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Simon Tasker

Simon Tasker

Andover,Hampshire

Summary

Personal Statement: Highly Motivated Manager with over 30 years of experience with a proven track record of managing at the highest levels and standards. Received special commendation from my Regional Director for turning around a poor performing warehouse operation which was having negative effects on the store operation to within 4 months being used as the model for all regional warehouse managers as what an excellent job looks like. Specifically requested to take Management roles in numerous store openings which have all opened with exceptional standards and enormous success. As I Manager in a Store of Learning I trained all ‘new to business' managers which all new Management go through before starting their new roles with the company. I was responsible for managing up to 120 staff members daily. I am an ambitious person and am looking to further my career in Senior Management positions. With the managerial experience I have gained I believe I would be a great asset to your business I am a natural leader, and use my personal attributes of being dependable, loyal, empathetic, ambitious, results driven and being a great communicator to get the absolute best out of those around me.

Overview

35
35
years of professional experience

Work history

Gi Group Le Creuset
12.2023 - 01.2024
  • Picking and packing products to send out to retail stores and web-based customers
  • Teamwork
  • Communication
  • Use of PDA/ Handheld scanning devices for picking items

Operations Supervisor, Controller / Data Protection Champion

Veolia / Serco
04.2018 - 12.2023
  • Implementing, follows & manages a robust health & safety culture in full compliance with corporate governance policies, procedures and systems including all relevant legislation
  • To follow rigorous processes for contract performance and measurement utilizing and or developing the appropriate suite of key performance indicators, using data to drive decision making and contract improvements
  • Develop solutions to issues to ensure smooth service delivery
  • To manage the contract on a day-to-day basis, ensuring the staff are effectively rostered and have clearly allocated tasks
  • To have awareness of, and make contribution to, financial plans, managing and delivering elements of the budget where appropriate
  • Defining approaches and taking action to ensure that business activities are in line with goals and priorities of customers / Serco
  • Identify issues and take action to improve team performance
  • Developing the capability of individuals and teams to deliver long-term business success
  • Communicating a clear and compelling vision and purpose that engages and inspires others
  • Assists in the processes to build commitment to changes required for long-term outcomes
  • Identifying, building, and maintaining mutually beneficial long-term relationships internally & externally to deliver business success
  • Reports information back about the external environment
  • Developing a clear and focused business direction given current organisational capacity and external factors
  • Assists in making decisions on business opportunities to achieve better short and long-term results
  • Data Protection Officer for the contract to ensure all GDPR regulations adhere to company policy
  • Delivering waste bins and boxes to residents to maintain excellent customer service and to meet Client delivery requirements
  • ADR Clinical waste driver Cat 6.1 & 6.2 3.5t van driving to carryout daily Clinical Waste collections from resident's properties complying with correct ADR regulations.

Foods Manager

Asda Chilled Fresh
11.2015 - 01.2018
  • Full ownership and accountability for the chilled, produce, bakery, counters, and food to go departments
  • Managing a team 10 supervisors and up to 150 colleagues
  • Full adherence to all health and safety processes and ensuring every staff member's training is full and complete
  • Daily review of the process structure to maximise availability and liaise with depot or head office to rectify any discrepancies
  • Monthly commercial reviews to see where focus can be directed to improve KPI figures and create action plans to ensure these targets are surpassed
  • Review individual performance of team and highlight, retrain, manage or in last resort use disciplinary processes to ensure everyone is working to their full potential.

Administration and Process Manager

08.2014 - 11.2015
  • Managing the process, administration, and warehouse staff to ensure the smooth and accurate flow of goods into the store and on to the shelves
  • Daily meetings with all process staff to address any stock discrepancies then investigate the source of the problem and put a plan together to rectify the problem
  • Liaising with Senior managers in head office and the distribution centre to ensure accurate forecasts of stock to cope with fluctuations in demand
  • Managed yearly audit of whole store and through string leadership and managing the process structure, achieved a result of 0.02% which is one of the highest results in the region
  • Ownership of the store P&L, Trading Standards regulations and health and safety audits

Night Manager/Night Trading Manager

08.2010 - 08.2014
  • Managing a team of 3 Supervisors and 50 colleagues, to ensure all deliveries are fully worked and the store is in a perfect standard each morning for the customers
  • Investigating any gaps for availability and rectify and investigate any over stocks as to reasons for having too much stock
  • Every 3 weeks planning and implementing a full promotional setup change over, Planning and implementing all big seasonal changes and ensuring all layout changes are completed in the relevant timescales
  • Holding the role of Trading Manager for 6 months during the company restructure and improving standards and KPI results during this time.

