Philip Cocking Email & Phone Number

North Wales

• Operating a highly successful & profitable franchise within the DPD group.
• Customer/driver experience manager on behalf of all owner drivers in the area.
• Providing a “wow” delivery experience that is world class.
• Ensuring all services provided to & on behalf of the DPD group exceeds all company and customer expectations.

To achieve sales, profit, customer satisfaction and employee commitment targets through the development of a strong store team.Promoting the brand by delivering excellent visual, store and operational standards.Full profit and loss accountability.Coaching and development of all the store teams.Ensure the store operates best practice in terms of health and.

North West

• Overall responsibility for Audit coverage for the Northern Region including Ireland, a total of 213 stores achieving the best regional audit results two years running including an overall 8% loss reduction, a 2.95%.
• Manage the audit team to ensure audits were completed in a timely manner, resulting in the highest overall audit coverage in the company.
• Take a risk based approach with the deployment of team resources.
• Full responsibility for maintaining complete, accurate records of actual stocks held and owned.
• Ensuring a robust set of processes are in place for the prevention, detection & reporting of fraud, theft and malpractice around stock, sales refunds and cash handling within the region resulting in the successful.
• To develop a high performing team through coaching & development.

North West

BRANCH MANAGERJoining Cooperative Food on a YTS scheme in 1980 on leaving school and became branch manager in 1982. Progressed further to manage a further 3 stores

North West

• BRANCH MANAGERManaged several different stores throughout North Wales and Cheshire. Achieving excellent KPI results in every store resulting in improved profitability. Working closely with senior management to ensure.
• Promoted to Branch Manager in Chester City Centre – Turnover of £2.4 Million with a team of 50 over two floors. Drove a 3.5% sales increase and an 8% improvement in profit through excellent cost control.
• Previously managing 5 stores – growing sales from 200k to 680k in the Llandudno branch, achieving the highest £ per square foot in the country.
• As area specialist a significant payroll saving in excess of £70k was achieved along with playing a major role in developing the EPOS payroll system currently used saving hundreds of hours each month. As area admin.

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BRANCH MANAGERJoining Cooperative Food on a YTS scheme in 1980 on leaving school and became branch manager in 1982. Progressed further to manage a further 3 stores