Effective running of a £5 million+ a year turnover store, employing over 30 team members in different departments, with proven growth in key sales categories. Responsible for employee training, reviews and disciplinary matters.Communicate all legislative and policy changes to store teams, ensuring sound understanding of what is required.Product sales specialist on: Weber barbeques, Stihl machinery, rifles & shooting, rodenticides & pesticides.Project managing the overhaul of the goods in/warehouse/commercial feed store departments to ensure higher standards of stock management and customer service.Managing several different category specialists within the store team, including agricultural equipment, animal nutrition, equine care and management, and timber/fencing.Category B1 counterbalance forklift operator.Qualified BASIS Nominated Storekeeper - Harper Adams University.Day to day management of HR, recruitment, stock control and estate management. Overseeing and maintaining the highest visual merchandising standards.Responsible for all H&S activity and reporting. Implementing and adapting procedures to improve and maintain standards throughout the business.Attend regular meetings to strategize and plan future campaigns to move the business forward, ensuring each area has a relevant metric.Attending and arranging regular meetings with regional management, head office, product trainers and key suppliers.Development and running of retail and agricultural campaigns and special events.Store has won two internal marketing competitions during my tenure.

Responsible for all staff, coaching, compliance and estate management for a 45,000 sq ft retail environment, turning over £4 million in financial year 2016-17.Passed Legal Obligations & Duties for Management exams and assessments.Successfully developing and modifying in-store processes to exceed KPI’s, sales targets and loss prevention targets.Ensured maximum efficiency and profitability up until the end of the insolvency process.

Qualified instructor, staff trainer and assessor on self-belay & continuous belay courses.Staff management to ensure each activity will run at the required capacity for the current and next day.Duty Manager role - acts as the primary controller for all site activities, ensuring all staff are where they need to be, customers are getting the experience we’d expect, and all safety & compliance matters were being adhered to. Maintaining records of all customer interactions, legal disclaimers, and notable incidents.Aerial Assault Course rescue practitioner.First Aid qualifiedAdditional responsibilities: Site key holder, Segway off-road Instructor, Site & PPE inspections, maintenance and repair, front of house duties, cash handling. Safe and profitable operation of the whole site in the absence of the Site Manager, including staffing, bookings, events and planning.

Volunteer instructor, attending two evenings per week plus 3-6 weeks away per year.Multi-disciplined instructor - all military subjects, and adventurous training, leadership development, safeguarding.Directing Staff at National Cadet Training Centre, Frimley Park. Coaching and consulting on the Adult Leadership & Management course, a prerequisite course for promotion eligibility for adult staff.Troop Commander - responsible for development of up to 40 cadets, and adult staff. Looking after training, assessments, safety, Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme, and local public events.Consulted with local agencies on security for key public events in town, assisting where practical to do so with volunteer cadets.

(Temporary Position)Liaised with trustees, suppliers, sponsors and contractors to prepare the site for events.Developed a new format for charity website.Managed donations & receipts for benefactors.

Utilised proactive techniques to effectively manage all support contract queries and renewals. Adopted a consultative sales approach to nurture and develop new business.Maintained an up to date and in depth knowledge of indoor & outdoor wireless equipment, legislation, technical standards and working practices. Seizing initiative to make sure I was as up to date as I could be on any relevant detail.Assisted with the design of WLAN, Point to Point/Multi-Point and Mesh networks for the education, commercial and tourism sectors, including a leading global Internet business, in three European sites.Assisted with the design of WLAN, Point to Point/Multi-Point and Mesh networks for the education, commercial and tourism sectors, including the largest global Internet business in three European sites.

Personally managed and nurtured over 150 business to business accounts, driving productivity and developing sales strategies with business owners. 25/75 Split attention between new business acquisition and growth of existing accounts.Working with business owners to develop forward thinking strategies to maximise business both ways.Ensured regular and relevant contact with key decision makers, keeping accurate records about discussions, deals and sale shipments.

Business Telecoms services & equipment sales specialist (Phone systems & bespoke data solutions) for the SME market of Dorset & Wiltshire. Certificate of Sales Excellence awarded twice.Consistently exceeded weekly and monthly sales targets, and built a reputation with business KDM’s for honesty and integrity.Won two regional sales awards as top performer across the entire business.Desk and field based position with a self-managed diary, often needing multiple site visits to secure the right deal.After Sales support to make sure installations went smoothly.

Advanced Telecommunications Instructor for the School of Army Aviation.Subject matter expert pertaining to all forms of ground to ground & ground to air telecommunications, radio equipment & procedure, radio physics theory and antenna propagation.Diplomatic Liaison (Aviation Operations) for 37 (Northern Ireland) Brigade and Joint Helicopter Forces (NI).Specialist Operator with 216 (Parachute) Signals Squadron, HQ 16 Air Assault Brigade’s airborne task force - Kuwait & Iraq.