Summary
Overview
Work history
Skills
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Claire Davies

Shift Manager
Northampton,Northamptonshire

Summary

Diligent Shift Operations Manager bringing 36 years of experience in retail operations, production management, organizational development and team building within the operation. Proficient in planning, coordinating and executing successful production strategies. Adept at improving operational stability, efficiency and profitability. Team-minded individual works well with senior stakeholders and effectively prioritise tasks.

Overview

36
years of professional experience

Work history

Boohoo
Daventry, Northamptonshire

Shift operations manager
05.2021 - Current

Job overview

  • Developed, recommended and implemented strategies to improve employee work quality and speed.
  • Collected regular customer and employee feedback, interpreting findings to enable corrective action.
  • Aided senior leadership by recommending corrective actions and improvements to company operations.
  • Cut company operating budgets through improved staffing, resourcing and inventory management.
  • Analysed financial data to track and achieve budget targets.
  • Provided expert supervision to department managers and 200 + staff members, delivering optimal productivity.
  • Reduced operations costs and headcounts to significantly increase department profitability.

Arcadia
Daventry, Northamptonshire

Shift manager
10.2019 - 05.2021

Job overview

  • Adhered to company standards and compliance requirements for operations and cleanliness.
  • Evaluated team outputs and delivered constructive feedback to aid professional development.
  • Kept employees operating productively to meet business and customer needs.
  • Employed forward-thinking mindset to anticipate and quickly eliminate issues on shift.
  • Increased team efficiency by analysing staff and equipment performance.
  • Led by example and demonstrated company best practices.
  • Addressed staff absences and holiday requests to achieve consistent rota coverage.
  • Completed comprehensive shift reports to support seamless handovers.

DHL Supply Chain Debenhams
Northampton, Northamptonshire

Operations manager
03.2015 - 10.2019

DHL Supply Chain Debenhams
Northampton, Northamptonshire

Operations Manager Secondment
03.2012 - 05.2015

DHL Supply Chain Debenhams
Northampton, Northamptonshire

Shift manager
06.2007 - 03.2012

DHL Supply Chain Debenhams
Northampton, Northamptonshire

First Line manager
08.2001 - 06.2007

DHL Supply Chain Debenhams
Northampton, Northamptonshire

Logistics co-ordinator
06.1987 - 08.2001

Swift Transport
Northampton, Northamptonshire

Quality inspector
06.1983 - 06.1987

Skills

  • Warehouse operations
  • High-pressure environments
  • Process improvement strategies
  • Change management
  • Policies and procedures implementation

Timeline

Shift operations manager

Boohoo
05.2021 - Current

Shift manager

Arcadia
10.2019 - 05.2021

Operations manager

DHL Supply Chain Debenhams
03.2015 - 10.2019

Operations Manager Secondment

DHL Supply Chain Debenhams
03.2012 - 05.2015

Shift manager

DHL Supply Chain Debenhams
06.2007 - 03.2012

First Line manager

DHL Supply Chain Debenhams
08.2001 - 06.2007

Logistics co-ordinator

DHL Supply Chain Debenhams
06.1987 - 08.2001

Quality inspector

Swift Transport
06.1983 - 06.1987
Claire DaviesShift Manager