Anthony Squires

XTRA VISION (VIDEO & ENTERTAINMENT - General Manager

ALL ASPECTS OF RUNNING THE STORE, DRIVING BUSINESS, ONLY STORE IN AREA TO EXCEED SALES DURING PEAK SEASON,

Business Management Specialist - General Manager - Multi-site Manager

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Halfords - Multi Site Manager

2007-2010 HALFORDS (IRELAND) MIDLANDS & DUBLIN
Multi-site Manager
• Delivering KPI results in own stores to the highest level in the Division & Company, (450 stores) t/o in excess of €4m
• Developing training & Coaching Store Mangers to improve & deliver similar results
• Development of new procedures and opening of new stores, (stores 1st to be opened ahead of schedule and with very limited support)
• Instigating various projects to take business through current economic situation, including staffing restructuring, cost reduction, delivering these prior to the company rolling out similar, and instigating other mangers to action similar.
• Managing various retail stores across midlands & Dublin. Fully accountable for all business aspects of the stores, inc P&L’s recruitment, payroll, budgets/forecasts,
• Rectification of issues in non performing stores, Development of Store managers & Colleagues.
• Recruitment & training of key personnel for the district & stores for development and training of others.
• Instigation of many ideas that have been utilized in the company
Budgets
Forcasting

B & Q plc (UK & IRELAND) - Sales/stock/replenishment manager

2002-2007 B&Q plc various locations in UK & Ireland
Sales/Stock & Trading Manager Roles
• Responsible for all aspects of the Store Management

• Management of the stock systems consisting of 40.000 products and turnover up to £35m
• Auditing and taking action to reduce stock/cash loss due to internal factors
• Managed unit’s team of up to 250.
• Implemented training course for new recruits — speeding profitability.
Customer Focused service delivery
Worked in various locations in UK and Ireland, covering all areas of the Business, specialist in Inventory Management, Sales Development, Promotion Management
P&L control,
all Human Resource Function's & Employment law issues

Goverment - Centre Manager

2000-2002 Home Office Cambridge, UK
Immigration Centre Manager
• Day to Day running of new centre with 400 asylum seekers.
• Responsible for the producing a complete set of operational procedures manuals as the centre was a totally new project
• Audited and produced procedures and training to bring the centre to ISO9000 standards,
• Responsible for the managing and communication with up to 1000 staff, contractors and legal bodies. Including delivering compliance to Government requirement for the health and safety, security, catering, cleaning, care and control for the asylum seekers
• Left due to Centre changing to different facility

WOOLWORTHS PLC - GENERAL MANAGER- MULTI-SITE

GENERAL STORE MANAGER, AREA / MULTISITE
WORKING IN THE LONDON AREA , SORTING OUT UNDER-PERFORMING STORES, ADDRESSING LOSS'S ON THE P&L'S TO DELVER THE RESULTS , HIGHLY SKILLED IN MANAGING STOCK LOSS AND DELIVERING VERY HIGH STANDARDS & CUSTOMER SERVICE IN FMCG AND FASHION

FORD MOTOR COMPANY - ACCOUNT MANGER

WORKING FOR EWA, UNDER CONTRACT OF THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY. FLEET ACCOUNT MANAGER FOR 1/5TH OF THE UK AND IRELAND MARKET,
MARKETING , COMMUNCATION, SALES FOR ALL COMPANY CAR OWNERS,
PROMOTING & MARKETING RANGE,CONVERTING NON FORD FLEETS TO FORD CUSTOMERS ON LEASE, HIRE, DIRECT SALES, & DAILY RENTALS. TOTAL FOCUS ON AFTERSALES AND CUSTOMER CARE TO RETAIN CUSTOMERS AND INCREASE MARKET SHARE. EQUAL TO NATIONAL ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT ROLE, MANAGEMENT OF DATA BASE OF ALL FLEET CAR USERS

Certificate - Vehicle Technology

Shenfield Tech College

second level/high school education -

Headly walter school

Links

• Marketing Service - http://www.manhattanmarketingessex.co.uk
• 1st Class Recruitment Company - http://www.cpl.ie

Languages

• English - Fluent

Interests

Business Development
Building Computers & Learning new software
Restoring Classic Cars

Memberships

Club Lotus, uk

Awards

A large number of various Business and related courses
currently about to take a course to gain a diploma in HR