Simon Russell

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DIRECTOR – OPERATIONS (Retail) & CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE ☛ I help companies in omni channel strategy, driving business growth, revenue generation and increasing operational efficiency. @ Banham Group
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Edenbridge, England, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
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About Simon Russell

🚩Growth Facilitator 🚩Omni-Channel Strategy 🚩Digital Transformation & Turnaround 🚩Financial Sustainability 🚩Keynote Speaker & Motivational Coach➤ Verifiable track record of providing leadership and operational direction for all business operations.➤ Driven by a passion for increasing revenue, embracing digital, delivering operational efficiencies, and improving customer & employee experience - I offer direction to companies' operational, business growth and revenue-generating strategies. ➤ Instrumental role in setting the Retail strategic direction and driving overall business performance. By continually developing industry insights, I have always ensured that robust plans are in place to drive business growth, profitability and continued the development of the store network, online B2C sales and customer experience proposition. ➤ Through omnichannel sales, I delivered a linked and accessible proposition for our customers and ensured that the shopping environment and customer experience align with the overarching vision.➤ Driven continuous improvement, provided the highest level of quality, improving process efficiency, and recommending strategic, measurable, and sustainable solutions to accelerate growth. ➤ Razor-sharp focus on maximising the revenues, reducing processing times, managing budgets, and exercising cost control - I have accurately forecasted financials and delivered committed Revenue, Margin and Cash Flow.➤ Delivering business objectives through the highest standards of customer experience, stakeholder management, cost-effective resource management, maximising revenue, profitability, and growth of the businesses, I have always strived to engrain global best practices and continuous improvements.𝗦𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗘𝗗 𝗛𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗟𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧𝗦:✔ Led the development of an award-winning omnichannel strategy that doubled online sales and number of customers in 22 months. Increased online sales by 40% without cannibalising physical shop sales. Online sales increased by four times what they were in the past ten years, just growing their total sales share from <10% to 40%. ✔ Delivered customer service through a differentiated service proposition and introduction of selling specialists to all shops. Created new learner journeys for all staff and instilled minimum service standards that improved the NPS score.✔ Created a new Target Operating Model with full employee engagement, changed the roles of 21k shop staff with tangible efficiency and NPS improvements.✔ Chairman, Director and Trustee in the not-for-profit sector.

