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Coates is Australia's largest equipment rental company. It is a fully owned subsidiary of Seven Group Holdings.

• 18 years’ experience managing retail operations of a large format warehouse (15,000 sqm), including leading 300+ team members. • Accountable for the daily operations of the store, driving performance and the development of people, culture and strategy. • Daily direction of operations to provide commercial viability and efficiency.• Delivering safety and compliance protocols.• Detailed understanding of P&L, EBIT, sales targets, KPI’s and budgets.• Advanced levels of driving exceptional customer service and customer care.• Ability to lead, coach and develop a team to deliver high standards.• Strong understanding of visual merchandising and ensuring store is always well presented, tidy and engaging for customers.• Recruitment of new team members, conducting induction and integration in the business and ongoing training, including rostering, development of team and performance management.• Track record of successfully consulting with Area Managers and State managers on methods of operation, product requirements, finance, marketing sales and human resources.• Skilled at driving and accelerating business growth within region.• Excellent coach and communicator.• Positive attitude and can-do mentality, demonstrating continuous improvement through innovation.• Solution orientated, having an excellent eye for detail with the ability to influence a broad range of stakeholders at all levels.• Proactive in problem solving and taking initiative to improve business operations.

General Manager for a sports and marketing company with a sales team in excess of 60.Awarded highest performing salesperson during Japan Soccer World Cup exceeding $1.5m in sales.Achieved outstanding sales targets leading the operations for corporate hospitality sporting events worldwide. Secondments to New York and Tokyo to recruit, train and establish offices in these countries. Organised tickets and corporate hospitality at major sporting events such as the Sydney Olympics, Soccer World Cup, Rugby World Cup, AFL/NRL Grand Finals, Melbourne Cup, Australian Open Tennis. Catering up to 600 patrons per event. Organised guest celebrity speakers for each event and liaised with clients.