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Amelia Bennett

Wyee,Australia

Summary

Dynamic Area Manager with extensive retail operations experience at Petbarn, excelling in team leadership and profit and loss management. Proven track record of enhancing employee engagement and operational efficiency, driving sales growth, and ensuring compliance across multiple sites. Adept at performance coaching and conflict resolution, consistently delivering on KPIs.

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience

Work History

Area Manager

Petbarn
North Sydney
10.2024 - Current


• Drive and deliver sales activities to achieve area profitability
• Embed service excellence within the Store Managers and ensure a customer centric focus cascades through the store teams
• Manage monthly Profit and Loss in conjunction with the Store Managers in the area to achieve the area financial targets
• Demonstrate financial analysis including objectives budgeting, shrinkage and wage control
• Build employee engagement in store and across the area
• Determine the recruitment needs of the area store management team and store teams
• Effectively manage and develop performance of Store Managers through providing timely feedback, training and coaching
• Support Store Managers to build succession pipeline by providing appropriate training, coaching & development for Assistant Store Manager and team members
• Support Store Managers to proactively manage underperformance in the area.
• Provide direction and support to Store Managers regarding store structure and rostering to ensure the needs of the customer and business are met
• Conduct regular store visits to complete review and audit processes and proactively respond to issues as they arise
• Ensure all stores adhere to compliance requirements in all areas of company policies and procedures, including but not limited to risk management and administrative controls
• Maintain company work health and safety standards

Area Manager

Petbarn
Western Sydney
06.2023 - 10.2024

National Operations and Assets Protection Lead

Petbarn
04.2022 - 06.2023
  • Complete Weekly reporting for Loss & Operational Activities
  • Retail - Loss Dashboard, Refund, till variance
  • Vet – Refund, Till Variance Report, Credit Card Reporting (Monthly)
  • Security inbox (Alarm Codes, callout listings, Maintenance activities)
  • Management of Payout inbox & reconciliation of monthly spends.
  • Management of EOD inbox and investigation into variances.
  • Planning of upcoming CCTV, Alarm Panel, Safe deployments throughout network.
  • Completion of floor plans + CCTV mock-ups for deployment.
  • Management of Daily SDD queries and Support.
  • Completion of testing for retail related projects.
  • Investigation of EOD discrepancies
  • Management of Loss prevention Inbox for retail
  • Management of Monthly LP newsletter in retail.
  • Establishment of a LP Newsletter within Clinics.

Secondment Area Manager

Petbarn
Western Sydney
09.2021 - 04.2022
  • Coaching, Developing and Supporting Store Managers and Assistant Store Managers
  • Problem solving
  • Sales
  • Remuneration delivery
  • Profit
  • Loss
  • Base roster training
  • Leading team to ensure targets are delivered
  • Delivering safe store environment for customers and team
  • Delivering UP Feedback results
  • Communication
  • Performance management

Area Manager Relief

Petbarn
Sydney North, Western Sydney, Central NSW
02.2018 - 09.2021
  • Coaching, Developing and Supporting Store Managers
  • Problem solving
  • Sales
  • Remuneration delivery
  • Profit
  • Loss
  • Rostering
  • Leading team to ensure targets are delivered
  • Delivering safe store environment for customers and team
  • Delivering UP Feedback results
  • Communication

Store Manager

Petbarn
West Gosford
02.2018 - 09.2021
  • Day to day operations of running my store, KPI being but not limited to:
  • Sales
  • Remuneration delivery
  • Profit
  • Loss
  • Rostering
  • Team development and coaching
  • Leading team to ensure targets are delivered
  • Delivering safe store environment for customers and team
  • Ensuring my team delivers on business requirements
  • Delivering UP Feedback results

Assistant Store Manager

Petbarn
Charmhaven
12.2017 - 02.2018
  • Assisting Store Manager in day-to-day operations of running our store, KPI being but not limited to:
  • Running the store in the Store Managers absence
  • Sales
  • Remuneration delivery
  • Profit
  • Loss
  • Rostering
  • Team development and coaching
  • Leading team to ensure targets are delivered
  • Delivering safe store environment for customers and team
  • Ensuring my team delivers on business requirements
  • Delivering UP Feedback results

Regional Bakery Sponsor

Coles
Lakehaven
01.2016 - 12.2017
  • Regional bakery sponsor my responsibilities include, coaching and training bakery teams, retail leaders, external managers, bakery managers and store managers
  • Travelling to other stores to assist with training of bakery managers (better understanding of availability, sdr, expectations and business standards outlined by Coles, assistance in coaching and developing teams)
  • I am responsible for 13 stores including my own store.

Department Manager - Bakery

Coles
Wyong, Toukley and Lakehaven
06.2011 - 01.2016
  • Regional bakery sponsor my responsibilities include, coaching and training bakery teams, retail leaders, external managers, traveling to other stores to assist with training of bakery managers (better understanding of availability, sdr expectations and business standards outlined by Coles, assistance in coaching and developing teams)
  • Bakery manager with Coles five years’ experience.
  • KPI being but not limited to:
  • Sales
  • Remuneration delivery
  • Profit
  • Loss
  • Rostering
  • Team development and coaching
  • Leading team to ensure targets are delivered
  • Delivering safe store environment for customers and team
  • Ensuring my team delivers on business audit requirements

Department Manager - Retail Meat

Coles
Wyong
09.2007 - 06.2011
  • Responsible for the day-to-day operations of my department. KPI being but not limited to:
  • Sales
  • Remuneration delivery
  • Profit
  • Loss
  • Rostering
  • Team development and coaching
  • Leading teams to ensure targets are delivered
  • Delivering safe store environment for customers and team
  • Ensuring my team delivers on business audit requirements

Assistant Department Manager

Coles
Toukley
10.2004 - 09.2007
  • Second in charge of meat department. Running the department in the absence of the meat manager.
  • Responsible for the day-to-day operations of the meat departments sales profit and loss results

Customer Service Assistant

Coles
Toukley
10.2003 - 10.2004
  • Entry level position into retail. Numerous tasks / roles across store held from point of sale to service operator

Education

High school certificate -

Northlakes high school
San remo
12.2002

Skills

  • Team leadership
  • Strong verbal communication
  • Conflict resolution
  • Extremely organized
  • Self-motivated
  • Extensive retail operations knowledge and experience
  • Multi-site management experience
  • Strong communicator
  • Strong writing skills
  • Proven track record of delivering on KPIs
  • Excels in a team environment
  • Profit and loss management
  • Employee engagement
  • Compliance management
  • Performance coaching
  • Operational efficiency
  • Risk management
  • Problem solving

References

  • Sally Leigh, General Manager, 0466 793 097
  • Vivienne Walker, Area Manager, 0439 207 583

Timeline

Area Manager

Petbarn
10.2024 - Current

Area Manager

Petbarn
06.2023 - 10.2024

National Operations and Assets Protection Lead

Petbarn
04.2022 - 06.2023

Secondment Area Manager

Petbarn
09.2021 - 04.2022

Area Manager Relief

Petbarn
02.2018 - 09.2021

Store Manager

Petbarn
02.2018 - 09.2021

Assistant Store Manager

Petbarn
12.2017 - 02.2018

Regional Bakery Sponsor

Coles
01.2016 - 12.2017

Department Manager - Bakery

Coles
06.2011 - 01.2016

Department Manager - Retail Meat

Coles
09.2007 - 06.2011

Assistant Department Manager

Coles
10.2004 - 09.2007

Customer Service Assistant

Coles
10.2003 - 10.2004

High school certificate -

Northlakes high school
Amelia Bennett