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Niki Davis

Summary

Proven leader in operational and process improvement, with a track record of delivering projects within budget and timeframe. Results driven, with an excellent reputation for improving customer satisfaction, and delivering overall value to the business.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience

Work History

Product Owner - Operations Support Chapter Member

The Warehouse Group
09.2020 - Current

Responsibilities:

  • Managed backlog prioritization, ensuring alignment with business goals and stakeholder expectations.
  • Oversaw entire product deployments from vision and creation to rollout and delivery.
  • Facilitated communication between development teams and stakeholders, ensuring clear understanding of requirements and expectations.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to develop high-quality products that met customer needs.

Achievements:

  • Rollout of electronic tickets to all stores, and adding new functionality to the tickets to enable our stores to better serve our customers ie SOH screen.
  • Updating the stores commission scheme to reduce complexity and drive a strong customer focus.
  • Enabling OKTA login for SmartPad, to simplify the process, ensure we are compliant and save team members time.

Operations Project Manager/Continuous Improvement Specialist

Noel Leeming Group
03.2017 - 08.2020

Responsibilities:

  • Delivery of projects within agreed timeframe and budget.
  • Creation of new processes to improve store productivity, while ensuring customer satisfaction.
  • Building relationships with internal and external parties.
  • Identifying business opportunities for generating profit and/or saving cost.
  • Effective project rollouts to a large network of stores.
  • Measuring of performance post rollout.

Achievements:

  • Deployed changes and processes to enhance Noel Leeming way of working, including Floor stock identification, eShip process and the pilot of electronic ticketing.
  • Deployed proesses to help enhance the Torpedo7 way of working, including Smartpad, Cycle Count and Store fulfillment of online orders.

National Customer Service Manager

Noel Leeming Group
07.2012 - 05.2016

Responsibilities:

  • Managed a multi-site Contact Centre with 50+ employees.
  • Implemented new initiatives for ensuring customer satisfaction.
  • Coached and developed Team Leader's.
  • Created a work environment that was fun, positive and team oriented which helped raise morale and enhanced retention.
  • Effective management of P&L while maintaining high service levels.
  • Resolved conflicts and negotiated mutually beneficial agreements between parties.

Achievements:

  • Relocation of the Contact Centre twice with minimal staff loss.
  • Launch of Net Promoter Score measure to the business.
  • Creation of the Sales Team and Online Chat Teams within the Contact Centre.

Store Manager

Noel Leeming Group
02.2007 - 02.2012

Responsibilities:

  • Managed large retail store with 30+ employees.
  • Delivered positive profit results by driving sales and controlling costs.
  • Managed, hired and developed top talent to strengthen workflow and productivity.

Achievements:

  • Finalist for the Young Retailer of the Year.
  • Progression of team members into other roles within the business.

Education

Massey University
Completed Papers Towards BBS

University Of Auckland - Short Course
Project Management
2012

Skills

  • Operational improvement
  • Process improvement
  • Project management
  • Team management
  • Stakeholder relationship management
  • Budgets
  • Roadmap development
  • Product Backlog Management
  • Cross-departmental Alignment
  • Communications
  • Relationship development
  • Customer service

References

Dylan Weymouth

Operations Transformation Lead at The Warehouse Group

021 827 061


Timeline

Product Owner - Operations Support Chapter Member

The Warehouse Group
09.2020 - Current

Operations Project Manager/Continuous Improvement Specialist

Noel Leeming Group
03.2017 - 08.2020

National Customer Service Manager

Noel Leeming Group
07.2012 - 05.2016

Store Manager

Noel Leeming Group
02.2007 - 02.2012

Massey University

University Of Auckland - Short Course
Niki Davis