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Dave Folland

Dave Folland

Belleknowes,Dunedin

Summary

I love working closely with people. I am passionate about building trusting long term relationships, and the continuous delivery of top quality outcomes that "wow".

I find it easy to see the gold in people, and delight in assisting them on their journey to unlock it so that they exceed expectations and deliver their best work.

I commit to corporate mission, policies, procedures and service standards, and understand how good structure provides the right support to balance pressure.

In 2016 and 2018 I participated in Charity bike rides. At each event we rode over 500kms in 5 days and raised over $80,000 for the Humpty Dumpty Foundation.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

Executive Manager - Property

ALDI Foods
Sydney, NSW
11.2020 - 01.2023
  • Supervised 19 construction projects at varying stages from inception to DLP completion.
  • Estimated construction costs accurately, achieving consistent cost savings of Capex and Opex.
  • Established positive relationships with all stakeholders including Internal stakeholders, Superintendents, Lessors, Builders and Contractors to align priorities, set goals and meet objectives.
  • Planned, organised and managed contractors through expert and timely communication.
  • Monitored and supported site safety initiatives to protect team members, preventing accidents and incidents.
  • Resolved enquiries of varying complexity, using strong active listening, open-ended questioning and liaising with subject matter experts from different fields.
  • Provided regular updates for the business on project status including construction progress, variation from expectations, and major repair and maintenance items, allowing precise high level decisions.

Executive Manager - Store Operations

ALDI Foods
Sydney, NSW
10.2010 - 10.2020
  • Oversaw daily operations of 4-5 retail stores. Regularly covered for colleagues on annual leave resulting in oversight of 7-9 stores.
  • Led and fostered culture of continuous improvement, employee engagement and open communications within my team of Store Managers.
  • Provided leadership to 100+ store employees through hiring, coaching, feedback and performance management. This facilitated professional skill development and success in exceeding my retention target by 50%.
  • Promoted profitability by tracking performance indicators and driving corrective action. Over my tenure, this resulted in sales growth of 34% above the national average.
  • Carefully forecast sales, allocated resources and controlled labor to improve payroll metrics by 12% above the national average.
  • Reviewed daily financial reports and reconciled accounts to keep information current and accurate.
  • Optimising stock availability to successfully drive sales whilst simultaneously alleviating wastage/shrinkage.
  • Represented integrity and professionalism serving as mentor and role model to staff.
  • Formed and sustained strategic relationships with colleagues and contractors.
  • Supported the local community by establishing partnerships with hunger relief organisations, Lions Club and Rotary.
  • MAJOR PROJECT - Analysed operational processes in line with corporate strategy and recommended improvements to streamline and optimise efficiencies.
  • MAJOR PROJECT - Revised the National Store Operations Training Manuals to reduce knowledge gaps and eliminate performance roadblocks.

Sales Executive

Brand Events
Sydney, NSW
09.2009 - 10.2010
  • Created and delivered sales presentations demonstrating value through ROI and customer satisfaction.
  • Cultivated strong professional relationships with industry partners, facilitating focused campaigns to drive long-term business development.
  • Pursued and generated customer leads as well as engaged in follow up activities to gain new client accounts.
  • Mentored sales representatives on sales strategies and best practices.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Physics

University of Otago
Dunedin, New Zealand
05.2001

Skills

  • Developing leaders
  • Project leadership
  • Cost analysis and savings
  • Improving performance
  • Sound judgement and critical thinking
  • Flexibility

Timeline

Executive Manager - Property

ALDI Foods
11.2020 - 01.2023

Executive Manager - Store Operations

ALDI Foods
10.2010 - 10.2020

Sales Executive

Brand Events
09.2009 - 10.2010

Bachelor of Science - Physics

University of Otago

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