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Account management of 65 Independent retail stores within central Midlands & Yorkshire.Drive sales and exceed all KPI financial and business objectives.Build long term relationships with my retail partners.Consistently deliver against annual sales budget in excess of £25m.Drive volume sales through tactical in store activities and seasonal campaigns.Support in all aspects of business development and retail excellence to drive better retail salesand customer service.Identify suitable independent business partners through tactical recruitment campaigns to recruitinto the Londis brand.Maximise the level of retail sales, margin & consumer awareness through identifying the need forcapital investment into store development and technology in retailer businesses.Support and advise best practice for product range, space allocation, margin, promotionalexecution,merchandising and store standards.Working cross functionally across central departments and as part of a closer team mentoring support to my fellow sales managers offering in store training support and knowledge.Recent experience as head office based sales project lead responsible for communication and delivery of a critical short term business requirement.Regional Director cover and support for the sales team in my direct line manager's absence.

Project lead and responsible for timely completion and execution of full store development projects in independent retail stores.Provide training and mentoring for a team of retail merchandisers.Responsible for the implementing stock ranging & retail pricing, stock replenishment, planograms and merchandising.Installation of brand identity and in store promotional compliance.Conduct retailer and staff training covering store principles and brand standards. Main contact for all third party contractors with full responsibility for delivery of the project with the support of my team.

Responsibility for daily operations, stock replenishment, customer service and legal compliance of a large grocery food department within a large superstore.Drive department sales through effective planogram and promotion display implementation, merchandising, accurate stock replenishment and availability.Responsibility for department’s full time and part time staff members to deliver standards through effective staff training and product knowledge to drive excellent customer service

Responsibility for daily operations and stock replenishment of a busy frozen food department within a large superstore with a focus to drive sales through effective ranging,merchandising,stock promotions & availability.Full responsibility for department standards through effective staff coaching and motivation.

Supervisory support to the department manager in all daily tasks involving stock ordering and achieving department sales growth and customer service.Training responsibility for department team on department standards, display andmerchandising, product knowledge.Responsible for supporting promotional setup and implementation.