Kathryn Smith
Sunderland,UK
Summary
7 years experience in Store Management at Asda, working across various roles, departments and stores. Managing up to 200 colleagues, as well as own store.
Now working in a head office role, carrying out store inventories, managing store and external teams on process, and generating financial results for stores.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
9
9
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Store Inventory Co-Ordinator
Asda House
Remote, UK
12.2023 - Current
- Collaborate with store teams and third party to complete annual inventory counts
- Develop financial figures for annual inventory count using various systems and present to stores
- Identify financial loss in stores and work with various teams to correct.
- Trained new staff members on inventory management systems and procedures.
Customer Trading Manager
Asda Boldon
Boldon, UK
04.2023 - 12.2023
- Direct manager of over 100 colleagues working across service, security, admin, pharmacy, optical and cleaning.
- Building and maintaining strong relationships with customers, understanding their needs and preferences and how the store can meet their needs effectively
- Identifying sales opportunities in store to increase profitability
- Forecasting and planning rotas, wages, activity, consumables, and right people, right place, right time.
- Supporting other departments in store and duty manage
Store Manager
Asda Gateshead Living
Gateshead, UK
11.2022 - 04.2023
- Managing the full store team
- Being solely responsible for all compliance and health and safety
- Being solely responsible for the Profit and Loss and EBITDA
- Managing contract base, wages, absence, training, planning and sales
- Developing colleagues to promotion and identifying talent
- Achieved 100% KRA's.
Online Trading Manager
Asda Gateshead
Gateshead, UK
08.2022 - 11.2022
Food Hall Trading Manager
Asda Gateshead
Gateshead, UK
01.2022 - 08.2022
George & GM Trading Manager
Asda Sunderland
Sunderland, UK
01.2021 - 01.2022
Nights Manager
Asda Sunderland
Sunderland
10.2020 - 01.2021
Admin Manager
Asda Sunderland
Sunderland
12.2019 - 10.2020
Fresh Replen Section Manager
Asda Sunderland
Sunderland, UK
06.2017 - 12.2019
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Business Management Professional In Retail
Manchester Metropolitan University
01.2020 - 07.2024
Chartered Manager Degree Apprenticeship -
Manchester Metropolitan University
01.2020 - 07.2024
Skills
- Technical knowledge
- Team Player
- Good listener
- Confidential
- Problem solver
- Strategic thinker
- Embrace new technology
- KRA focused
- Attention to detail
Timeline
Store Inventory Co-Ordinator
Asda House
12.2023 - Current
Customer Trading Manager
Asda Boldon
04.2023 - 12.2023
Store Manager
Asda Gateshead Living
11.2022 - 04.2023
Online Trading Manager
Asda Gateshead
08.2022 - 11.2022
Food Hall Trading Manager
Asda Gateshead
01.2022 - 08.2022
George & GM Trading Manager
Asda Sunderland
01.2021 - 01.2022
Nights Manager
Asda Sunderland
10.2020 - 01.2021
Bachelor of Arts - Business Management Professional In Retail
Manchester Metropolitan University
01.2020 - 07.2024
Chartered Manager Degree Apprenticeship -
Manchester Metropolitan University
01.2020 - 07.2024
Admin Manager
Asda Sunderland
12.2019 - 10.2020
Fresh Replen Section Manager
Asda Sunderland
06.2017 - 12.2019
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