Allan Moffat
Rochdale,Greater Manchester
Summary
Commercially focused operations leader with extensive multi-site responsibility, delivering sustained EBITDA growth through strategic planning, disciplined execution, and high-performance team leadership. Recognised for elevating operational standards, strengthening organisational capability, and driving transformation across complex, fast-paced environments. I create clarity of purpose, build trust, and empower leaders at every level to perform with confidence and consistency. My approach combines data-led insight, strong commercial judgement, and a people-first coaching style to unlock performance, accelerate capability, and deliver outstanding, measurable results.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Regional Operations Manager
Amber Taverns
01.2025 - 01.2026
- Oversaw a portfolio of 75 pubs and led six Business Development Managers, providing clear commercial direction, high standards, and hands-on leadership to drive sustainable regional performance.
- Drove commercial performance, retail excellence, and strategic planning, ensuring like-for-like and budgeted growth converted into strong Ebitdar through disciplined cost control and data-driven decision-making.
- Led recruitment, succession planning, and operator capability development, proactively strengthening the leadership pipeline and ensuring every site had the right people, skills, and mindset for long-term success.
- Provided senior leadership with data-driven insight for long-term investment and Capex planning, influencing regional growth strategy and informing decisions on site development, performance improvement, and asset enhancement.
- Maintained consistently high on-site standards through structured reviews, coaching, development, and clear expectations, ensuring safe, compliant, and guest-ready environments across the region.
- Set clear goals, priorities, and performance standards, creating clarity across the region and empowering BDMs and Operators to act decisively, take ownership, and deliver results at pace.
- Strengthened operational consistency through national compliance frameworks, process clarity, and structured performance routines, reducing inefficiency and embedding accountability across the estate.
- Collaborated closely with Operators to enhance customer experience, ensuring strong execution across safety, entertainment, sports viewing, product value, and operational efficiency.
Regional & Transitional Manager
Stonegate Group
01.2022 - 01.2025
- Managed a large portfolio of leased and tenanted pubs, improving profitability and standards through Power BI, P&L focused business reviews and promoting my people first attitude.
- Led publican recruitment, compliance programmes, and operational uplift initiatives.
- Transitioned managed sites into leased and tenanted formats, reshaping operational systems.
- Recruited excellent Operators and Publicans with a right person right pub ethos.
- Developed a year on year strategy for the region incorporating Capex development, areas for improved growth, recruitment requirements and execution and people development.
Loss Prevention Manager
Stonegate Group
01.2017 - 01.2022
- Directed national compliance operations aligned to the Statutory Pubs Code.
- Led investigations, cash recovery programmes, and risk mitigation activities.
- Delivered intelligence‑led fraud and tampering investigations with strong evidential reporting.
- Completed HND in Intelligence Analysis to assist in data review and geo-spatial planning to highlight nefarious activities.
Audit & Security Manager
Perfect Home
01.2012 - 01.2017
- Completed 250+ investigations into theft, fraud, and misconduct.
- Implemented nationwide audit frameworks and compliance processes.
- Collaborated with police and ensured FCA audit standards were met.
- Led a team of 5 Auditors nationwide and implemented a cost-effective framework for results utilising technology and proactive planning.
Education
Higher National Diploma -
Intelligence Analysis
01.2022
BTEC Level 4 -
Security Management
01.2018
BTEC National Diploma -
Arts and Media
01.1998
9 GCSEs -
A–C
01.1995
2 A Levels -
Skills
- Commercial direction
- Data analysis
- Recruitment strategy
- Compliance management
- Performance improvement
- Strategic planning
- Operational efficiency
- Team empowerment
- Customer experience
- Asset enhancement
- Positive attitude
- Leadership skills
Certification
Member of the British Institute of Innkeeping, 2023-01-01
Accomplishments
- Delivered £1.85m like-for-like growth and £500k budgeted uplift, driven through disciplined cost control, commercial focus, and a progressive, performance-led operating philosophy.
- Redesigned and implemented operational processes that improved clarity, efficiency, and consistency across the estate.
- Led a £500k+ capital investment programme for FY25, building a robust £450k pipeline for FY26 to strengthen future growth and asset performance.
- Developed and coached six Business Development Managers into confident, commercially minded leaders capable of making strong decisions, acting decisively, and taking full ownership of outcomes.
- Created national compliance frameworks that reduced operational inefficiencies, improved audit outcomes, and eliminated unnecessary repeat visits.
- Introduced structured appraisal and one-to-one processes, embedding a stronger performance culture and increasing leadership accountability.
- Designed and rolled out a company-wide online training platform, ensuring consistent compliance, improved capability, and accessible development for all teams.
Timeline
Regional Operations Manager
Amber Taverns
01.2025 - 01.2026
Regional & Transitional Manager
Stonegate Group
01.2022 - 01.2025
Loss Prevention Manager
Stonegate Group
01.2017 - 01.2022
Audit & Security Manager
Perfect Home
01.2012 - 01.2017
Higher National Diploma -
Intelligence Analysis
BTEC Level 4 -
Security Management
BTEC National Diploma -
Arts and Media
9 GCSEs -
A–C