Leicester, United Kingdom
General Manager at Dobbies Ltd
Retail
Education
Home Learning College 2010 — 2010
EDI Certificate in Business Management
Galashiels College of Further Education 1975 — 1977
SNC in Business Studies., Behavioural Science, Scots Law, Business English, Economics, Banking and Finance.
St Bees School, Cumbria. 1970 — 1975
GCE O level, Geography, History, English Lang, English Lit, Economics.
Experience
Dobbies Garden Centres Ltd August 2011 - Present
Dobbies Ltd June 2012 - May 2013
Focus DIY October 2010 - August 2011
Tesco Stores Ltd March 2007 - September 2009
Tesco Stores Ltd April 2005 - March 2007
Signet Group July 2002 - April 2005
Stylo Barratts February 2001 - February 2002
Oliver Group Plc May 1976 - February 2001
Skills
Income Statement, Profit, Selling, Marketing, Sales Management, Budgeting, Operations Management, Recruiting, Negotiation, Merchandising, Cost Control, Pricing, Forecasting, Store Management, Budgets, Time Management, Multi-channel Retail, Sales, Training, Retail, Human Resources, Employee Relations, Process Improvement, New Store Development, Sourcing, Customer Satisfaction, Stock Control, Teamwork, POS, Strategy, Purchasing, Leadership Development, New Business Development, Business Planning, Strategic Planning, Coaching, Management, Visual Merchandising, Cross-functional Team..., People Development, Business Strategy, Customer Service, P&L Management, Inventory Management, Team Leadership, Leadership, Loss Prevention, Strategy Development, Hiring, Team Building