Jamie I Owers JP

Experience

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  Newtow Central Newsagency

  Sept 1990 - May 1992

  Shop Assistant

  ****General store duties and sales assistance.

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  Lazerzone

  Jul 1993 - Apr 1995

  Floor Manager

  ****Responsible for the safe and profitable running of locations, equipment maintenance and promotion.****Ran first inter-location competition successfully

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  Intencity

  Mar 1995 - Jun 1998

  Manager

  ****Responsible for the operation of locations, staff management, marketing, security and maintenance of equipment.****Successfully opened locations in two new states, including the hiring of staff for all locations across the state****Created and ran training and cross training modules for staff across the company, and was used as a trainer for all new recruitment in most states****Organised and ran initial competitions for returning customers and set guidelines for continuing competitions that tripled trade Show less

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  Blockbuster Video

  Jun 1998 - Jan 2001

  Senior Store Manager

  ****Responsible for the day to day running of prime locations, including budget achievement, rostering, stock rotation and marketing.****Through diligence achieved a late fee payment rate in excess of 90% one of the highest in the company****Achieved over 95% on internal audits of stores on three separate occasions in two differing locations****Placed "on loan" to locations that were struggling with operational requirements and sales

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  EB Games

  Mar 2001 - Sept 2009

  Area Manager

  Responsible for the management of running of multiple sites, including budgeting, stock rotation, staff management, and KPI achievement.*****In role as starlight ambassador assisted in the raising of over $150,000 for the starlight foundation in one weekend****With direct input increased a stores ranking based on internal KPI's from 223 to 12 within six months****opened in excess of 15 locations personally, almost exclusively with promotions of personnel from other locations into the management roles****Wrote and implemented training manuals used by the entire organisation until this day Show less

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  RedRoomDVD

  Oct 2009 - Mar 2011

  Manager of Inventory and Logistics

  •Responsible for the purchasing of all product, timely distribution and return and sale of used product. As well as sourcing, editing and correct distribution of all digital media.•Created and instigated the use of buying strategies based on statistical needs for 100 locations•Assisted in the growth of the company from 14 locations at commencement of hiring to over 100 at completion of service•Negotiated new procedures for the distribution of stock to ensure all locations were to maximum efficiency within 2 days of product release within budget Show less

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  JOLT Health and Fitness

  Apr 2011 - Dec 2019

  Owner

  Provide high quality personal training with long term health benefits.

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  Nuance Group

  Apr 2011 - Jan 2013

  Team Manager

  Responsible for the operations and sales achievements of Wine, Champagne, Packaged Foods and Tobacco at Syd Tax and Duty freeIn one month of taking charge of the Wine department sales increased 38%Was part of the management team that achieved the highest amount of pre order sales in the history of the locationSuccessfully lobbied for and achieved a change of merchandise standards for add on sales

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  Fitness First Australia

  Jan 2012 - Sept 2017

  Club Manager

  As the Club Manager I am the manager of both the business and the team. I am responsible for the overall result of the club in all facets. Coupled with a premium fitness offering we pride ourselves on service and community.Training and development are the key to our success, our teams is listened to and acknowledged. We strive to improve not only our members, but ourselves, each and every day.

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  Officeworks

  Sept 2017 - Aug 2018

  Store Business Manager
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  Belgravia Leisure

  Aug 2018 - Dec 2019

  Centre Manager
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  PCYC NSW

  Dec 2019 - now

  • Club Operations Manager

    Feb 2023 - now

  • Compliance and Performance Projects Manager

    Dec 2021 - Feb 2023

  • Business Optimisation Manager

    Jan 2021 - Dec 2021

  • Business Improvement Manager

    Dec 2019 - Jan 2021