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Banham Group

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DIRECTOR – OPERATIONS (Retail) & CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE ☛ I help companies in omni channel strategy, driving business growth, revenue generation and increasing operational efficiency.
Simon Russell Work Experience Details
  • Banham Group
    Group Director Of Customer Experience And Operations
    Banham Group Dec 2023 - Present
    London, Gb
  • Banham Group
    Interim Group Director Of Operations (Board)
    Banham Group Jan 2023 - Dec 2023
    London, Gb
  • Bromley Healthcare Cic Ltd
    Ned
    Bromley Healthcare Cic Ltd Apr 2023 - Present
    Orpington, Kent, Gb
  • Freelance
    Independent Retail Advisor
    Freelance Feb 2020 - Jan 2023
  • Parsley Box
    Managing Director
    Parsley Box Nov 2021 - Sep 2022
    Edinburgh, Lothian, Gb
  • John Lewis & Partners
    Director, Operations Development
    John Lewis & Partners Apr 2017 - Feb 2020
    London, England, Gb
    𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝘁, 𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗡𝗣𝗦 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆, 𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝘁 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵, 𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽𝘀, 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗻.𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗔𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀:––––––––––––––––––➤ Customer Experience: Improved NPS from 60 to 64 and service metrics from 78 to 82. Increased employee engagement scores by 3% despite restructures and declining numbers.➤ Operations Efficiency: Business Lead and sponsor of the 'Financial Sustainability strategy. Improved cost to sales and ROIC. Improved business contribution by increasing sales, simplifying, and automating processes, and reducing cost. ➤ Operations Support: Improved lead time by 15% and reduced complaints by 20%. Extended support to 28K+ employees in 50 department stores contact centres and supply chain (in-store digital, product services, workforce management, work measurement, RFID, policy, stock handling, catering, customer experience, GNFR, product services, business process /CI).➤ IT Infrastructure: Implemented major retail IT systems like ➙ POS: Improved reliability, implemented new functionality and increased efficiency. ➙ RFID: Improved on shelf stock accuracy in store. ➙ Order Manager: Delivered seamless customer experience. ➙ Scheduling / WFM: Optimised the right staff at the right time. ➤ Cost Optimisation/Savings: ➙Implemented a New Shop Target Operating Model. Improved NPS by 2%. ➙Created a labour model for shops, established a category selling framework, launched a scheduling tool and flexible working culture. ➙Implemented a Contact Centre change programme.
  • John Lewis & Partners
    Director, Retail Operations Development
    John Lewis & Partners Mar 2012 - Apr 2017
    London, England, Gb
    𝗟𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆, 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗶𝘅 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝟱𝟬 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽𝘀. 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 '𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲' 𝗮𝗻𝗱 '𝗝𝗟 𝗢𝗺𝗻𝗶 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹 𝗖𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿' 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. 𝗘𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹, 𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿/𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲.𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗔𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀:––––––––––––––––––➤ Digital Transformation: ➙Increased online orders in stores by introducing terminals in stores to sell the full online assortment. ➙Introduced 8000 iPhone devices for every Selling staff member with internal apps driving efficiency and service for 16k shop selling staff.➤ Customer Experience: Trained 16000 staff through the 'Love to Sell' Customer initiative to all shops and created new Specialist Product and Service coaching roles. Increased NPS by 4 points in 2 years.➤ Performance Benchmarks: Identified as future talent and succession planning – John Lewis Partnership Board Development group. Selected as potential, passed a rigorous YSC assessment to join the programme and grooming for a Board-level role.➤ Structural Changes: Introduced flat reporting structures, removed the Department Manager layer in shops driving faster decision making, greater empowerment and savings with no negative customer or employee metrics. ➤ Proposition Changes: Introduced new adjacent propositions, including 3rd party catering (e.g., Benugo), Waitrose (Soton / Watford), Opticians, Kuoni all driving customer frequency, dwell time, and benefit pa.
  • John Lewis & Partners
    Head Of Multi Channel
    John Lewis & Partners Feb 2010 - Mar 2012
    London, England, Gb
    𝗟𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗶𝗱𝗹𝘆 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀, 𝗼𝗺𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗠𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶-𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗿.𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗔𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀:––––––––––––––––––➤ Business Growth: Launched next day Click and Collect to 350 Waitrose shops and established the highest NPS score for any service.➤ Customer Experience: Converted solo channel customers (shop only) to be omnichannel driving frequency and 3.5x annual spend that added incremental revenue and 5% reduction in customer churn rate. Introduced new online services to match shop proposition – e.g., installation of goods (washing machines) and NKU. ➤ Organisational Restructuring & Cultural Changes: ➙Created, communicated, and led the multi-channel strategy. Grew sales in 2 years through restructuring, cultural changes, and channel alignment initiatives. ➙Transformed the business culture to the one that promoted multi-channel advocacy, removed internal competition between channels and introduced new aligned, integrated KPIs and priorities.
  • John Lewis & Partners
    Managing Director, Bluewater
    John Lewis & Partners Jul 2005 - Jan 2010
    London, England, Gb
  • John Lewis & Partners
    Managing Director, Sheffield
    John Lewis & Partners Jan 2004 - Jul 2005
    London, England, Gb
  • John Lewis & Partners
    General Manager, Glasgow
    John Lewis & Partners Feb 2000 - Jan 2004
    London, England, Gb

Simon Russell Skills

Retail Management Business Strategy E Commerce Team Leadership Strategy Multi Channel Retail Change Management Leadership Marketing Strategy Customer Experience Sales Team Management Customer Service Coaching Recruiting B2b Inventory Management Crm Cross Functional Team Leadership

Simon Russell Education Details

  • University Of St Andrews
    University Of St Andrews
    Management Science
  • The Glasgow Academy
    The Glasgow Academy

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Simon Russell works for Banham Group

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Simon Russell's current role is DIRECTOR – OPERATIONS (Retail) & CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE ☛ I help companies in omni channel strategy, driving business growth, revenue generation and increasing operational efficiency..

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Simon Russell attended University Of St Andrews, The Glasgow Academy.

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