Gage Hagedorn

Experience

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  Wilko

  Sept 2009 - Nov 2011

  Sales Assistant
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  Well Pharmacy

  Oct 2011 - Sept 2015

  Formally known as The Co-operative Pharmacy

  • Pharmacy Assistant & Retail Lead

    Apr 2013 - Sept 2015

  • Healthcare Assistant

    Oct 2011 - Apr 2013
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  A.S. Watson Group

  Sept 2015 - Feb 2017

  • Store Manager

    Feb 2016 - Feb 2017

  • Assistant Manager

    Sept 2015 - Feb 2016
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  Walgreens Boots Alliance

  Feb 2017 - Oct 2019

  Store Manager

  Retail and Pharmacy Store Manager - Leading a store with P and L accountability for annual sales of £3.3million, driving leadership development, own brand performance growth and customer care across the Area. Best of the Best 2018 Company award for Community Care

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  McKesson

  Oct 2019 - Jun 2021

  Provided leadership, motivation, training and strategic direction based on the commercial annual plan. Delivered sales and pharmacy services in multiple areas with full profit and loss accountability of £95m+Beat company trend by trading positive within all financial aspects via effective sales drive and cost control against a budgetAchieved record profit margin of +15% with consistent double digit growth achieved year-on-year.Improved enhanced professional services growth by over 23% by proving continuity and working closing with health boards across all constituencies. Monitored strict adherence to covid-19 regulations across multiple health boards and participated in Welsh government pharmacy crises meetings. Show less

  • Regional Manager - Wales

    Feb 2020 - Jun 2021

  • Area Manager - Oxfordshire

    Oct 2019 - Feb 2020
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  Specsavers

  Jun 2021 - now

  Held full brand accountability for driving growth and operational excellence across a new international market. Transitioned from the UK to Canada, overseeing the strategic and operational management of the retail business to ensure profitability and alignment with organizational goals. Skilled in leading cross-functional teams, enhancing customer experience, and implementing innovative strategies to improve efficiency and drive performance. Achievements include successfully integrating UK best practices into the Canadian retail market, delivering significant sales growth through streamlined operations, and improving customer satisfaction through innovative service initiatives. fostered a culture of collaboration, engagement, and sustainability while delivering measurable results and improving customer experience. Show less Regional accountability and operational management responsibilities for the optical business across locations in Wales with an annual turnover of 50m+ Communicated and lead annual plan, development and execution of strategies to drive sales, profitability and market share growth.Spearheaded the development and delivery of solutions across a wide variety of focus and underperformance areasCollaborated closely with business partners to drive major market share growth via high-impact business development, marketing, quality assurance, customer service excellence and operational efficiency improvement activities.Created and enables future business growth via completion of a rigorous property portfolio review across the region. Recognised across the UK for completion of the most growth projects FY 22-23. Eliminated significant long-term business risks via formal business reviews and robust strategic planning. Achieved the highest sales and profit growth within Wales.Resolved partnership conflict to enable harmonious collaboration and enable business growth. Show less

  • Retail Director - Alberta, CA

    Sept 2023 - now

  • Regional Manager - Wales

    Jun 2021 - Sept 2023