for store managers.

Responsibilities: Management, control and development of a multi-site area of stores with full P&L responsibility.• Recruitment, training and development of a strong team of commercially astute and business aware store managers.• Instigating capitalisation plans for re-lays re-fits and equipment etc., with accountability for delivering business plans and sales targets.• Induction and training of newly appointed Area Managers.• Regional relief responsibility in line manager’s absence.Achievements:• Successfully re-fitted and field managed new brand trial concept stores to out perform the rest of the food business resulting in a multi £million national roll-out.• Year 2006 sales performance year on year improvement in excess of +£1.25M.• Consistently a top performer in company KPI leagues.• Recognition for the ability to improve a multi-site area of stores with regard to operational and merchandising standards.• Regarded as a peak performer with regional relief responsibility in line managers absence.• Merited promotion to training store manager, senior manager and then area manager.• Preparing and delivering a P&L course for store managers.