Simon L Email & Phone Number

United Kingdom

Manage the supply chain covering areas across buying and merchandising, global logistics and operations management. My role encompasses ecommerce and ERP development and integration alongside a UK and EU distribution centre. Working to support UK and EU business partners. Develop global supply solutions to manage cost and timelines for procurement, work to maximise sales and revenue opportunites.

Angus, Scotland, United Kingdom

Responsible for the strategy, marketing, operations and financial management across multiple sites throughout Angus. The role balances commercial opportunities with public sector compliance, land management and leisure activities.

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Livingston, West Lothian, United Kingdom

Buying Management, International Brand Management, logistics Management, SHE Management, Inventory Control, Systems Development, Sales, Marketing, Order Processing, Financial Management, Commercial Management

• My role encompasses coordinating and directing the operations of the buying, warehouse & logistics and promotions (marketing) departments in a privately owned retail company.• A member of the Executive board of the company.• Responsible for setting and monitoring the strategic goals of the department and working to ensure they are delivered operationally.• Developing and delivering on growth strategy and the operational changes required to deliver on board targets.

Reporting to the Business Systems Director the role was formed to:Coordinate and develop the operational health and safety policies and procedures across the 3 companies in the group to improve and modernize the existing management tools.Act as audit manager for health and safety compliance, undertaking site inspections and auditing of operational systems.To develop and implement operation policies and procedures encompassing legislative, HR and strategic targets.To audit the company property, and plan any required maintenance or minor refurbishment as required.To co-ordinate new property developments and major refurbishments to the property estate.To plan expenditure and timescales for plant and equipment refurbishments.To manage the utilities supplies across the 18 sites, reviewing consumption and managing supply contracts and budgets.To coordinate business responses to enforcing agency visits.To act as senior advisor to business group executive health and safety management committee.To support core business functions in an operational management role.

Reporting to the Director of Human Resources the role initially encompassed conducting a full strategic review of the function in 2004. Manage the training and development function at a national level, setting targets and goals to match the strategic aims and KPI for the business. Plan and manage the budget, diary and programme for the business year for training across the business. Plan, resource and deliver training and sales events across the UK for 40 training events annually.Undertake an audit and review of the event and training budgets and programmes and prepare a report for executive management evaluation on an annual basis. Plan, organize and implement the required number of national sales/promotional events for the business.Prepare monthly progress report for the Head of Human Resources.Liaise with suppliers and manufacturers on joint training and development programmes aimed at improving sales figures, staff knowledge and brand awareness in-store and across the business.To provide generalist HR support to the business and HT team.Liaise with all departments within the company to ensure coordinated planning for growth and development for the business year.Plan, organise and implement programmes to meet the business training and development needs of Graham Tiso Ltd within the current business year as well as for the future.Assist at national sales and campaign events on a UK wide basis.Joint project to ensure that PPE and work systems used internally and externally comply with all current legal requirements.Assist in the development of departments and functions across the business.

Company trainer in-store, representing the values, ethics and aims of the business to new staff.Act as liaison in conjunction with the Training Manger with suppliers and manufacturers for joint events and programmes.Develop the in-store function and responsibility for training with the Store Management to address sales performance and operational procedures.Train new and existing staff in-store on products ranged.

To act as duty store manager as required.Specific responsibility for the management and running of the ground floor.Management of the sales team on the floor on a daily basis.Stock management of the floor and jointly of the store in conjunction with the management team.Merchandising of the store and floor.To act as part of the store management team in meeting key performance targets for the store.

Management of the sales team on the floor on a daily basis.Management of the sale targets for the department.Stock management of the floor and jointly of the store in conjunction with the management team.Merchandising of the store and floor.Oversight of the running of the Customer Service function in-store.

Managing the training and development function at executive and operational level.Managing the facilities and property function as part of 3 man team.Principal safety advisor to the parent company Tiso Group Ltd.Development advisor for operational policies and procedures.Part of the senior management team tasked to provide business wide support in critical areas.

Coordinate and develop the operational health and safety policies and procedures for Graham Tiso Ltd.Act as part of the audit team for health and safety compliance, undertaking site inspections and auditing of operational systems.To develop and implement operation policies and procedures encompassing legislative, HR and strategic targets.

Mechanical And Electrical Engineering

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