Isaac Banson
Croydon
Summary
Ambitious individual with deep interest in business management and regional management. Utilises strong organisational and analytical skills to make data-driven decisions. Committed to achieving business goals and providing exceptional service to clients. Successful management professional with experience in managing multi-site operations and leading teams. Accomplished at building high-performing teams, developing and implementing successful business strategies, and achieving revenue and profitability goals.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
11
11
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Regional manager
Holland and Barrett
South London, London
12.2019 - Current
- Established and maintained operational standards for 27 locations across region.
- Achieved business objectives and benchmarks through strategic planning.
- Implemented change management and network restructuring strategies to address underperforming areas.
- Managed personnel issues and implemented corrective actions.
- Assisted with employee relations issues, using emotional intelligence and diplomatic communication to resolve grievances.
- Fostered culture of inclusion and positive rapport through consistent team-building activities and inter-office competitions.
- Drafted periodic reports to inform upper management on KPIs and operational issues.
- Monitored inventory needs and worked with procurement team to facilitate supply chain operations.
- Safeguarded company assets with careful assessment of profit and loss data.
- Deployed promotional campaigns to complement regional initiatives.
- Cultivated positive rapport across all enterprise levels, managing stakeholder relations in support of organisational needs.
- Improved branding initiatives, implementing strategic marketing campaigns to maximise engagement.
- Cultivated rapport with diverse vendor network, driving revenue and reducing expenditures.
- Improved customer satisfaction and dealer profits by negotiating market consolidation.
- Managed profit and loss to decrease discrepancies and retain timely and under-budget project completion.
- Increased market share through strong vendor network and customer-orientated service.
- Negotiated with vendors and service providers to control corporate expenditures.
- Spearheaded market expansion plan for senior leadership, including sales planning, marketing and product research.
- Drove company mission and values, representing organisation at meetings and industry events.
- Advanced regional branch performance through managerial reorganisation methods.
Supply chain manager
Holland and Barrett
Nuneaton, Warwickshire
05.2019 - 12.2019
- Drove Key Performance Indicators (KPI)s and continuous improvements throughout logistics and supplier operations.
- Leveraged effective supply chain planning systems to improve demand, sales and operations planning processes for distribution network.
- Maintained production levels, identified material shortages and monitored inventory to meet order delivery requirements.
- Overhauled company's regional supply chain end-to-end structure across planning, sourcing, production and delivery.
- Secured significant cost savings to areas of supplies, services and capital requirements when optimizing resource management by 10%.
- Directed regional distribution network from purchasing through to reverse logistics and trade compliance.
- Assessed performance of external vendor supply chains while handling internal logistics.
- Collaborated with internal teams to improve outputs to meet demand and supply requirements, achieving inventory targets for finished goods. Improving ISA to 98%
- Challenged teams to achieve high-performance within distribution network to meet inventory targets.
- Enforced high standards of product quality, trade compliance and warehousing for timely delivery.
Senior store Manager
Holland And Barrett
Oxford street Flagship Store
12.2015 - 05.2019
- Accountable for the whole store performance KPIS, Responsible for the health and safety and compliance being followed 100% in store
- Organizing the weekly Rota to ensure A smooth day to day running of the department, sending and receiving emails, Managing A team of 30 with A management team of 6 supervisors and and 2 Assistant managers
- Accountable for managing P & L and shrink
- Carrying out disciplinary and general management of colleagues Recruitment, training and development of new and current staff
- Qualified to advise in health Responsible for the safety and security of the store
- Manage A store turnover off 100,000 per week Completed Area manager training, Fully trained area manager have covered area managers during holidays whilst currently awaiting A vacant position
- Monitored stock levels and wrote timely order supply requests to replenish merchandise.
- Optimised store performance through continuous evaluation of existing processes and identifying improvement opportunities.
- Provided ongoing training and support to direct reports, upskilling team members to ensure the team reach their potential.
- Oversaw prompt stock replenishment to maximise sales opportunities.
Store Manager
Co-operative Food Group
Bromley Downham
10.2014 - 12.2015
- Responsible for cashing up and banking daily Ensuring compliance has implemented correctly in store
- Monitored stock levels and wrote timely order supply requests to replenish merchandise.
