Greg Edwards

Experience

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  Glamorgan CC

  Jun 2007 - Jun 2011

  Cricket Coach (Summer Months)

  - Coaching children from the age of 6-15. - Tasked with individually planning, organising and running sessions with up to 20 children at one time. - Working as part of a team to organise local school tournaments with up to 150+ children attending- Working at international cricket matches including the Ashes and England one day internationals

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  JD Sports Fashion plc

  Oct 2011 - Dec 2013

  - Directly responsible for the achievement of daily store targets in a store with an annual turnover of up to £5,000,000 - Training and coaching new managers, supervisors and staff from various branches. Guiding them to internal progression- Consistently achieving primary KPI targets (ATV, Conversion Rate, Wage to Sale Ratio)- Leading, motivating and inspiring a team to achieve company goals and maintain company image- Devising and implementing a detailed on-going recruitment plan- Analysis of sales patterns and trends to plan store layout and the delivery of brands to consumers - Leading visits from Head Office personnel- Controlling shrinkage, expenses, daily takings and payroll Show less - 1 of 16 Supervisors in from 600+ stores chosen to attend. Based at the Trainee Boardroom, JD Headquarters, Manchester. - Experiences include: - Seminars, tasks, presentations, group work and testing in the following areas: Leadership, Recruitment, Human Resources, Loss Prevention, Motivation, Behaviours, Professional Conduct and Business Acumen- Working with the Head of Merchandising to re-design store layouts- Acting Assistant Manager of Br 924 – Stratford (Westfield Shopping Centre, London); The highest turnover store in the company- 4 days spent in Ireland leading a shop fit team in converting a Champion Sports store into a JD store Show less

  • Assistant Manager

    Aug 2013 - Dec 2013

  • Trainee Management Academy

    Jun 2013 - Aug 2013

  • Supervisor

    Jun 2012 - Jun 2013

  • Part-time Sales Assistant - Full-time Sales Assistant

    Oct 2011 - Jun 2012
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  Schuh

  Dec 2013 - Mar 2014

  Pending-PME Trainee Manager (Br 139 – St Davids)
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  Thomas Carroll Group plc

  Mar 2014 - now

  Working closely with an Account Director to advise, support and offer guidance to a range of commercial clients on insurance and risk management.

  • Sales Director

    Jul 2024 - now

  • Regional Director (London)

    Dec 2021 - Jul 2024

  • Account Executive (London)

    Jun 2017 - Dec 2021

  • Account Executive

    Oct 2016 - Jun 2017

  • Associate Executive

    Mar 2014 - Oct 2016
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  Novus - The Young Professionals of the Cardiff Chartered Insurance Institute

  Feb 2015 - Mar 2017

  - Lead representative of the Young Professionals Group of the Cardiff Chartered Insurance Institute.- Leading, guiding and over-seeing a Council of 8-10 Young Professionals.- Setting goals and objectives to increase engagement with Institute Members and allow for the planning of a programme of educational and social events to enable young members to get the most out of their Chartered Insurance Institute membership. - Designing and arranging a programme of social and educational events for members under the age of 35 belonging to the Cardiff Chartered Insurance Institute.

  • President

    Mar 2016 - Mar 2017

  • Events Coordinator

    Feb 2015 - Mar 2016