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United Kingdom

Redditch, England, United Kingdom

Commercial Customer Proposition manager, working on strategic priorities to enable Halfords to meet changing needs of customers within the Automotive services space. Leading stakeholders across multiple support and operational functions, to work together to deliver an agenda for change that enables a crucial balance of EBIT benefit output and customer satisfaction.Strategically planning and managing activity across EComm and Digital Product Managers to identify, triage and develop online change in an E2E approach that enables delivery.

Moreton-In-Marsh, England, United Kingdom

Leader of Europes largest car club. Driving an SME back into a financially sound position, whilst growing membership and delivering high quality events. Using a consultancy based approach to identify and solve internal business challenges, positively creating a team of followers through a mix of paid colleagues, board of directors and volunteer workforce. Demonstrable examples of commercial partnership management and seeking new business relationships. Acting as a brand ambassador for both club and Porsche GB / AG, through a variety of media channels and in person events.

Hartpury

Senior leader at Hartpury, responsible for the Innovation, Careers and Enterprise team in providing an excellent student experience in Enterprise, Work Placements, Careers Education, Advice and Guidance across HE and FE. Driving positive outcomes for our College student future destinations and the University Graduate Outcomes.Professional facilitation with HE and FE departments, ensuring employability is embedded, implemented and impact measured. Leader of a Projects Portfolio connected to the strategic aims of the Institution connected to the Skills agenda.As additional responsibilities delivering Commercial business Consultancy projects for the Senior Leadership Team.Developing key stakeholder relationships both internally within Hartpury College and University to ensure Strategic Goals are realised, whilst building partnerships with local government stakeholders such of our local Gfirst LEP, Council and business friends of Hartpury.

Gloucester, United Kingdom

Leading Business Innovation, Careers and Enterprise for students at Hartpury University & College

Membership and Committee Secretary for the BMMC - South MidlandsCoOrdination and support for all South Midlands BMMC MembersCoOrdination and support for a variety of tasks for the Chairman and South Midlands BMMC Committee

Gloucester, United Kingdom

Director focusing on 1:1 Leadership Coaching to the CEO, whilst also consulting on a change strategy.Active board director and supported activities which contributed to several successful funding years.

Gloucester, United Kingdom

Leader of a high-end guest experience £40m turnover business, coaching a large team of 700 colleagues to deliver excellent customer service through quality locally sourced products, which are beautifully merchandised in a stunning environment. Responsible for influencing and driving change across the wider Westmorland Business as a part of the family leadership team.

Regional Withn United Kingdom

Delivering a Commercial change programme 'Modern Waitrose' across a region of Shops in the Cotswolds with a £200m portfolio and a senior management stakeholder within central operations.

Various

Responsible for overall operations, profit + loss and leadership of people within John Lewis / Waitrose as Branch Manager with experience within £15m-£50m turnover units with 150-700 members of staff.

Ski Resort Rental and Repair Shop Team Manager

Toronto

Assistant Store Manager and Sales Person

Canada

Marketing / Survey Assistant in Field Marketing, Trade Shows, Consumer Shows, Brand Awareness Campaigns

Chandlers Ford, Southampton

Merchandising Process Manager and line management of a Range Change Implementation support teamExecuted a project of managing a surveying process that enabled efficient first-time implementation of range changes by the commercial departments across 300+ B&Q shopsLed and line managed members of staff to align to the strategic goals of the operational planStakeholder management of shop and support office managers to ensure review, analysis and feedback downloaded post activity

Various

Variety of roles across 10 succesful years at Waitrose. Roles included Store Manager and Head Office Project Management. In Continuous Improvement, Reporting integration and New Store Openings

Leadership And Management, Level 7

Level 2, Lean Organisation Management

Postgraduate Award, Careers Leadership

Developing theories of career development, learning and leadership.

Master Of Science (Msc), Business/Commerce, General

School of Business – 1year MSc Topics: Financial Accounting, Marketing, Sustainability, Economic Development, Entrepreneurship, Events.

Level 6 (Bachelors) Leadership City And Guilds, Leadership

Level 3 Award, Food Safety In Retail

The Licentiateship Award - Level4 Diploma, Retail Management

A-Levels, Communication Studies, B

A-Levels, Geography, D

A-Levels, Film/Cinema/Video Studies, B

Education record

Senior Leadership

Master Of Science - Ms, Business/Managerial Economics