I have devoted the past 13 years to my role as a Senior Duty/Cluster Manager, following 9 years as a relief shop manager, amounting to a total of 22 years in the bookmaking industry. I am now eager to embrace a new challenge in a different field.
Overview
35
35
years of professional experience
2025
2025
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Senior Duty Manager
Jenningsbet
Bishop's Stortford
08.2015 - 05.2025
Coordinated holiday schedules for 35 staff members and created all rotas for 8 stores.
Covered all staff absences.
Managed daily shop operations.
Entered data accurately into end of day figure spreadsheets.
Ordered and controlled stock inventory efficiently.
Delivered daily high quality customer service.
Organised and executed successful customer race days.
Implemented marketing strategies and optimized shop display to improve visibility.
Promoted and marketed the business effectively.
New starter training from induction to duty manager sign off.
Developing and monitoring staff.
Cluster Manager
Coral Racing
Cambridge
01.2012 - 08.2015
Developed team-building initiatives to strengthen collaboration.
Managed recruitment processes, conducted interviews, and organised open days.
Executed investigations and oversaw disciplinary actions.
Planned holiday schedules and staff rotas for the area.
Resolved customer issues effectively.
Acted as Area Manager in their absence.
Maximized profitability and surpassed EBITDA targets.
Driving shop team to hit company KPI targets.
Relief Manager
Joe Jennings Bookmakers
East Anglia
10.2003 - 01.2012
Managed branch operations daily.
Executed 100's of cash/card transactions daily with accuracy.
Assessed bet liabilities with precision.
Entered bets for settlement.
Delivered exceptional customer service.
Team Leader/Supervisor
Kodak International
Newmarket
10.1990 - 10.2003
Managed staff effectively in a high demand production setting.
Conducted thorough training on numerous types of machinery and processes.
Ensured compliance with health and safety legislation and industry regulations.
Heavy lifting of rolls of paper and canisters for printing.
Film sorting, splicing and developing.
Photograph printing, cutting, and packing.
Education
Certificate - Enhanced skills for customer interaction
Ygam
Certificate - Enhanced skills for customer liason
City & Guilds
Course pass certificate - undefined
Chubb
Newmarket
Course pass certificate - undefined
Kodak
Newmarket
NVQ Level 4 - Supervisory Management
NVQ
Bury St Edmunds
SETS - Supervisory Management
SETS
Ipswich
Kodak supervisor credit - undefined
Kodak Supervisor course
Newmarket
A-Levels - undefined
Newmarket College
Newmarket
GCSE's - undefined
Newmarket College
Newmarket
Skills
Customer service
Shop managing
Team leading
Problem solving
Promotion running
Machine operative
Competence in Word
Competence in Excel
Competence in Outlook
Accomplishments
Betview manager of best shop team award 2012 out of 9000 UK shops
As Kodak team leader turning around customer complaints, waste and productivity from worst lab in group to best.
Hobbies
Travelling
Gardening
Sports
Socializing/Music
Antiques
Puzzling
Learning Spanish
Mensa Member
Timeline
Senior Duty Manager
Jenningsbet
08.2015 - 05.2025
Cluster Manager
Coral Racing
01.2012 - 08.2015
Relief Manager
Joe Jennings Bookmakers
10.2003 - 01.2012
Team Leader/Supervisor
Kodak International
10.1990 - 10.2003
Certificate - Enhanced skills for customer liason
City & Guilds
Course pass certificate - undefined
Chubb
Course pass certificate - undefined
Kodak
NVQ Level 4 - Supervisory Management
NVQ
SETS - Supervisory Management
SETS
Kodak supervisor credit - undefined
Kodak Supervisor course
A-Levels - undefined
Newmarket College
GCSE's - undefined
Newmarket College
Certificate - Enhanced skills for customer interaction