- Managed A team of 20 with 4 supervisors and 1 Assistant Manager Communicating with suppliers and Maintaining records of stock and ordering requiring item
- Organizing the weekly Rota to ensure A smooth day to day running of the department, sending and receiving emails.
- Responsible for training new employees ensuring they are motivated and reach their full potential
- Challenged and inspired team members to achieve business results.
- Maximized profitability through efficient budgeting and identified opportunities for growth.
- Oversaw daily store cleaning and general store maintenance to keep high company standards.
- Optimised store performance through continuous evaluation of existing processes and identifying improvement opportunities.
- Set SMART goals for store team, developing staff abilities and increasing sales performance.
- Making sure health and safety proceeding are being carried out effectively Manage A store turnover over of £50,000 per week Responsible for the health and safety for all my colleagues on my department
- Making sure shrink reports and methods to prevent shrink are being followed
- I am also responsible ensuring the colleagues are delivering the best customer service and providing development for my team to reach their personal goals.
Fresh Replenishment Manager
ASDA Supermarket
Sutton
04.2011 - 10.2014
- I started As A Sales Assistant and due to my ongoing hard work and determination for excellence was then promoted to Fresh Replenishment manager
- Applied expertise in team leadership to address productivity and performance issues, motivating staff to achieve KPIs.
- Conducted audits and risk assessments to achieve regulatory compliance.
- Developed strong teams by skilfully recruiting, orienting and training loyal, hard-working employees.
- Managed staffing schedules for high numbers of employees, delivering operational efficiency whilst remaining under budget.
- Planned and managed resources and budget to support and deliver objectives.
- Upskilled staff through targeted training opportunities, enhancing team capabilities.
- Delivered KPI targets and improvements on consistent basis through excellent leadership.
- Assessed knowledge and skills gaps, creating opportunities to fuel improvement.
- Created and implemented best practice policies and processes to aid operational performance.
- The duties that are involved in my current role are; Communicating with suppliers and maintaining records of stock and ordering required items Performing administrative duties such as organizing the weekly Rota to ensure a smooth day to day running of the department Responsible for training new employees ensuring they are motivated and reach their full potential Carrying out disciplinary proceedings
- Manage a team of 125 with 7 Section leaders Cashing up when the store is closed weekly Manage a department turnover of £250,000 per week Making sure health and safety proceeding are being carried out effectively Responsible for the health and safety for all my colleagues on my department
- Making sure shrink reports and methods to prevent shrink are being followed.
Education
A level in health and nutrition -
Holland And Barrett
12.2015 - 05.2016
BA. Honors Degree Business Studies - undefined
RDI Distant Learning
09.2012 - 04.2014
HND Business - undefined
Northampton University
09.2007 - 05.2010
A Levels Business Studies (B), English Literature (C) - undefined
Riddlesdown Sixth Form
09.2005 - 05.2007
GCSE’s Mathematics (B), English Literature (A), English Language (C), P.E (C), Religious Studies (C), Geography (C), Business and Information Technology (B), History (C), Science (C, C) - undefined
Riddlesdown High School
09.2000 - 05.2005
Skills
- Sales strategies
- Mentoring and coaching
- Personnel management
- Key Performance Indicator monitoring
- Employee management
- Operations coordination
- Merchandising and display management
- Business development and planning
- Product and service expertise
- Sales development
Custom
Available on request
Timeline
Regional manager
Holland and Barrett
12.2019 - Current
Supply chain manager
Holland and Barrett
05.2019 - 12.2019
Senior store Manager
Holland And Barrett
12.2015 - 05.2019
A level in health and nutrition -
Holland And Barrett
12.2015 - 05.2016
Store Manager
Co-operative Food Group
10.2014 - 12.2015
BA. Honors Degree Business Studies - undefined
RDI Distant Learning
09.2012 - 04.2014
Fresh Replenishment Manager
ASDA Supermarket
04.2011 - 10.2014
HND Business - undefined
Northampton University
09.2007 - 05.2010
A Levels Business Studies (B), English Literature (C) - undefined
Riddlesdown Sixth Form
09.2005 - 05.2007
GCSE’s Mathematics (B), English Literature (A), English Language (C), P.E (C), Religious Studies (C), Geography (C), Business and Information Technology (B), History (C), Science (C, C) - undefined
Riddlesdown High School
09.2000 - 05.2005
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