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Didcot

Swindon, England, United Kingdom

Homebase Supply Chain, Swindon | July 2022 - Present• Led a 24-hour operation with 150 colleagues, emphasizing safety and operational excellence.• Initiated cost-reduction strategies and managed an annual operating budget.

Swindon, United Kingdom

A key member of the site leadership team responsible for developing and maintaining a safe and costeffective Distribution Centreleading site operations with accountability for the receipt, assembly and loading operations for allproducts, including Home Delivery and HorticultureTo establish, agree and deliver challenging performance objectives across all elements of theoperation, ensuring corporate standards for quality, health and safety and people management/development is maintained,Build relationships with key stakeholders e.g. retail, finance, 3PL network DC’s, to embed acontinuous improvement focus and agree cross functional ways of working.Delivery of an annual operating budget which fully supports the needs of the site.3 shift managers directly reporting to me.Completed and passed; Mental Health First Aid England course: Adult MHFA Two Day (08 to 09 Apr 2019)

Swindon, United Kingdom

To lead an allocated shift with the receiving, assembly and loading operations for all products includinghome delivery and horticulture.Main dutiesTo lead, manage and coach a team of 60-100 (at peak operational times) individuals made up of fulltime team members and agency staff.Develop and harness the potential with the four team leaders who directly report in to me.Ensure service targets and legal compliance obligations are achieved, improvement opportunities areimplemented and capability is in place to satisfy both customer and corporate requirements.Set clear targets, measure and drive enhanced operational performance, providing regular feedbackrecognising achievement.To create and sustain a safe working environment, driven by the shift manager, ensuring all statutoryrequirement are adhered to and exceeded where possible.To constantly evaluate the aims and objective of the shift with a clear vision on how to achieve theseset target and goals.To pro-actively seek effective ways of reducing variable costs, such as labor, damages, accidents,stock integrity.To deputize for the Operations manager in their absence

Gloucester, United Kingdom, Swindon Uk

Assisting the unit manger in the daily operations of a £20 million turnover store, employing 170+ staff, Duties included Managing the yearly stock take, to come in on or under budget. • Deliver departmental sales and profit targets, within my own team of 40 staff members, • Engage the store team to deliver an outstanding customer experience for all B&Q customers. • Provide effective leadership, coaching and development for the trading teams.• Ensure compliance with health and safety, legislation and audit requirements are met. • Open and lockdown process of the store, store walk to confirm store is safe to trade, taking appropriate action where needed. • Network across regions and divisions to gain best practice in stores. • Fully follow the company disciplinary procedure, take appropriate action on individuals for poor performance, • Support the store team in achieves the “stock loss challenge”. • Proactively work on maximising “on the shelf availability” by contacting suppliers and working closely the replenishment team. • Use on own initiative on commerciality, product placement, weather variant sales. • Fully resolve customer issues in a way satisfactory to the company and the customer. Acting up role in absence of the senior manager. AchievementsStore of excellence, Heidi Reynolds divisional director, successfully delivered outstanding results signed off by the Kingfisher Board.

Swindon, United Kingdom

Manage a team of 12 people, ensuring accuracy of deliveries by scanning quantities checking for sub standard stock and recording shortages. Build a great relationship between store staff and the distribution centre. Train B&Q staff in stock management. Fully manage the distribution of stock to new B&Q stores, Contact vendor regarding late and no shows, delays had a significant cost impact. Key role model and representative of Wincanton logistics in the placement store.Operating Forklift trucks – Reach and counterbalanceAchievements12 new stores for B&Q in the UK and Ireland opened within scheduled time scale.