Warehouse Manager

03.2009 - 08.2010
  • Seconded into his role to take over a severely underperforming Warehouse, to the extent it was causing the whole store operation to suffer
  • Fully reviewed every process in the warehouse and installed new ways of working
  • Retrained all staff members in all aspect of how the warehouse should operate and followed up on anyone not following these standards
  • Worked with Head office and the Distribution Centres to ensure only the correct stock quantities were delivered
  • Within 4 months it was operating as smoothly as it could and every warehouse manager in the region visited my warehouse to see what I had done take back to their warehouses the processes I had implemented.

Bakery Manager

Store of Learning
10.2006 - 03.2009
  • Whilst running the flagship bakery department in the area, my role was to also train every new to business manager to the highest standards and showing them all the processes and giving them all the skills to run their own departments
  • Often called on to be Duty Manager in the store taking £1.5million per week.

Trainee baker

Safeway/Morrisons
01.1989 - 10.2006
  • And worked my way up to become the store Bakery Manager
  • Became the Fresh Foods Team Leader and Duty Manager
  • Promoted to the role of Area Support Bakery Manager where I would travel to other stores on the area, to help, advise and support to maximise department potential.

Education

Master -

John Hanson Secondary School

1 and 2 - undefined

Salisbury College of Technology

Bakers Certificate of Achievement - undefined

Making Food Hygiene Certificate Serco / Veolia IOSH Managing Safely CMI Level - undefined

Diploma - Management

First aid at work certificate ADR licence for Clinical waste 6.1 & 6.2 Full CPC Driver qualification Cat LGV C1 Fire - undefined

Skills

  • Contract database management
  • Strategic decision-making
  • Rights and obligations briefings
  • Contract review procedures
  • Recruitment processes
  • Department management
  • Operational support
  • Performance management
  • In-depth Product knowledge
  • Order management
  • Departmental budget management
  • Strategies and goals
  • Departmental staff supervision
  • Product loss prevention strategies
  • Policy and procedure adherence
  • Employee management
  • Talent development
  • Departmental delegation
  • Talent acquisition
  • Conflict resolution
  • Merchandising expertise
  • Consumer engagement
  • Operations coordination
  • Staffing
  • Interdepartmental relations
  • Business development and planning
  • Key Performance Indicator monitoring
  • Department appraisals
  • Order processing
  • Recruitment and hiring
  • Staff development
  • Vehicle maintenance
  • GPS and navigation apps
  • Picking and packing
  • GPS and route planning
  • 35 & 75 tonnes van driving
  • Equipment operation
  • Logging paperwork
  • Vehicle safety checks
  • Commercial driving
  • Local area knowledge
  • Hand-held computer devices
  • Dependable and reliable
  • Vehicle loading and unloading
  • Pallet truck operation
  • Safety conscious
  • Punctual and reliable
  • Vehicle fuelling
  • Mileage log maintenance
  • Advanced planning
  • Full UK driving licence
  • Vehicle assessment
  • Courteous and polite demeanour
  • Database management

Interests

Interests/Hobbies , I most enjoy spending time with my wife and two children. Football, Cricket, F1, Fishing, Darts

Work availability

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Timeline

Gi Group Le Creuset
12.2023 - 01.2024

Operations Supervisor, Controller / Data Protection Champion

Veolia / Serco
04.2018 - 12.2023

Foods Manager

Asda Chilled Fresh
11.2015 - 01.2018

Administration and Process Manager

08.2014 - 11.2015

Night Manager/Night Trading Manager

08.2010 - 08.2014

Warehouse Manager

03.2009 - 08.2010

Bakery Manager

Store of Learning
10.2006 - 03.2009

Trainee baker

Safeway/Morrisons
01.1989 - 10.2006

Master -

John Hanson Secondary School

1 and 2 - undefined

Salisbury College of Technology

Bakers Certificate of Achievement - undefined

Making Food Hygiene Certificate Serco / Veolia IOSH Managing Safely CMI Level - undefined

Diploma - Management

First aid at work certificate ADR licence for Clinical waste 6.1 & 6.2 Full CPC Driver qualification Cat LGV C1 Fire - undefined

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