Caleb Russell
Kaiapoi
Summary
Ambitious Trading Manager that is self-motivated & driven to working towards a goal. Holds experience in coaching & developing team, and possesses good communication skills & leadership qualities. Great knowledge of store-wide processes, with a scope that is open to the wider store.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Trading Manager
The Warehouse Barrington
05.2023 - Current
- Oversee all aspects of Shop floor operations, including Entertainment, Technology, and Price Integrity functions.
- Manage Stockroom operations and prioritize stock fill processes for efficient flow.
- Maintain merchandising and trading standards to meet company expectations.
- Lead, coach, recruit, and motivate team members to achieve trading targets and uphold operational excellence.
- Ensure store processes align with National Food Safety 2 requirements.
- Challenging store to utilise high transaction count and turn it into higher average basket.
- Store sales are currently running 0.8% up on LY YTD.
Sales Support Manager
The Warehouse Lincoln Road
10.2021 - 04.2023
- Led the service team through lockdown, managing SocialQ and C&C setups while holding a large volume of orders on site.
- Led the rostering for the store during the busy re-opening & Christmas period, ensuring full coverage was present across the store from open to close during midnight trading hours.
- Led Internal Auditing processes in-store, and delivered a Green result for the store in 2022.
- Led H&S Auditing processes in store, and delivered a 93.65% result for the store in 2023.
- Worked alongside the Store Manager to forecast labour for coming months, ensuring this is planned against our Operating Ratio & Labour Operating Model.
Sales Support 2IC
The Warehouse Lincoln Road
03.2021 - 10.2021
- Was a period of learning for the Sales Support Manager role.
Trading 2IC
The Warehouse Lincoln Road
12.2019 - 03.2021
- Operated in the Trading 2IC role for a period of six months (March 2020-September 2020) without a Trading Manager.
- With the help of the Store Manager I was tasked with leading the Trading team to deliver the store, whilst also hitting the Trading KPI's.
- Led the day team through the E2E initiative when it was first introduced to the business - this involved ensuring the stockroom was functioning efficiently and effectively, splitting was done to the correct process and pallets & cages were staged in the correct order for nightfill to work based on priority.
Customer Services
The Warehouse Lincoln Road
02.2019 - 12.2019
Shop Floor
The Warehouse Lincoln Road
11.2017 - 02.2019
Education
Bachelor of Retail & Business Management -
Massey University
NCEA Level 1 (Excellence), 2 (Merit) & 3 (Merit). -
Liston College
Skills
- Compliance Management
- Coaching
- Team Management
- Results Orientation
- Recruitment
Certification
F-Endorsed Forklift License
Full Driver's License
First Aid Certificate
Timeline
Trading Manager
The Warehouse Barrington
05.2023 - Current
Sales Support Manager
The Warehouse Lincoln Road
10.2021 - 04.2023
Sales Support 2IC
The Warehouse Lincoln Road
03.2021 - 10.2021
Trading 2IC
The Warehouse Lincoln Road
12.2019 - 03.2021
Customer Services
The Warehouse Lincoln Road
02.2019 - 12.2019
Shop Floor
The Warehouse Lincoln Road
11.2017 - 02.2019
Bachelor of Retail & Business Management -
Massey University
NCEA Level 1 (Excellence), 2 (Merit) & 3 (Merit). -
Liston College
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