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Great Missenden, Gb

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Established a PMO and led the end to end project management to facilitate implementation of strategic partnering to offshore process and services, established governance forums including Steering, Design Authority and Risk management.- Managed outsourcing programme to near and offshore locations delivering salary arbitrage savings and process improvements- Led recruitment and developed ways of working for the project delivery team - Leveraged project management best practice to optimise delivery outcomes and develop capability

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Programme management for complex change programmes to deliver the strategic transformation agenda.- Delivered the relocation of Currys Corporate head office and colleague consultation, increased colleague engagement scores and optimised talent attraction rates.- Led the planning and closure of all UK & I Carphone Warehouse stores- Led optimisation of the Customer Experience in 143 stores, increased store profitability and customer advocacy.- Created a new concession store format to deliver vendor partnership with Tesco & Currys, delivered a 6 store trial to plan and budget

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Delivered rigorous end to end project management to deliver strategic merger and store estate rationalisation programmes.- Delivered a multi year store estate rationalisation project, scope included 63 store refits and 132 store disposals - Developed and deployed 300 shop in shops over multiple years, delivered to plan and budget.

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Managed the central Space Planning function, responsible for store blueprints, date insight, planograms and governance of all store layout plans.- Effective displays and merchandising: Maximised return on shelf space, space management and planning tools, define and control display standards.- Operational efficiency: Overhauled store merchandising instructions, acted as the ambassador for change, successfully embedded into BAU operations.

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Managed the Micro Space Planning function developing display techniques, off fixture creative features and display instructions for all UK store formats and instore supplier areas- Merchandising development: Merchandising techniques, development of display solutions and off fixture creative features. Managed the Merchandising Test Centre operations, process and costs. - Display Instructions - Creation of instructions and planograms to support range and off fixture displays.

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Responsible for developing Visual Merchandising and display solutions for new store formats, new categories and departmental upgrades.- Ticket standardisation: Working with the Point of Sale team, I was responsible for developing and deploying a standardised ticket solution and fixtures across all store formats and brands (Currys, PC World and Curry Digital), delivered cost savings and optimised operational efficiencies.- Standardised store format: Defined and developed a standardised fixture design, merchandising profiles and benchmark for deployment across the store estate. Delivered cost savings and operational efficiencies.

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End to end project management of merchandising projects for Currys and Dixons Tax Free- Developed and delivered merchandising solutions and standard detail profiles for Currys 'Transformation and Renewal' pilot stores- Developed new concept merchandising solutions for outlets in Terminal 5- Translated concept visualisation into POS and fixtures that maximised the efficiency of standard components

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Developed merchandising solutions for the Currys chain that worked across multi format UK stores. Project managed all re-mechandising programmes for all Currys stores

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Merchandising Project Manager for Dixons and Dixons XL store formats. Co-ordinated communication and implementation of new merchandising solutions for all stores. - Developed merchandising solutions to align with commercial strategy. - Controlled the briefing, creation and management of all point of sale for Dixons XL brand.