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•Cross functional senior leadership role.•Full P&L accountability & consistent delivery of commercial plan.•Strong delivery across financial KPIs. Constantly analysing key metrics to drive continuous improvements. Worked across all functions to deliver the key strategic business goals. •Motivated, inspired and coached my team to maximise profit by delivering excellent customer service, developing their team, excellent standards, growing sales, rigorous cost control and managing shrink and risk in each unit. •Delivered through a tailored approach for each Manager and store.•Project managed large scale change management programmes including the integration of Post Office into WHSmith and transition from single management to cluster structure.•Delivered numerous store closures, refits, re-sites and Store, Post Office, Card Market openings.•Managed the balance between excellent service and team morale whilst delivering a low-cost operation, protecting the WHS brand and delivering for shareholders. •All HR processes managed to protect the people and the business. •Developed regional and national succession plan. Coached and developed key talent for future roles, spotting potential deficiencies and ensuring a strong talent pipeline.•Maximised profit through format/space optimisation/layout planning.•All legal, admin & regulatory compliance adhered to company policies, processes & procedures.•Conference planning and hosting.

*Project Manager - Key Strategic Trials*Area Manager - multiple locations.*Productivity and Efficiency Manager*Store Manager *Support Manager *EPOS Trainer *Customer Service Manager *Deputy Manager•Awarded Store Manager of the Year •Voted Managers’ Manager of the Year•Grew sales and reduced stockholding whilst reducing store workload.•Developed a format for maximising shop floor availability which increased sales, service and profit. This best practice was adopted and rolled out across all high street stores. •Reduced News Shrink from 2% to 0.9%. •Progressed from single store management format to cluster structure delivering resource savings c. £70k.•Utilised my knowledge of the most appropriate business tools to create consistency in each store across the Area; maximised efficiency vs 50 different examples.•Increase task-efficiency, freeing resource for increased Customer Service.•Maximised productivity and improved sales within each location of the Midlands area.